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14 March 2019   -   Volkswagen boss apologises for Nazi gaffe
14 August 2019   -   Philadelphia and VW ads banned for gender stereotyping
20 May 2020   -   VW pulls Instagram ads after racism row
 
 
Given how many times these types of 'mistakes' have been made by various companies over the years, why do they seem to still keep making the same mistakes?
 
 
Do they not have processes in place to 'vet' their ads, do they not have legal departments that check against current law and legislation?
 
It's quite hard to accept an apology now as it feels quite meaningless and just a way for a company to try to squirm out of a very embarassing situation.
 

 

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Mr Fluffy and I have been saying, for ages. that saying sorry is now a meaningless platitude that is being used as a 'get out clause' for just about everything and anything!

 

i.e. do any stupid/crass thing you like and as long as you say sorry afterwards it'll be alright and you'll be let off with little or (most often) no punishment, no matter what the severity of the offense was!

Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing

Mr Fluffy and I have been saying, for ages. that saying sorry is now a meaningless platitude that is being used as a 'get out clause' for just about everything and anything!

 

i.e. do any stupid/crass thing you like and as long as you say sorry afterwards it'll be alright and you'll be let off with little or (most often) no punishment, no matter what the severity of the offense was!

The worst non apology β€œ I am sorry if I caused offence”

machel

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