I hate to add fuel to the media firestorm that has revolved around Tiger Woods lately but its upset me and I'm upset that its upset me...so I'm gonna write about it. If you, (like me) feel that this topic has already received as much publicity as it deserves than by all means please move on to looking at funny/cute pictures of cats or watching youtube videos. But here's my cathartic 2 (more like 200) cents...
I read this article
Here's the reasons I'm upset about this whole Tiger thing:
2. That's the next thing that has upset me. If he is so obviously not the seriously dedicated, family man that I've always liked than I can only feel betrayed by sponsors, publicists, ads, and agents that have created this public persona for him. I feel like such a fool that they've tricked me into liking a man (and as a result his stupid, stuffy, “Gentlemen Only, Ladies Forbidden” sport) that doesn't exist. If they (sponsors, publicists etc...) can so easily make me believe in this façade what else are they deceiving me about? Can I trust the picture painted of any public person? I don't think I can or should.
3. And I don't think the media is any better. They're all looking for a way to cash in on this. Every pundit is spinning it in whatever way is most beneficial to them. Most say he should get out in front of it and publicly apologize and disclose everything. Who does that benefit? His wife? His kids? You think it would be good for him to publicly drag himself through the mud? Please. Will my life be better or worse if Tiger publicly confesses his sins to me? The only people such an act would benefit would be the people that would report it to the public. Maybe some think it would restore the faith and trust of his fans. I say that with his home life hanging in the balance this should be the least of his worries.
4. The thing that I’m most upset about is obviously the infidelity. The word makes my skin crawl. I realize that I come from a conservative culture. And that my religion, culture, friends, family and my own personal feelings put marriage on a very high pedestal, but this is (I hope) despicable viewed from any perspective. How can someone be so selfish? In my mind that is the absolute worst possible thing a person can do to their spouse. What a fool he is if he thought his selfish behavior wouldn’t have an effect on anyone and that no one would find out. How humiliated his wife must be. How unfair to his children. If he was single, fine, go get yourself infected and be with the shallowest kinds of women that live in this world. But when you’ve made the commitments he’s made, both privately and publicly I’m only left to think that he is a stupid, selfish, very small kind of man with no thought but for his own pleasure. It seems to me that Tiger must be suffering from an ego so big he's become dysfunctional.
If you are the best in the world at what you do, and you have more money than you know what to do with and you can’t handle being married to a beautiful woman who is the mother of your beautiful children without resisting the temptations of other women then GET A DIVORCE. It happens all the time. You wouldn’t be the first Tiger, and its probable you’d lose some popularity but it couldn’t possibly be worse than what is happening now.
Idiot.
The author of the above article states that he doesn't know Tiger and Elin's sexual values and neither do we, and that many couples (particularly wealthy good looking couples) have "open-marriages". I feel pretty confident in saying that Elin's not feeling this whole situation though.
Along those lines, since this fiasco has happened I’ve heard and read a few people comment that monogamy doesn’t work. That we as humans, are not meant to be monogamous. And that the biggest sin Tiger has committed was being careless and getting caught. What a load of crap. The people that say that are the kind of people that want to have no responsibility for their actions. Yeah right, humans aren’t meant to be monogamous, is that why we have been since the dawn of our existence? I guess that explains why people have been choosing to pair up and live their lives and raise families with one other person for thousands of years because it sucks so bad. Again, what idiots. You have only to consider the risk of pregnancy and disease to see why monogamy is a good idea.
Imagine what would happen to society (is happening to society?) if the family breaks down. Chaos. I’ve studied enough history to be able to see that when the family stops working everything stops working…That’s when the Germanic tribes invade from the north and destroy your capital and enslave you to a foreign ruler. Sounds like a sweet deal yeah?
5. In the article above the author explains that for people like Tiger who are that rich and that famous there is a certain “rockstar” mentality and expectation. That being if you’re not getting a ridiculous amount of extramarital tail you’re a sissy or something. Here’s what the guy says:
“A heterosexual male celebrity athlete/entertainer who likes to socialize faces tremendous pressure from longtime friends and corporate friends to entertain. If the boys are hitting a club, South Beach or Las Vegas, it's Tiger's job to attract the women. This is far more important than Tiger picking up the tab or securing a lady for himself.”
Again this seems like a really weak excuse for bad behavior. As a married man if you can’t handle the pressure of going out…don’t go out. If you love going out too much and can’t give it up, then get yourself single man.
I’m sure that rich, famous, good-looking men are under a kind of pressure I can’t even begin to understand (*rolls eyes). I remember reading a report about my favorite womanizing, egoticstical, crooner being spotted in a gay night club. So obviously he’s gay right? JM’s response to the rumor was that he wanted to go out and have fun without every half dressed, drunken woman in the place throwing themselves at him. I can see how that would get annoying and all I can say to that is shame on those women. I’m embarrassed and ashamed for them.
At this point I feel like I’m condemning the whole world but I’m not quite done yet.
6. Some have spun this as a racial thing…Its getting so much coverage because she’s a attractive white woman…his women on the side are white etc…Shaq is getting a divorce from his black wife because he cheated on her and no one’s batting an eye. The author of the article says that “White America” feels betrayed…that Tiger’s been given all the perks and privileges and now we just feel betrayed. I can't even begin to comprehend the complexity of that can of worms so my only response to that is that this bit of White America doesn’t care how much money Gatorade loses or the color of his Swedish wife. Tiger’s still an ass. Shaq too for that matter, and what’s his name from South Carolina.
7. Lastly, Its hard to believe how professionally irresponsible Tiger’s behavior has been. He’s the face of some pretty big companies and really for the game of golf. The amount of money these entities will lose because of his selfishness is staggering.
What a jerk. Sorry Tiger…I wanted to be on your team but you’ve made it impossible.
This has made me feel better but its SO LONG. I’m really sorry. I won’t be mad if no one reads it.
On the plus side (!?) there's been some excellent puns come out of this whole affair (pun!)
My fave: What's the difference between a golf ball and an Escalade? Tiger Woods can drive a golf ball 400 yards.
Yuck yuck yuck...
