I rewrite Alexandra Wallace's apology

In a previous post I addressed my feelings toward Alexandra Wallace's infamous video.  On March 19th she released a second apology and revealed that she would no longer attend UCLA.  Her full letter:

In an attempt to produce a humorous YouTube video, I have offended the UCLA community and the entire Asian culture. I am truly sorry for the hurtful words I said and the pain it caused to anyone who watched the video. Especially in the wake of the ongoing disaster in Japan, I would do anything to take back my insensitive words. I could write apology letters all day and night, but I know they wouldn’t erase the video from your memory, nor would they act to reverse my inappropriate action.

I made a mistake. My mistake, however, has lead to the harassment of my family, the publishing of my personal information, death threats, and being ostracized from an entire community. Accordingly, for personal safety reasons, I have chosen to no longer attend classes at UCLA.

Alexandra Wallace

This was taken from The Daily Bruin 

It's not right that she and her family have received death threats or that she is being "slut-shamed" for being a blonde and having visible cleavage in her video.  That doesn't excuse her for making racist remarks or submitting a poorly-written apology letter.  I've decided to rewrite it, tweak it so that it's a little more palatable, humble, and easy to accept as an apology.  For me, at least.

  In an attempt to express my frustration in a YouTube video I offended the UCLA community as well as communities of people who identify themselves as Asian, whether they were grew up in the United States or somewhere else.  I know that there is no such thing as one Asian culture and apologize for grouping those cultures together.  I am truly sorry for the hurtful words I said and the pain it has caused anyone who watched the video, including myself.  It was especially cruel in the wake of the ongoing disaster in Japan and I would do anything to take back my insensitive words.  My words were hypocritical and inexcusable, considering that I am a political science major and have studied patterns of oppression.  I could write hundreds of apology letters but I know that they would not erase the video from anyone's memory or reverse my inappropriate behavior; instead I ask that this one apology letter be accepted.

I made a mistake, both in being insensitive to my peers and in posting the video.  My mistake resulted in the harassment of my family, the publishing of my personal information, death threats, and being ostracized by an entire nation. I thank UCLA for acknowledging that I am protected by the First Amendment, for not misconstruing my words as hate speech, and allowing for me to reschedule my finals.  For personal safety reasons I have chosen to no longer attend classes at UCLA.