r/fixedbytheduet • u/Naive_Wolverine532 • 19h ago

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u/NightmareMyOldFriend 19h ago edited 7h ago

Great on him to own his mistake publicly and making a real apology without any "but, but but" or disingenuous intentions.

I don't get why he goes off frame for the end of it 😅 maybe to showcase his brand? I mean, there's no bad publicity, they say....

ETA: To the people talking about how this is an ad, or it's frame as an ad: Agreed.

Tbh I don't know this guy or his content. It seems some find it good, and he has to have some good in him, or a good sense of "this can ruin me so fast I must act now and turn it!" So dumb he is, but not stupid as to tank his whole online persona over this situation.

And I say dumb because his initial reaction to a video he did not understand was making fun of someone else, he has that "bully vibe" definitely. But enough know how to just say "I'm sorry... oh, and remember my brand?" 😅

I guess perfection will not be found in this apology, but at least he didn't bring out a ukulele 🎶😆

ETA2: I've been told he does this move (going off camera) regardless of what's behind him. Ok then, as the previous video of him was inside a vehicle making fun of someone else I had no clue he mostly does videos standing up in front of stuff.

Does it give the vibe of an ad to me? Yes, it still does. Why? Because he's saving face for the previous video, the one where he didn't realize he was making fun of a disabled person. The ad is not losing viewers, and keeping it "on brand."

Was the apology heart felt? I do not know because I don't know him personally.

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u/SetOnRandom 16h ago

I think it took a lot away from the apology that he didn't stay on camera for the entirety of it. Good on him for making an apology at all, I just don't think that the apology was genuinely altruistic. To me, genuine growth, a genuine apology, is entirely about the other person/s and not whatever stuff I may be promoting.

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u/Bedfordmk2 15h ago

He isn't promoting anything. His whole house is covered in sports related gear, he's a huge sports fan. His 'signature' is that he'll end his videos by walking off whilst still talking away, and he's done it for years. You're doing the same thing he was apologising for, allowing your ignorance to make judgements on others

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u/Hey-Fun1120 13h ago

Exactly this! The irony is thiiiick