And Then...They Apologized

It may be time to start keeping track of all the times people buckle under when the social justice mob publicly shames them for violating group think. I'll start. 

Mark Duplass, Actor/Filmmaker

The Actor's Tweet (Later Deleted)  

His Apology 

Charles Davis, Dean of the Journalism and Communications School at the University of Georgia (UGA)

The Professor's Tweet (Later Deleted)  

 His Apology

  

Anders Carlson-Wee, Author/Poet

The Poet's Tweet

 The Nation's Poetry Editors' Apology

The Poet's Apology  

There's an eerie similarity in the phrasing of each apology. All include some variation of, "I've heard...I'm listening...I've learned." There's a creepy sense of each having been re-educated and indoctrinated, à la Orwell's 1984, where the Thought Police are "not interested in the overt act: the thought is all we care about." I don't think that's too far off. Some among today's Thought Police are advocating for re-education. For example, here is an actor named Matt McGorry making his case for re-education of men. (The comments that follow are interesting).  

As genuine as the apologies seem, it's important to keep in mind that they were the result of merciless public shaming from the social justice warriors on Twitter, AKA, the mob. I have no problems with apologizing--when you're wrong. I do have a problem with obsequious groveling when the mob attempts to silence you. 

By the way, if you can find Mark Duplass' apology on Twitter, read the comments that follow. Not very complimentary. Poor guy can't please everyone. 

Here's a sampling: 

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