Purposelymisunderstandswhy people areupsetPerformativetearsMakesexcusesExtremelydelayedapology"I'm sorryyou wereoffended""I havea ___friend"Vague"Mistakesweremade""Peoplemakemistakes""What Iwas tryingto say""Thatwasn't myintent""listeningandlearning"acknowledgy,not anapologyDoublingdownAvoidsuse of firstperson"Thisisn'tme"Blamessomeoneelse"I'm notracist"PassivevoiceUses "but"almostimmediatelyOver-explains"People aresosensitivethese days""I'm sorryif I hurtanyone"Writtenin NotesappPurposelymisunderstandswhy people areupsetPerformativetearsMakesexcusesExtremelydelayedapology"I'm sorryyou wereoffended""I havea ___friend"Vague"Mistakesweremade""Peoplemakemistakes""What Iwas tryingto say""Thatwasn't myintent""listeningandlearning"acknowledgy,not anapologyDoublingdownAvoidsuse of firstperson"Thisisn'tme"Blamessomeoneelse"I'm notracist"PassivevoiceUses "but"almostimmediatelyOver-explains"People aresosensitivethese days""I'm sorryif I hurtanyone"Writtenin Notesapp

Bad Apology Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Purposely misunderstands why people are upset
  2. Performative tears
  3. Makes excuses
  4. Extremely delayed apology
  5. "I'm sorry you were offended"
  6. "I have a ___ friend"
  7. Vague
  8. "Mistakes were made"
  9. "People make mistakes"
  10. "What I was trying to say"
  11. "That wasn't my intent"
  12. "listening and learning"
  13. acknowledgy, not an apology
  14. Doubling down
  15. Avoids use of first person
  16. "This isn't me"
  17. Blames someone else
  18. "I'm not racist"
  19. Passive voice
  20. Uses "but" almost immediately
  21. Over-explains
  22. "People are so sensitive these days"
  23. "I'm sorry if I hurt anyone"
  24. Written in Notes app