My Apology vs. The New York Post Apology
To my readers, In my last post I made a careless mistake. It was brought to my attention that I used a term that has been historically viewed as racist. At the time I was writing I was not aware that the term (call a spade a spade) had racial connotations. After researching the term and its meaning, I sincerely offer my apology. My intentions were merely to use a colloquial statement to illustrate a point. If my use of the phrase was viewed by anyone as the wrong use of words at best, or racially intolerant and/or insensitive at worst, then I apologize. While I don't believe in censorship, in the future I will use better judgment when using words or phrases. Especially when those words or phrases can be used to offend the people that I aim to advocate for. Thanks for understanding Now see New York Post, this is a proper apology. What you all put out last night stands as one of the most disrespectful mea culpas that I ever have seen. I would have accepted the ubiquitous "we ...