I'm not sure #AlecBaldwin is entirely at fault. If you've ever been propositioned to a game of 'Words with Friend's, you know the challenge is difficult to ignore. An online friend, or acquaintance, builds their word and then sends you a message challenging you to ' your turn.' If you have even an inkling of competitiveness in you, you can't move, speak, or do anything else until you respond. And it's not just a quick response, it requires thought and skill as you create the best word with the highest yielding points.
So, this poor guy (poor famous guy) issued an apology to his fellow American Airlines passengers after his refusal to turn off his cellular device led to his ejection from the plane.(On the tarmac) Oh wow, I should clarify the plane never left the ground. Imagine if it had and they actually ejected him from a moving plane?! That would be harsh or appropriate depending on your stance. Instead, he was told to leave a plane that had yet to depart.
So here he is, famous guy on an iPad playing' words with friends'( a high tech, interactive electronic game of Scrabble). If you read his public apology, it is a little back handed. In it, he takes as much time to insult the flight attendant, comparing her to a Catholic school gym teacher, as he does to apologize. It reminds me of when my kids apologize to one another after a spat. "Sorry for you hitting you, you dummy."
Instead of taking the opportunity to truly repent, he used his blog to show his true feelings about the situation, and how he wasn't entirely to blame.
So, what I'm saying is I can relate to having a hard time turning off game where one has been challenged, and I can also relate to blogging about an experience where you feel you've been wronged.
It's the part in the middle that I think leaves him looking like an ass. Turning around and looking at all of the other passengers still playing on their phones. Feeling like he was singled out because of who he is. Assuming that that gym teacher of a flight attendant even knew or cared who he was. I believe the correct word here is, pompous.
Also, winning is probably appropriate. I am quite sure the marketing execs at Zynga are burning the midnight oil creating Baldwin's next TV ad for 'Words with friends.'
Only in America can losers prosper.
