Shane Dawson's weak apology touches on deeper issues with racism in entertainment

YouTuber Shane Dawson's apology for racism and other inappropriate video content has backfired, though not quite unpredictably. 

On Friday, Dawson posted a 20-minute video apologizing for previous work in which he wore Blackface, used the N-word, and joked about pedophilia. The latter count includes an old clip in which...