I don't think he was saying "Yes, I just independently and entirely of my own accord realised I'm a racist shit-pot". He seems to have acknowledged and recognised that he needs to engage in dialogue with those he has offended and educate himself on policies and social issues he clearly doesn't understand very well.
That "and who, sadly, commits & are victims of the most crimes?" tweet was pretty bad. You're right, he needed to address and apologise for that much more stridently. And then spend a long time in a quiet place thinking about why he tweeted it in the first place.
I don't know. It sounded to me like he was taking responsibility for his statement being misinterpreted by acknowledging the fact that he chose to communicate using the entirely wrong medium for the issue, i.e. the 140-character limit for Tweets is a pretty shit way communicate a "conversation-starter".
I don't know. He did say in the Huff Po piece that he recognises that Twitter was a shitty medium to express only half-formed ideas about a complicated/complex set of issues. He says he was trying to say something to the effect of "As people of color is this effective? Does it have merit? How do we make our own…
Urgh, is "my frontal lobe wasn't fully developed" going to be the new "I was hacked"?
Oooo I usually hate nose rings on guys but he's making it work.
I like everything about this. Well done, Vanessa. I don't really know who you are but I approve of what you're putting out there, gurl.
And DEFINITELY don't be a woman.
What is this .gif and why can't I look away?
I'm a writer and I can say that my level of creativity is directly proportional to the number of Diet Coke cans with like one flat sip left in them on my desk.
I really want some girl to entice Thor with her beautifully manicured hands and toes, take him back to her place for some sexy fun times, and then *BAM* reveal the most gloriously untamed bush the world has ever known.
Heidi Klum's nails: WANT!
I liked the scarf too! But then I also kind of liked Kanye's leather skirt thing....
Can we get Lindy to eat it? Pretty please?!
YES.
Baha. I started blogging about it (http://uh-oh-cupid.tumblr.com/). I DEFINITELY need this .gif.
Done and done! You're safe-ish!