{"id":144914,"date":"2020-12-31T18:00:20","date_gmt":"2020-12-31T15:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/jeopardy-replacement-host-ken-jennings-apologizes-for-bad-insensitive-tweets\/"},"modified":"2020-12-31T18:00:20","modified_gmt":"2020-12-31T15:00:20","slug":"jeopardy-replacement-host-ken-jennings-apologizes-for-bad-insensitive-tweets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/jeopardy-replacement-host-ken-jennings-apologizes-for-bad-insensitive-tweets\/","title":{"rendered":"#Jeopardy! Replacement Host Ken Jennings Apologizes For ‘Bad’ & ‘Insensitive’ Tweets!"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Jeopardy! Replacement Host Ken Jennings Apologizes For ‘Bad’ & ‘Insensitive’ Tweets!
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\nAlex Trebek<\/strong>\u2019s Jeopardy!<\/em> successor isn\u2019t just apologizing for a bad tweet \u2014 he\u2019s issuing a blanket apology for anything insensitive he\u2019s ever tweeted!<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, Jeopardy!<\/em> champion Ken Jennings<\/strong> apologized for \u201cevery failed joke\u201d and \u201cbad tweet\u201d he has ever posted on the site, weeks after social media<\/a> sleuths called him out over an old offensive tweet.<\/p>\n

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The 46-year-old author \u2014 who is currently the temporary host of the game<\/a> show in the wake of Trebek\u2019s death \u2014 wrote to his over half-a-million followers in a Twitter<\/strong> thread:<\/p>\n

\u201cHey, I just wanted to own up to the fact that over the years on Twitter, I\u2019ve definitely tweeted some unartful and insensitive things. Sometimes they worked as jokes in my head and I was dismayed to see how they read on screen. In the past, I\u2019d usually leave bad tweets up just so they could be dunked on. At least that way they could lead to smart replies and even advocacy. Deleting them felt like whitewashing a mistake. But I think that practice may have given the impression I stand by every failed joke I\u2019ve ever posted here. Not at all!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The contestant went on to say:<\/p>\n

\u201cSometimes I said dumb things in a dumb way and I want to apologize to people who were (rightfully!) offended. It wasn\u2019t my intention to hurt anyone, but that doesn\u2019t matter: I screwed up, and I\u2019m truly sorry.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Jennings concluded his thread:<\/p>\n

\u201cIf 2020 has taught us anything, it\u2019s that we should be kinder to one another. I look forward to heading into 2021 with that in mind.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The apology came after one of Jennings\u2019 \u201cinsensitive\u201d tweets from 2014 resurfaced in November, when he first took over as interim host of Jeopardy!<\/em>. He wrote in the 6-year-old post:<\/p>\n

\u201cNothing sadder than a hot person in a wheelchair.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The game show champ actually apologized for that specific joke attempt in 2018, saying:<\/p>\n

\u201cI never did a public flogging thing for this but I did apologize personally to angry\/hurt people who reached out personally. It was a joke so inept that it meant something very different in my head & I regret the ableist plain reading of it!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The reaction to Jennings\u2019 latest apology was mixed. Some users suggested that his apology was merely issued in case he takes Trebek\u2019s place full time, while others app<\/a>lauded the trivia king for holding himself accountable.<\/p>\n

The question is: does apologizing for everything wrong you\u2019ve ever said kinda weaken the apology? Tell us what YOU think, Perezcious readers! Read Jennings\u2019 full thread HERE<\/a> and share your thoughts in the comments.<\/p>\n

[Image via Nicky Nelson\/WENN<\/a>]<\/em>\n<\/div>\n