"The characters are not responsible" for what I as a writer wrote them doing.
A fictional character breaking the fourth wall to say "I'm not bad, I'm just drawn that way," works because the fictional character exists in a context where they are influenced by their creators (the artists and writers). The converse is not true, so apologizing or excusing the character for being depicted is not something a creator can do, unless he believes his creation is real and has a soul. "I'm sorry for making a mistake in storytelling" is legitimate "please forgive Batman, he did not hit her of his own volition" is... crossing into territory that can no longer be called 'sane'.
"The characters are not responsible" for what I as a writer wrote them doing.
A fictional character breaking the fourth wall to say "I'm not bad, I'm just drawn that way," works because the fictional character exists in a context where they are influenced by their creators (the artists and writers). The converse is not true, so apologizing or excusing the character for being depicted is not something a creator can do, unless he believes his creation is real and has a soul. "I'm sorry for making a mistake in storytelling" is legitimate "please forgive Batman, he did not hit her of his own volition" is... crossing into territory that can no longer be called 'sane'.
That's a founding tenet of 'representation' in media, so it's not terribly unlikely.