The Dark Side of Tiger Woods
Tiger surely picked out the strangest of REDACTED. This one must have served good pie.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1233559/Tiger-Woods-8-hour-dine…
December 5th, 2009 at 9:29 PM ^
Not sure why so many people have an interest in Woods' personal life. Only thing I care about is his time on the golf course. Leave the man alone.
December 5th, 2009 at 10:05 PM ^
...but I'll give you my take on why people care so much. I think it has a lot to do with the image that Tiger "sold." He made a lot of money by presenting himself as a nice, wholesome golfer. The public totally bought it, and now I think a lot of people are like "wow, we believed Tiger's image?"
Tons of athletes have scandals of one type or another. Look at Iverson, Shaq, and Artest. They've all had trouble of one type or another, yet they only get a few articles written on them, rather than an entire TV show dedicated to them (TMZ on Tiger).
The reason Tiger is different? Because he was "sold to the public" as different. The other guys don't get tons of endorsement deals; instead, they get tattos, make rap videos (Shaq - even though I thought it was hilarious), etc.
This is all about the image that Tiger sold. I think the public feels a little bit portrayed, and now it's like "wow, what else was the guy doing?"
Tiger is more like steroids in baseball than he is like Shaq's affair.
December 6th, 2009 at 9:28 AM ^
The image Tiger has "sold" us is one of a winner who is out to be the best golfer ever. And one of a young man who had an inredible relationship with his father.
I've followed Tiger closely since 1997--and the guy doesn't come across as anything but someone who wants to win stays away from controversy (by usually saying nothing)--and that's about it.
To say he has EVER championed himself as some sort of moral example is wrong. He doesn't say enough to come to any conclusion that he is trying to tell people how to live or to follow his example.
he is and always has been an intensely private person who refuses to reveal much about himself.
This is just another example of a starving-for-heroes American Public that feels because of the invasions of privacy into the lives of celebrities and athletes, that we somehow "know" them. Thus, when they "fail" or "let us down" we react with all the self-righteous indignation we can possibly muster and foist what WE believe about THEm onto them.
And o course, John Q Public never hesitates to pretend to be the Bastion of Morality and judge of all that is good and right with the world, expecially from behind a computer screen.
December 5th, 2009 at 9:31 PM ^
Maybe he gets off on sleeping with ugly chicks.
December 5th, 2009 at 9:32 PM ^
Also, why do we ever care about anything written in the Daily Mail?
December 5th, 2009 at 9:34 PM ^
hows aboot we stop stalking celebrities...and turn our attention to college football coaches, players and recruits.
:)
December 5th, 2009 at 9:37 PM ^
Wow, it's good to be the king (of golf).
December 5th, 2009 at 9:38 PM ^
Rich,popular, and loved my many sports icon cheats on his wife thats the first time i have ever heard something so horrible in my life....... really are they really making a big deal out of this. Not that kobe, or A-Rod cheated on thier wifes in two months people will forget this ever happened just like them. and its the wifes fault whos husband wouldnt cheat if they had to come home to a wife that dresses like a 65 year old book club member unless they were great in bed
December 5th, 2009 at 9:45 PM ^
Inquiry: Has Tiger ever had sex with a black woman? If not, why not?
I've always marveled at the variance between the axiom "Once you've had black, you'll never go back" and the fact that most black athletes seem to hook up with white women.
Does OYHBYNGB only pertain to white women with black men? If so, is this because black men are supposedly more well "endowed" than men of other races?
The best response to this post will receive an honorary doctorate in Sociology of Race and Sex in America and a $10 gift certificate to Dave & Busters.
December 5th, 2009 at 10:25 PM ^
This is racist
December 5th, 2009 at 10:35 PM ^
it looks like its written by an african(-american?) woman, i'm guessing that she's got a PhD in sociology (or something?), and there is at least some merit to the book.
...otherwise she's in trouble and her PhD isn't worth much anymore.
December 6th, 2009 at 2:27 AM ^
I don't know about the book.
This seems to be an unpopular opinion.
December 6th, 2009 at 2:39 AM ^
New definition of trolls:
People who neg bang for the F of it on this board. Sad.
December 5th, 2009 at 11:13 PM ^
This is awesome!
December 5th, 2009 at 11:51 PM ^
Whites 69%
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_and_ethnicity_in_the_United_States_Ce…
So there are about six white women in the US for every black woman.
Thus I can say for certainty that the percentage of black men that are in a monogamous relationship with a white woman is higher than the percentage of white women that are in a monogamous relationship with a black man. (The numerators are equal and the denominator is six times greater for the white women.)
December 6th, 2009 at 12:19 AM ^
isn't he mostly Chinese, anyway?
December 6th, 2009 at 12:40 AM ^
IIRC, he's half Asian (Thai/Chinese), 25% black, and 25% white/Native American.
December 6th, 2009 at 2:24 AM ^
seem to hook up with white women" is a broad statement that cries out for some kind of statistical support. I have trouble believing that "most (=50% + 1)" is the correct number; this sounds like a subjective euphemism for "more than it should be." Maybe this is just carelessness, but it bears an uncomfortable resemblance to the morbid obscessions of the segregationist South during the era of racial violence, voter suppression, and other human rights violations. You might do better to study the history of the psychology of racial animosity, starting with Thandeka's LEARNING TO BE WHITE. America's history of racial misunderstanding and violence is no accident, it goes back to the Virginia colony's methods of social control in the 1600's and runs through Nixon's "Southern Strategy" of the 1960's, and beyond. Please don't be an unwitting perpetrator of ancient racist obscessions.
December 5th, 2009 at 10:23 PM ^
Is that Tiger Woods eats breakfast at Perkins.
December 5th, 2009 at 10:23 PM ^
its that tiger woods was so seemingly perfect.
December 6th, 2009 at 12:00 AM ^
in endorsements.
I haven't seen the official set of behavoir rules for those hauling in $100 million per year. Nor have I seen the official set of rules for those paying their part of the $100 million per year.
As the #1 brand in sports endorsements, the downside is a lot larger than the upside. But even if he loses a huge share of his endorsements, say 75%, he'll still be pulling in $25 million per year.
I could live on that. But I wouldn't trade my family for that sum, which when all is said and done, may be Tiger's greatest loss.
December 5th, 2009 at 10:25 PM ^
GOOD LORD MAN CAN YOU POST 10 NEW THREADS IN ONE DAY?
December 5th, 2009 at 11:13 PM ^
Another reason people are interested in this story -- or, perhaps more accurately, surprised by it, IMO -- is the timing of the affair(s). It's not as if Woods had been married for 10-20-30 years and succumbed to temptation. He'd barely been married, had a very young kid and another one on the way.
December 5th, 2009 at 11:20 PM ^
... he was indiscriminately going after any piece of tail he could find. It's not about his personal life. It's about his character and the false image he put up. It's funny because so many on here care about UM's image yet then state they don't care how "others" behave. But, I am not surprised by the hypocrisy. I'd be more surprised if people were actually consistent which is no longer the case today.
December 5th, 2009 at 11:17 PM ^
Was his Dad.
December 5th, 2009 at 11:21 PM ^
Maybe Tiger is making up for the "holes" his father couldn't play?
December 6th, 2009 at 10:02 AM ^
I like you, but for no other reason than your avatar. I don't know who she is, but she's somewhat attractive.
December 5th, 2009 at 11:28 PM ^
We're not officially allowed to own anyone, of course, but good lord--the guy has watches that are worth more than her annual take. Toss a little cabbage around, and she's a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tiger, Inc.--and unlikely to tell a soul, having everything to lose.
Still, I think I'd rather have the Tag than the waitress...
December 6th, 2009 at 12:04 AM ^
I think Tiger should try to break Wilt Chamberlain's unofficial record of 10,000. Of course, a lot more latex is neccessary in this day and age. Maybe Trojan or Sheik will sponsor him.
December 6th, 2009 at 12:16 AM ^
How do you know he hasn't already?
December 6th, 2009 at 2:31 AM ^
Wilt the Stilt, aka the Big Dipper, claimed 20,000.
December 6th, 2009 at 12:21 AM ^
At the end of the day I think many people dig the schadenfreude sort of angle that some big celebrity got caught. The thing with Tiger Woods is that his image is sold as "family man" but if you've been to a PGA event I wouldn't take my family when he is playing. The guy curses like a sailor (I've seen it), is mostly standoffish and his caddy is an a-hole.
I suspect there is a level of jealousy/racism from certain directions. I have a couple of relatives like that, older guys, who are Nicklaus devotees and can't much tolerate Woods' multi-ethnicity and image.
Big picture...does anyone care that Kobe Bryant is an alleged rapist at this point? The NBA is still kissing his ass. Same thing will happen here in a few months when Tiger wins another Masters or US Open. It's not like he's going to lose his focus on the one place where he controls things totally.
Tiger's flavor of the week on this stuff but soon enough another celeb with a higher Q rating will do something and this will be just one other thing, right Kobe?
December 6th, 2009 at 12:58 AM ^
does this make men idolize tiger any less? the whole world paying attention to his multiple sexual conquests and billions of dollars of worth.
also - is the title of this post a pun?
December 6th, 2009 at 11:11 AM ^
Ladies want to be with him. Big Redacted wants to be him.
December 7th, 2009 at 6:48 PM ^
this is pretty funny:
http://www.break.com/games/tiger-woods-wife-outrun.html
Also, did anyone see the picture of a blonde chasing a Tiger mascot in a red shirt at the Jaguars game last Saturday?
December 7th, 2009 at 6:50 PM ^
how about this...next time you feel the urge to start a thread about tiger woods...smack yourself across the face and pour coffee on your computer so the rest of us don't have to look at this crap.