How to Apologize Online

"*If we're going to get anywhere as a united internet, we got to learn to put our anger aside and apologize to each other.*"
―Erik
How to Apologize Online is the 56th lesson of Internet Comment Etiquette. It was released on September 30, 2016.

## Summary

Neckbeard Erik demonstrates how to apologize by apologizing to a guy on YouNow.

Erik notes that apologies are not common on the internet and tries to set an example by apologizing to a whining student that he went off on. Then he watches a video of a woman talking about gender issues and finds poor etiquette in the comments. Erik demonstrates how to apologize on the behalf of others. Then he looks at an argument on a subreddit about conspiracy theories and demonstrates how to encourage someone else to apologize about something. Then he demonstrates an apology using voice chat after teamkilling.

Next, Erik explains how to make a more official apology. He wants to apologize to his racist students for his lesson on Solving Racism Online. To find them he goes to a racist video and leaves his apology there.

Then he looks at someone else who needs to apologize, a candidate for Utah state senate that harassed the family of a gay teenager that committed suicide. After explaining the situation, Erik gives him some really good advice. He also reminds his students not to harass this man, because having multiple people teaching etiquette can interfere with the educational process.

Erik also looks at some video apologies to see the different methods that might be used. One video uses the "act like a little bitch method" while Paula Deen uses the "rope-a-dope apology" so she could pretend she was sorry for saying the n-word. He also looks at the Fine Brothers' apology video but doesn't really remember what it was about. Erik warns that apology videos should not be deleted in the face of criticism because that can be read as taking the apology back.

To examine an apology video done right, he looks at Austin Jones apologizing for soliciting twerking videos from fans. After telling Robot that he was put up for adoption, he finishes watching the video and leaves a review. Erik gives him an apology score of 8.

In order to facilitate apologies online, Erik creates Erik's Apology Corner on Facebook and students apologize about a variety of things. His lesson seems to have worked because he finds an apology in the wild on reddit. Then Erik sends a tweet to Ted Cruz and requests twerking videos from his students (dudes only).

## Comments

*Sorry about your balls.**Sorry about saying sorry about your balls**I meant to email that to my grandpa*
- Erik

*Your liberal remarks make me want to jump of of the empire state building while slitting my wrist you faggot. I really hope you get cancer and fall of the brooklyn bridge with all your family members watching. Oh wait... that wont happen because nobody love you and you deserve to die. Did I also mention that you are a liberal faggot who deserves to die? I know I did but im just going to say it again to increase your chance of killing yourself. Usually someone who said this would be joking but I am being completely serious. PLEASE LEAP OF THE GRAND CANYON AND DIE!*
- Turtle life

*Something tells me I could have run a fleet of volkswagens through your asshole and you'd still be sitting there typing that comment like "huh did i just feel a breeze?" FUCK YOU**I'd like to apologize for that comment. You were just practicing your right to share your opinion even if you are treating me like I'm some sort of fucking clown. And I'm not a clown you asshole I'm a teacher -- I teach! I wish I could teach you to keep your dick out of your sister you fucking lowlife.*
- Erik

*IM 11 AND I WAIT TILL MY DAD GOES TO BED THEN I TAKE HIS IPAD INTO THE ATTIC AND HANG UPSIDE DOWN LIKE A BAT BUSTIN PEE OUT MY NUTS. I LIKE BUSTIN OUT THA WINDOW TOO SO I CAN HIDE IT BUT MY NEIGHBOR MR. MURPHY SAW ME DO THAT ONCE SO I GOTTA PUMP THE BRAKES ON THAT KINDA LIKE HOW I PUMP MAD PEE OUT MY WEINER IN A SEX WAY. LIKE THIS COMMENT IF A WOMANS TOUCH IS A MYSTERY TO YOU N REPLY IF YOUR A GIRL SORRY*
- Erik

*Ya just believe everything Google tells you..lol*
- PistolMancer

*Pistol Mancer more like bitch hole cancer. Because you keep bitching out your bitch hole and spreading cancer like a bad batch of polio vaccines. Now apologize to Craig so we can all get back to figuring out why the government is putting microphones in our dogs.**edit: Sorry about that, I didn't mean to be antagonistic. I had to put my dog down today so I could find that fucking microphone the government put in him and it's got me in a bad mood. Found the microphone though. Apologize to Craig.*
- Erik

*bitch hole cancer..ha ill give you that one.**wait..seriously? the govt actually put a mic in your dog?? kinda feel like we need some proof*
- PistolMancer

*Apology accepted*
- Erik

*Hey guys Salvia here. Just wanted to apologize for that anti racism video that pissed you all off so much. It's just that when you say stupid racist shit, it makes you look like a bunch of stupid racists. And I don't like racists, not as much as you don't like minorities but that's
besides the point... somehow. Anyway I stumped upon this video when my grandpa emailed it to me. He loves this shit but he's 92 and he's got the weirdest balls you've ever seen in your life. The ball on the right looks like it's trying to escape his body, and his left ball is crescent shaped and muscular. You ever see a ballsack with muscles? Fuckin crazy. Anyway why am I here? Oh right, you guys had shitty parents who fucked you up for life and now you hate jews and black people. There's a special FEMA camp in Kansas for people like you but I'd rather you all just go back to the country you came from, which by the way on a long enough timeline of human history would be Africa. (\_)\_)::::::::::::::::D~~~CHOOO~~~chhHOOOOOOO~~~~*
- Erik

*You should probably apologize for calling that kid a sinner on his obituary page.*
- Erik

*Etiquetippe #1: Lavalier microphones are cheap on Amazon which is probably the only place you're gonna be able to shop once your community shuns you for posting dumb shit on a kids obituary page*
- Erik

*Hey I'm a little late to this apology video, but you ever notice that Home Depot always plays the most pussy ass music in the world? You would expect a store where 90% of the clientele are burly men in lumberjack coats shopping for construction supplies and power tools, to maybe play something a bit harder than “Drops of Jupiter" by Train eight times a day. I feel like I'm at Lilith Fair every time I go to buy a box of drywall screws, and for the two dozen Savage Garden fans left in the world, you guys must love Home Depot. Anyway this doesn't have anything to do with Jamie Lee Twerkis over here. Nice apology man but the best apology is what Trump does when he fucks up. He's got a guy who whacks him in the head with a stick until he completely forgets what he did or said so he can continue on with a clear conscience. Hopefully your ravenous twerk hunger is behind you, and I'm starting to understand now why people delete these fucking things.**One love and I'm BIG MONEY*
- Erik

*@tedcruz Yo fuck you big titty mr potato head looking drama club princess suck this doooooooooick*
- @commentiquette

## Context

1. ↑ The Fine Brothers tried to trademark the concept of reaction videos and go after small creators that used the format.
2. ↑ In 2019, Jones was found to have been a producer of child pornography. His YouTube channel was deleted and he was sentenced to ten years in prison.

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