Blog Project Week Six: T.I.

Blog Project Week Six: T.I. Apology

Rapper T.I. made an unusual type of apology earlier this month. He was
recently released from prison, violated his probation and has returned
to prison, he gave this statement from there. He was sentenced to
eleven months with charges and parole violation charges, only five
months after leaving prison for federal weapons charges. Instead of
simply saying he is sorry, T.I. explains how this is all a part of
what he does to make his music, and does not listen to the people who
dislike him for it, but only the people who support him. Is T.I.
really giving an apology here? Does he expect his fans to continue
supporting him, regardless of the amount of times he goes to prison?
Does he show any regret at all? And if not, is this just cockiness? Or
something more? And is his attitude acceptable?

http://www.sohh.com/2010/11/ti_silences_haters_if_i_never_went_to_pr.html

Blog Project Week Five: Southwest Airlines

On February 13, 2010 Actor-Director Kevin Smith was kicked off a southwest airlines flight because he was deemed a "security risk" because he was so fat that he needed two seats but they only had one available. Smith responded with a flood of tweets bashing southwest. He tweeted " "So, @SouthwestAir, go f*** yourself. I broke no regulation, offered no "safety risk" (what, was I gonna roll on a fellow passenger?)" When he later boarded another flight, he posted a picture of himself in the seat, writing, "Hey @SouthwestAir Look how fat I am on your plane! Quick! Throw me off!" " (http://abcnews.go.com/WN/kevin-smith-fat-fly/story?id=9837268). Southwest responded by posting an apology to Smith on their blog. (in case you don't know, Kevin Smith is famous for his role as 'silent bob' in the movies 'clerks' and 'mallrats'. the character 'silent bob' never says a word in the films). Is Southwest's apology less sincere because they titled their blog post "not so silent bob"? Does Smith even deserve an apology since he usually bought two seats? Should Southwest apologize for upholding thier policies?

southwest's apology: http://www.blogsouthwest.com/blog/not-so-silent-bob