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>> Today I was reminded of some past insensitive tweets, and I am deeply sorry to anyone I offended. I have since deleted those tweets as they do not reflect my
by allarm 5y ago
>> Today I was reminded of some past insensitive tweets, and I am deeply sorry to anyone I offended. I have since deleted those tweets as they do not reflect my views or who I am today.
> So yes
>> "Sorry you're offended" is much closer to accurate.
> is correct.
It is not though. In her twit she actually admitted that she was offensive, while “Sorry you’re offended” should be read as “I am sorry to hurt your feelings but I stand my ground”
- thereare5lights 5y ago> In her twit she actually admitted that she was offensive, while “Sorry you’re offended” should be read as “I am sorry to hurt your feelings but I stand my ground” "“Sorry you’re offended”" a priori concedes that what was said is offensive because it acknowledges that the recipient was offended. I explain in detail why they are effectively the same here https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27389282 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27389282