An update to our earlier post about a Safeway employee who called a gay couple “faggots” while they were shopping at the chain’s Waterfront store last weekend, then was videotaped offering a half-hearted apology — the employee has been fired, and the grocer has apologized.

In yesterday’s Go Home Already, we noted a story in the Metro Weekly about a gay D.C. couple who were called “faggots” by a cashier at the Waterfront Safeway last weekend. The magazine has since followed up by publishing this video, in which the cashier apologizes for using the slur.

Our own Martin Austermuhle penned an optimistic post last week about the potential of Advisory Neighborhood Commissions, and how, despite a few bad apples, they can be utilized as a positive force for Washington’s citizens to have their voice heard. Sure, there are several examples of crazy ANC commissioners and meetings, but on the whole, they normally provide a way for Washingtonians to better understand the intricacies of their government and stay on top in neighborhood affairs. That said, a commissioner muttering racial epithets at the challenger for her seat is a fine way to sully the reputation of the other good people who hold the title.