Comments on: Tiger Woods – Robot

By: stacey

stacey — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 03:28:45 +0000

If he felt he didn’t owe “us” anything, why did he apologize? He is trying to protect his image. And in order to do that, he needs us to believe in him.
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And while he is a private person, his wife was publicly humiliated which was brought on by him and his selfish behavior. I think the person he should have been most concerned with was his wife and it was clear that this was not the case. If I were her, I would want a public apology from him. I find it odd that not once did he say he loved her and that he was sorry to her.

The fact of the matter is his profession is in the spot light. Deserved or not, you live and die by what the public thinks of you. As a consumer, I would think twice before supporting him.

Regardless of whether you support him as a golf player, the fact of the matter is he cheated on his wife, without using protection. He has no right to take her personal well being into his hands, which he did. This behaviour is already far too prevalent in our society and the last thing we need is another “role model” making it ok to do so. Good golfer or not, if he wants the public to buy into whatever it is that he is selling, he needs to consider some social responsibility, because like it or not, he IS a role model.

By: Cory

Cory — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 21:18:40 +0000

I agree that this was 100% for PR. You have to “play the game”. I do concede that being a public figure comes with scrutiny, but I think the media and most of the public have taken this way too far.

By: Tanya

Tanya — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:29:43 +0000

Cory, I agree with you 100%. He cheated on his wife, not us, and he doesn’t owe us an apology at all. He does owe one to his sponsors though and I think that’s what part of this was about. Nike announced shortly after the press conference that they’ve “accepted his apology”. I think this was mostly just for PR and probably also has something to do with his rehab program.

On the other hand, as a public figure the scrutiny comes with the game. While really this is none of our business, if it had been handled correctly from the start we probably wouldn’t care so much anymore.

By: Cory

Cory — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:58:05 +0000

I support Tiger 100% and think everyone should mind their own business. Tiger has always been a private person and never sought the spotlight outside of playing golf. We’re not talking about Paris Hilton or Lindsay Lohan here. If he loses fans and sponsorship then so be it, but why does he owe anyone outside of his family an apology. If you don’t like Tiger, don’t buy products he endorses and don’t watch him golf. What’s disgusting to me is the public’s sense of entitlement when it comes to celebrities. I get that it comes with the territory, but this whole situation has taken it to the next level. Who exactly did he cheat on? His wife. That’s it. He owes nothing to anyone else. Don’t support him if you don’t like him, but leave him alone. I guess nobody else out there has ever made poor decisions, or done something they regret. I hope he is able to move on with his life (with or without his wife, that’s up to her) sooner than later. I look forward to seeing him tearing up the golf course again.