Friday, 19 March 2010
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Public Apologies For Cheating?
Does anyone see the point of them? This morning I heard Jesse James is going to make a public apology for cheating on Sandra Bullock. Now, this is all fine and dandy..but I fail to see reasons behind it. Maybe it makes him feel better to get it off his chest but I don't really think it matters to anyone but (in this case) Sandra Bullock. In general, I think it only matters to the person involved in the relationship. Apologizing doesn't make it okay, or change anything..and to me, an 'I'm sorry' to the world wouldn't mean anything to me in a case like this.
What is your take on public apologies? Good idea, bad idea..Or doesn't it make a difference either way?
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i think that if a flashy public apology is your way of making up for your lack of actually feeling sorry, you shouldn't bother to apologize at all.
but it also could be his way of making it clear how sorry he is, i don't know the man and hey, public speaking is hard.
i guess it just depends on your motives.
Well...
I dunno. I think that it's a thing celebrities kind of have to do. Because everyone is watching their life, unless they issue a public apology, many people will assume that the person isn't feeling guilt and the mark against them will be that much worse.
But no, a public apology cannot replace a face to face conversation.
I think the damage is done at that point. It also depends on the couple. Sandra Bullock is known for being a very private person so I don't think the public route is the right way to go. It's really sad because they were such an odd couple but they made it work. I wonder if their lives would have been different if she didn't win the oscar and the world weren't constantly watching them and looking for shit to happen... Still, it's no excuse. He did it. He admitted it.
I dont think people (celebrities) should issue public apologies for any wrong doing. It's their private lives. If anything, the paparazzi should issue apologies for getting into their business in the first place.
I agree with you. The only person he needs to apologize to is Sandra.
if she gets divorces him (hopefully she will, I don't understand why someone would stay with a person like that because the trust is broken.) he's going to be a nobody once again...
It's just good PR. But I don't believe them. It's just bullshit. They're not sorry for what they've done, they're sorry they got caught.
It pisses me off that celebrities infidelities are always made so public. The Tiger Woods scandal pissed me off, the John Edwards scandal pissed me off, and this one does too. It's none of our business!
Celebrities kinda have to make public apologies to fans, network people. But it does seem kinda pointless..
A fairly classless idea. What's the point other than publicity. Anyone who would want their partner to do this lacks depth and integrity themselves.
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that is more embarassing than anything.
i think its stupid. what does that prove? not much i think.
I honestly don't see how anyone could cheat on Sandra Bullock!
@style_confessions@xanga - Jesse James wasn't a nobody before. He founded West Coast Choppers. He's actually become more of a nobody since they got married.
I don't uderstand those who cheat and end up apologizing. I mean, what's the point? Why bother to cheat in the first place? If things weren't so dandy in the relationship, then the best thing to do is to try to work it out, come to a compromise and if all else fails, call it quits. BUT that's just how I look at it.
I guess the whole purpose behind publicly apologizing is to save face. He wants to save his reputation and he doesn't want people to think he's a douche, which he is, for cheating that is. It probably won't make much of a difference though.
Complete bullshit.
i guess for someone like jesse james and tiger woods, its the "right" thing to do when it comes to public apologies because they're public figures but they should also do an at home one (hopefully more sincere) for their SO. its the real right thing to do. you dont need to be sincere in front of the big screen.
WHAT? i love sandra bullok. what a dbag.idk. public apologies just never seem sincere. just look at chris brown apology. no sincerity.
Its unnecessary. Jesse James isn't a role model for anyone. Well, he shouldn't be. In the case of Tiger Woods, it was completely necessary since he was a role model to millions of kids. I think Tiger needed to apologize to his fans... Jesse James just needs to apologize to Sandra Bullock. I figure that Sandra Bullock doesn't want anymore publicity from this, so all this public apology will do is hurt her even more.
Guess it might be their way of trying to rectify what's been put out there on the tabloids. A public apology for a wrong-doing that's been made public in the first place. It's not quite our place to pass judgment on their private lives.
totally pointless. i wrote a post re: tiger woods's apology, since they streamed it live on hulu. apparently, it was that big a deal in the news. if the same thing happens with jesse james, i'll follow suit, and be equally as disgusted with him.
I think it's just to a facade to the public, like "oh I'm so considerate to include you into my private life. I acknowledge the mistake(s) I've made, please forgive me because your approval means everything to me." I smell bullshit.
I really don't care what celebrities are cheating on who and whatever, just do your job
he apologized to try to maintain his career. it doesn't make things better but at least he didn't wait months like tiger to make a public apology. his friends probably think he is more of a badass for cheating with a hot tattooed chick and if sandra still stays with him since she invested a lot into the relationship and loves him then he is even more slick even if he got caught but still got away with it.
doesnt really help. what's done is done
I'm not a celebrity, but to me that just makes things worse. I mean why apologize to the public? Even Woods I thought the same thing. Why are you apologizing to us? If I was in a relationship and someone apologized via a status or even a wallpost on facebook for cheating on me I would be angry. That's private and I wouldn't want it aired for everyone to see what a jerk you are. That doesn't make me feel better. Just my two cents.