15 creators who apologized for their art and entertainment

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Poll Results

Option	Votes
13. Beastie Boys, Licensed To Ill	7
7. Jim Suptic of The Get Up Kids, Emo	6
2. J.D. Shapiro, Battlefield Earth	5
1. Jackie Gleason, You’re In The Picture	3
11. The Simpsons, “A Streetcar Named Marge”	3
12. Mike Daisey, The Agony And The Ecstasy of Steve Jobs	1
8. Eminem, “Foolish Pride”	1
6. Darkthrone, Transilvanian Hunger	1
15. Square Enix, Final Fantasy XIV	1
9. Iggy Azalea, “D.R.U.G.S.”	0
10. Mandy Moore, So Real and I Wanna Be With You	0
5. Busta Rhymes, “Arab Money”	0
4. Soulja Boy, “Let’s Be Real”	0
3. Axl Rose, “One In A Million”	0
14. Michael Jackson, “They Don’t Care About Us”	0

― Victory Chainsaw! (DJP), Monday, 25 June 2012 17:22 (thirteen years ago)

I love the Get-Up Kids one best I think

― decrepit but free (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Monday, 25 June 2012 17:26 (thirteen years ago)

without reading the apologies, i gotta go with 7. Jim Suptic of The Get Up Kids, Emo

― Black_vegeta (Hungry4Ass), Monday, 25 June 2012 17:26 (thirteen years ago)

just the idea of it is irresistable

― Black_vegeta (Hungry4Ass), Monday, 25 June 2012 17:26 (thirteen years ago)

not gonna lie, the main reason I posted this was because of the conversation a couple of weeks ago on the Fun. vs Gotye thread about how some ILXors love Mandy Moore and it cracked me up to see her on this list disavowing the two albums ppl were enthusing over

― Victory Chainsaw! (DJP), Monday, 25 June 2012 17:30 (thirteen years ago)

nobody was enthusing about those albums; barely anyone was enthusing about her music

― some dude, Monday, 25 June 2012 17:32 (thirteen years ago)

i mean, 2 people enthused about a single from one of those albums, but still

― some dude, Monday, 25 June 2012 17:33 (thirteen years ago)

ilm was fucking CRAZY for 'candy' back in the day

― Black_vegeta (Hungry4Ass), Monday, 25 June 2012 17:34 (thirteen years ago)

even though it sucks

― Black_vegeta (Hungry4Ass), Monday, 25 June 2012 17:35 (thirteen years ago)

What does the brilliant A Streetcar Named Marge need apologizing for?!

― to welcome jer.fairall, pie is served. (jer.fairall), Monday, 25 June 2012 17:38 (thirteen years ago)

apparently New Orleans was offended by the hilarious song

― some dude, Monday, 25 June 2012 17:40 (thirteen years ago)

Oh jeez.

I'd make the obvious argument that the song isn't spoofing NO so much as the lyrical conventions of musical theater, but the song is defensible solely on the grounds of being hilarious to begin with.

― to welcome jer.fairall, pie is served. (jer.fairall), Monday, 25 June 2012 17:43 (thirteen years ago)

OTOH Brazil got a Simpsons-apology too but that was more deserved, if only because the episode sucked

― Race Against Rockism (Myonga Vön Bontee), Monday, 25 June 2012 17:59 (thirteen years ago)

Battleship Earth dude is kind of hilarious

― Victory Chainsaw! (DJP), Monday, 25 June 2012 18:00 (thirteen years ago)

The drunkenness! The ambiguous sexuality!

― to welcome jer.fairall, pie is served. (jer.fairall), Monday, 25 June 2012 18:05 (thirteen years ago)

lol "Battleship Earth" apparently I need a nap

― Victory Chainsaw! (DJP), Monday, 25 June 2012 18:06 (thirteen years ago)

apology for Battleship is probably forthcoming

Eminem's wins some kind of most terrible award

― rob, Monday, 25 June 2012 22:17 (thirteen years ago)

seriously. "really sorry i didn't fully express that i hate ALL women"

― funny-skrillex-bee_132455836669.gif (s1ocki), Monday, 25 June 2012 22:31 (thirteen years ago)

I'd make the obvious argument that the song isn't spoofing NO so much as the lyrical conventions of musical theater

i always figured it was a nod to sondheim's "no place like london", from sweeney todd:

There's a hole in the world like a great black pit
And it's filled with people who are filled with shit,
And the vermin of the world inhabit it,
And it goes by the name of London...

― contenderizer, Monday, 25 June 2012 23:08 (thirteen years ago)

that 'you're in the picture' thing sounds awesome.

― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Monday, 25 June 2012 23:26 (thirteen years ago)

The Gleason one is pretty dope

― President Keyes, Monday, 25 June 2012 23:37 (thirteen years ago)

Xpost

― President Keyes, Monday, 25 June 2012 23:37 (thirteen years ago)

Gleason and Square Enix def sound the most sincere.

― of family bonds and individual triumph. Narrated by Tim Allen, (zachlyon), Tuesday, 26 June 2012 00:07 (thirteen years ago)

had to vote J.D. Shapiro, his apology was hilarious

― chupacabra seeds (Abbbottt), Tuesday, 26 June 2012 00:25 (thirteen years ago)

ya the simpsons new orleans song was drawing from sweeney todd. also it's supposed to be part of a bad play rather than the unfiltered opinions of the writers! g damn new orleans.

― Merdeyeux, Tuesday, 26 June 2012 00:36 (thirteen years ago)

Battleship has already been apologized for: http://www.thewrap.com/movies/article/peter-berg-admits-battleship-was-expensive-too-high-concept-43566

― Hamster of Legend (J3ff T.), Tuesday, 26 June 2012 01:31 (thirteen years ago)

I'm voting for Mike Daisey, because nobody fucks over Ira Glass and gets away with it.

― banjoboy, Tuesday, 26 June 2012 03:23 (thirteen years ago)

Glass will totally bust your kneecaps.

― Hamster of Legend (J3ff T.), Tuesday, 26 June 2012 03:34 (thirteen years ago)

"You talk talk talk about asinine memories like they mean something!"

http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/100demon4.JPG

from Barry's comic about dating Ira Glass, "Head Lice and My Worst Boyfriend" ––– I can't get over that line because what is Ira but a curator of asinine memories?

― chupacabra seeds (Abbbottt), Tuesday, 26 June 2012 14:49 (thirteen years ago)

Peter Berg Admits 'Battleship' Was Expensive, Too High-Concept

We can't let that go without comment.

― heated debate over derpy hooves (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 26 June 2012 14:54 (thirteen years ago)

omg abbott i want to read that whole thing now!

― one dis leads to another (ian), Tuesday, 26 June 2012 14:58 (thirteen years ago)

http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2010/01/07/comic-book-legends-revealed-242/

― chupacabra seeds (Abbbottt), Tuesday, 26 June 2012 15:00 (thirteen years ago)

not the whole thing but a fair amount of it
the book it comes from is so great!

― chupacabra seeds (Abbbottt), Tuesday, 26 June 2012 15:01 (thirteen years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

― System, Friday, 6 July 2012 00:01 (thirteen years ago)

from Barry's comic about dating Ira Glass, "Head Lice and My Worst Boyfriend"

want to read this! why haven't i read this?

― contenderizer, Friday, 6 July 2012 00:07 (thirteen years ago)

it's in One! Hundred! Demons!

― ¥╡*ٍ*╞¥ (sic), Friday, 6 July 2012 01:05 (thirteen years ago)

You'll be glad you read it.

― chupacabra seeds (Abbbottt), Friday, 6 July 2012 01:09 (thirteen years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

― System, Saturday, 7 July 2012 00:01 (thirteen years ago)

one year passes...

Mike Daisey is back

http://www.publictheater.org/en/Tickets/Calendar/PlayDetailsCollection/Joes-Pub/Mike-Daisey-YES-ALL-WOMEN/

― polyphonic, Wednesday, 18 June 2014 20:48 (eleven years ago)

did he apologize

― socki (s1ocki), Wednesday, 18 June 2014 20:55 (eleven years ago)

Not reallllly

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bqbq732CYAA8rsj.jpg

― polyphonic, Wednesday, 18 June 2014 20:58 (eleven years ago)

depends on how you look at it i guess

― socki (s1ocki), Wednesday, 18 June 2014 21:00 (eleven years ago)

weird that Public Enemy isn't on this list

― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 18 June 2014 21:26 (eleven years ago)

I see that the "creator" that apologized for that Simpsons episode (really just one song) was the Fox network, not Matt Groening. Weak inclusion.

― Aimless, Thursday, 19 June 2014 04:27 (eleven years ago)

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