I'm sorry for the quality of this story and how late it is, but I needed to put this in.
There is nothing wrong with what the Virginia legislation is trying to express here, but they did not go about in in the right way at all. Yes, they are the only state as of yet to apologize for the role they had in slavery, and they should be comended for that. What is wrong with this is that the words "profound regret" for almost 250 years of opression come across as an "oops, we'll do better next time." Also, the fact they squeezed in an apology to the treatment of Native Americans (i.e. stealing an entire country) in with it.
The Virginia legislature hereby is awarded the "Understatement of the Week Award." Barring any other unforseen apologies like this, I think this can be awarded on a Monday. This award, of course, automatically puts them in the running for the "Understatement of the Year Award." Good luck, Virginia!
Ironically, it was a good thing I waited to post the first one. A sharp contrast to what Virginia will pass off as an apology, Brown Univeristy makes it seem like they actually, I don't know, want to make up for it and actually express "profound regret".
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