History Main / BackhandedApology

* In episode 11 of the third season of ''Anime/BeyBlade'', after losing a tag match against Ray and Lee, and a spat between Tyson and Daichi, Hilary orders the former to apologize to the latter for saying he'd "be better off beyblading alone". His response?

* In episode 11 of [[Anime/Beyblade Beyblade G-Revolution]], after losing a tag match against Ray and Lee, and a spat between Tyson and Daichi, Hilary orders the former to apologize to the latter for saying he'd "be better off beyblading alone". His response?

* In episode 11 of [[''Anime/Beyblade Beyblade G-Revolution'']], after losing a tag match against Ray and Lee, and a spat between Tyson and Daichi, Hilary orders the former to apologize to the latter for saying he'd "be better off beyblading alone". His response?

* In episode 11 of [[''Anime/Beyblade Beyblade G-Revolution]], after losing a tag match against Ray and Lee, and a spat between Tyson and Daichi, Hilary orders the former to apologize to the latter for saying he'd "be better off beyblading alone". His response?

'''Rin:''' I'm ''especially'' sorry that you [[WhatAnIdiot straight-up tried to throw a punch at a Servant who's been talking about killing you for days]] ''[[WhatAnIdiot before]]'' [[WhatAnIdiot letting your guard down around them!]]\\

* A closing gag in ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' episode "Insane Clown Poppy" has Homer being chased by the mafia mob. He then screams that he's sorry, [[RuleOfFunny causing them to stop and decide to leave him be.]] [[WhatAnIdiot He then invokes this trope (saying, "I'm sorry you're such jerks") and the chase resumes.]]

To Team Breezy I would also like to say that I’m sorry. Thank you for your thousands of tweets which taught me a lot about [[YouMakeMeSic the creative possibilities of spelling, grammar, and syntax]]. Possibilities I couldn’t even imagine before last night. In particular I’d like to thank the female members of Team Breezy, who have taught me that as long as you can sing, [[DracoInLeatherPants you can beat the living hell out of a woman and other women will still love you]].\\

* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'': Peridot is such an asocial freak that even when she is heartfelt in apology, it [[ThatCameOutWrong comes off as insincere.]]
-->'''Peridot:''' Sorry I interrogated you. You were just full of such useful information. That's a sincere compliment.

* The [[Creator/DisneyChannel Playhouse Disney]] puppet show ''Series/TheBookOfPooh'' had a song called "If We Were Talkin'," which consisted of Rabbit and Tigger doing this to each other after an argument, at least until Piglet suggests that they could work things out. "If we were talking, which were aren't since that nasty somersault / I'd say I'm sorry that our accident was totally his fault." ... "If we were talking, I'd say sorry his world record was a bust."

If it's an OrderedApology, the character giving the order may declare that it's not acceptable.

* Ruby Rose from ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'' gives one to Weiss after Weiss sums up how their first fight as a team [[{{Understatement}} didn't go very well]].

* The launch of ''VideoGame/{{Warcraft}} III: Reforged'' was a complete disaster, being [[ObviousBeta a blatantly unfinished mess]] that was [[ChristmasRushed rushed to release in time for 2020's fiscal year]], with many features missing from the original ''Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos'' while [[NeverTrustATrailer lacking the cinematic cutscenes shown in its 2018 trailer]], [[GameBreakingBug Game-Breaking Bugs]] and disconnections galore, and updating the [=EULA=] to grant [[Creator/BlizzardEntertainment Blizzard]] exclusive ownership over any and all custom content for fear of another ''[[VideoGame/DefenseOfTheAncients DOTA]]'' scenario. [[FromBadToWorse To make matters worse]], the client for the original game was merged with the ''Reforged'' client, meaning all of the problems with ''Reforged'' retroactively affect the original game regardless of whether the user buys ''Reforged'' or not. Fans were understandably furious, and eventually Blizzard issued an official statement addressing complaints... that refused to accept responsibility and attempted to shift blame to the fans for their high expectations that Blizzard themselves set with their 2018 trailer. It went about as well as you'd think it would, with Blizzard's reputation being self-damaged further.

* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/2083412/1/Buddy-Holly Buddy Holly]]'' Harry and Draco have a fistfight and part of their punishment is to write apology letters to each other.

--->'''Girl in Wheelchair:''' Laura, I don't hate you because you're fat. You're fat, because I hate you.

* In ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'', Rick is not the type to apologize. The closest you'll get from him is "I'm sorry you think you deserve an apology." Beth realizes she's NotSoDifferent when ''she'' refuses to apologize to someone too, ultimately admitting "Oh my god I'm my father."

Compare with FlippantForgiveness and BaitAndSwitchComment. Compare and contrast NeverMyFault, where the perpetrator directly blames others for their own wrongdoing, with no attempt to disguise it as a non-apology. See also YouTuberApologyParody, which commonly intersects with this trope thanks to the common perception of such videos as half-hearted attempts at damage control. If Alice instead apologises to the thing she compared Bob to, that's InsultToRocks.

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And lastly, I apologize to everyone for using Twitter to subtly address the fact that I think it’s disgusting that a guy who put his girlfriend can, a mere two years later, be warmly welcomed back into society and appear on shows such ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'', as if everything he did magically never happened. It won’t happen again.

* In ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/21628033/chapters/51754963#workskin Couturiere]]'', [[WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug Marinette]] gets akumatized in the titular villain after Lila Rossi's lies push her too far. When she finally corners Lila and demands she own up to her lies, she instead gets a non-apology that all but push the blame of her actions on her classmates for believing her lies, and on Marinette for being hurt by them. Needless to say, Couturiere isn't amused, and proceeds to give her a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown.

Compare with FlippantForgiveness and BaitAndSwitchComment. See also YouTuberApologyParody, which commonly intersects with this trope thanks to the common perception of such videos as half-hearted attempts at damage control. If Alice instead apologises to the thing she compared Bob to, that's InsultToRocks.

[[caption-width-right:273:She's apologizing but not for her actions!]]]]