An open letter to MoCap Katie

[Anim8tor Cathy]

Hi Katie -

I am very sorry if my remarks about Hispanics and loud Mariachi Music offended you on today's show. I never meant to offend anyone and was speaking specifically about my neighborhood. I am sorry that my remarks sounded like a blanket statement about all Hispanics - I obviously said it wrong, as that is not what I believe, and I cannot apologize enough for that.

My online persona of a brash, foul-mouthed old lady is what I choose to project to the community. My persona protects me from actually being emotionally vulnerable with the listeners - which is what I choose. In actuality, I am very different from that.

Please accept my apology. I have done my utmost to find you online and do this in-person but have failed in that mission. So I am appealing to you publicly.

Cathy

[6hm]

inever heard the show or the comment in question and probably have no business in this thread.....

but it does pose a few thoughts:
How does one pull off a personna is being brash and non offensive to someone/anyone?

should one tone down their personality because someone/anyone might be offended?

are people offended too easily?


again these are general questions and dont have to be directly linked to the thread in question... just thoughts

[riott007]

I don't think you need to apologize unless you said it like the following:

This is just an example and not something I mean in real life.

"Those G*ddamn beaners and their loud ass Mariachi music!"

but if you were simple just stating a truth by saying:

"The hispanics next door are playing their Mariachi music rather loud today"

I don't see how that is offensive.

[Anim8tor Cathy]

No - what I said was ignorant and insensitive in that I made it sound like ALL Hispanics play loud Mariachi music - which is a ridiculous statement. I feel absolutely horrible about it and I am very sorry to have said it.

All I can do at this point is sincerely apologize to the listeners and move on. This will never happen again. I'm sure I'll find NEW WAYS to screw-up in the future! :oops:

[goofparade]

Cathy,

Sometimes when are playing a role or a character, as we both know, we say and do things that are out of normal character. Acting!
I'm sure Rodney Dangerfield caused a few spit takes in his day but he wasn't a bigot and neither are you.
I can tell you're sincere about it and so can Mocap Katie, I'm sure.
Mocap?..how bout some lovin?
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[shidden]

cathy? if my memory is correct... you said yesterday on the show that you love me... and i dont feel offended :tt2:

ps: damn, im drunk again right now... maybe you didnt say that lol

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[Fospherous]

If it was exaggerated, there's no need to apologise. Can't we all have a little fun or poke at each other without being called a 'racialist' or a disgrace to society. Sounds like political correctness gone mad.

And on that note, is someone going to tell me this is racist too?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIaj7FNHnjQ

[rposhard]

There's nothing wrong with creating a persona that might not be quite "politically correct". Case in point -- The Balob. If people thought I really meant half the things he said, I wouldn't have any friends here at TMU at all.






Uhhhh....I do have friends here, right?









Anyone?








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