Why’s she apologizing? She didn’t do any work-related stuff there, other than dress somewhat provocatively, but no more so than a lot of college girls in the stands. And she’s got every right to be there and cheer on whatever team she so chooses, regardless of her profession.
I guess I’m just a belligerent cuss, because my first thought was that if I was in her shoes, I’d just tell everyone offended to go to hell, and go Miami! (or whatever their catchphrase is).
She seems to be embarrassed about how she acted and that she called attention to herself. She seems to wish she didn’t attend (or stayed better hidden), and thus is “sorry.”
I agree she has nothing to actually apologize for. She didn’t do anything wrong.
I wouldnt be surprised if she feels shame for her job, even if she shouldn’t. I also wouldnt be surprised if my empathy is misplaced and she is doing this to stay on the limelight a bit longer for the free advertizing, wanting the exact reaction we just had.
Seems like Danger (current law student, former adult film performer) is a far more civilized and polite person than the people who are giving her shit about the attention her presence got from the broadcast and viral viewers. So she’s apologizing for any disruption or distraction that her (inadvertently notorious) presence caused.
Yes, I completely agree that Danger doesn’t actually owe anybody any apology for just going to watch her team like any other fan. But the fact that she’s made an apology and expressed regret for the unwanted attention just highlights how much classier she is than all the people scolding her about it.
[ETA: And even if, as @BigT suggests, her apology may be strategic in order to amplify rather than minimize the attention, it’s still definitively taking the high road compared to the behavior of the people bitching about her.]
Quoted from the article: “In her apology and subsequent comments, Danger indicated she hopes to move forward more privately. “I wish I could be like any other student supporting my team,” she said.”
Well, when you become somewhat famous being an online personality of any type, you’ve given up the ability to be just another student rooting for your team. Especially when you continue to sell yourself online as a personality/influencer. And even more especially when you become famous as a porn actor.
I agree she has nothing to apologize for regarding the game, but she is clearly embarrassed of her line of work, which despite efforts to normalize it, is still pretty darned disrespected and disdained in many circles. Not sure how this is surprising to anyone.
It only not surprising because of the state of the world right now. Her job is completely irrelevant, and, given how many people do porn online, I’m sure the vast majority have gone to public places and not become the focus. Yes, even sports games. I would argue that most porn stars don’t tend to get recognized much outside of their jobs, even. There are so, so many.
So while it’s not surprising something like this would happen in this shitty world, I definitely didn’t expect it, and read through the article thinking there would be something else.
The problem is if person A is offended by something person B did, the onus should be on A to ignore them, not B to apologise for A’s sensibilities being ruffled. B should only apologise if they did something wrong, not if they did something disliked.