According to Blindspot, “Stereotypes take no effort to acquire. On the contrary: they are acquired effortlessly and require special effort to be discounted,” (109). In his response to the comment, he takes full responsibility and hopes that others will learn from his words. When someone apologizes it means that they do not will do more. In contrast, a racist would not apologize for their actions. More importantly, racists repeatedly commit acts of hostility, dislike, and disrespect towards a race. Likewise, Kelly Osbourne's remorse indicates that he won't do it again and that he will consider his conscious thoughts more carefully before doing so.