I tend to think some people (especially in this country) get offended way too easily. Granted, I don't know what Alec Baldwin said and don't condone racism, etc, but some people are ridiculous.

I don't really like most celebrities anyway, especially ones that are famous for no reason at all. Frankly, I think they should know what they say always has a way of getting back to fans and the general public and they can offend anyone else more than a normal person can. I do think some of them probably do it for attention. I don't think the apologies actually mean anything most of the time. I think they like putting the band-aid on the wound but it's not real. The thing that amazes me is how much publicity they get for it.