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Why is Tiger apologizing to the public for a private matter? -- nm

Posted by ty97 Feb 19 '10, 08:24

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beats me too the press confrense should ha had one sentence it - Danedukenuuk Feb 19, 08:29 24
- Yeah...that probably would have an awesome thing to say. -- nm - Jim Feb 19, 08:30
- Riiiight...cuz he wants to go to court about his philandering. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 19, 08:30 22
  - what the person does in private is no my or anyone elses business - Danedukenuuk Feb 19, 08:32 21
    - You're the one who put him on offense "I'll sue you!" .... Sure, he could play offense with htis...he'd lose horribly in every manner but he could. - Will Hunting Feb 19, 08:48
    - but it is my business if I'm being asked to buy something with his name/endorsement on it - crash davis Feb 19, 08:33 15
      - thats still a personal thing between two parties in an agreement - Danedukenuuk Feb 19, 08:38 14
        
        Does he HAVE to apologize? No. Financially speaking, does he NEED to? yes. -- nm - crash davis Feb 19, 08:42 13
        
        probably yes he live in a society where "moral" is key to everything - Danedukenuuk Feb 19, 08:46 12
        
        You say that likes it's a bad thing. Isn't it terrible that personal character plays a role in the success of a person. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Feb 19, 08:48 11
        
        depends on the success - Danedukenuuk Feb 19, 08:51 1
        
        Tiger's sucess in life is only partially associated with the golf course. That's the point: He's more than just another golfer. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Feb 19, 08:52
        
        it's completely counter to the idea of a meritocracy. -- nm - znufrii Feb 19, 08:49 8
        
        Unless you view personal character as important to merit. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Feb 19, 08:51 7
        
        They are two separate measures of worth. - znufrii Feb 19, 08:56
        
        well even a jerk has he right to a personal life - Danedukenuuk Feb 19, 08:52 5
        
        A personal life, yes. But a personal life is not a "Get Outta Jail Free" card for personal indiscretions and failings. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Feb 19, 08:54 4
        
        personal indiscretions and failings=personal life - Danedukenuuk Feb 19, 08:56 3
        
        They have a right to a personal life. But if their personal decisions result in a failing becoming public, they are not excused. - Name Withheld By Request Feb 19, 09:03
        
        They have a right. But should you respect someone who has no willpower? Who believes that their success means they are somehow above the rules? - Roger More Feb 19, 09:01 1
        
        the question is weather or no the personal life of Wood must be exposed or protected - Danedukenuuk Feb 19, 09:06
    - That's right...he CHOSE to be a sports star. And with that "title" comes this "responsibility." - Jim Feb 19, 08:33 3
      - yes that the oppinion of nosy people disguisen the nosyness as a benficial thing for the youth and all - Danedukenuuk Feb 19, 08:36 2
        
        In effect, YES he did sign that agreement. When he opted to join the PGA, he essentially DID sign that agreement. - Jim Feb 19, 08:39 1
        
        i think thats an agreement between Tiger and the PGA - Danedukenuuk Feb 19, 08:41
It's in the media trajectory/Q rating script. -- nm - HdnAgnda Feb 19, 08:28
Because he's a public person who counts on the public for support of his endeavors. He wants people to root for him, buy his products, go to his - pmb Feb 19, 08:28 5
- He doesn't count on public support for his golfing endeavors. - Cuzzin Todd Feb 19, 08:32 4
  - He does to the extent that people support and attend pga events. - pmb Feb 19, 08:35 1
    - But the people that do that are the ones most likely to fall into the "don't give a crap about his personal life" category. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Feb 19, 08:38
  - His pocket book goes up quite substantially due to the public attention that the sport receives. Bigger ratings = Bigger prize pools. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Feb 19, 08:35
  - And ya know...if we're talking golf equipment...I would buy whatever he's selling. -- nm - Jim Feb 19, 08:34
Because it's the right thing to do. Would the world have gone on if he never addressed it? Sure. - Jim Feb 19, 08:27 1
- but *why* is it the right thing to do? - ty97 Feb 19, 08:34
He took millions of dollars for being someone people looked up to in either personal or professional terms. - Will Hunting Feb 19, 08:27
fans feel betrayed when heroes have feet of clay. fewer fans = less advertising money -- nm - crash davis Feb 19, 08:26
being a role model for kids, inspiration to millions, endorser of products -- nm - budice Feb 19, 08:26 20
- I don't get any of this. - ty97 Feb 19, 08:33 19
  - When he pushed his face in every potential advertisement that would carry him. - Will Hunting Feb 19, 08:51
  - He signed up to be a role model when he entered the world of professional sports in the United States of America. Like it or not, that's how it is. - Jim Feb 19, 08:36 3
    - Yeah, that's crap, IMO. - ty97 Feb 19, 08:38 2
      - If he didn't want to be a public figure, he could always quit today and disappear forever. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Feb 19, 08:56
      - This ain't Mike Mussina, who every off-season would disappear and endorse nothing. This is a guy who wanted the fame and fortune and got it. - Will Hunting Feb 19, 08:52
  - maybe the answer is, he doesn't *have* to, but if he wants to be at the top again and make endorsement money, he probably does. - TFox Feb 19, 08:34 12
    - I understand, from a business/brand perspective, why he chose to make the statement. - ty97 Feb 19, 08:36 11
      - In this case I don't think it's about us feeling entitled. But we are entitled to think he's a dick because of his behavior. If he doesn't want to - pmb Feb 19, 08:42
      - Because we're a society of consumers, and we don't want to consume things we don't approve of -- nm - Roger More Feb 19, 08:39 2
        
        It really boils down to brand management, in the end, as far as Tiger himself is concerned. -- nm - znufrii Feb 19, 08:47
        
        Agreed, we have every right to choose to not support him finanically and via our support. - ty97 Feb 19, 08:41
      - because by elevating him to the stature he holds in society, we demand that he demonstrate and reinforce our values rather than his own. - znufrii Feb 19, 08:38 5
        
        Again, I say crap. We don't have the right to impose that on him. - ty97 Feb 19, 08:40 4
        
        It's not being imposed on him. It's just the price of getting the upside. - pmb Feb 19, 08:45
        
        I'm not address whether it's "right", it's just how it works. - znufrii Feb 19, 08:42 1
        
        (and I agree, the overblown sense of moral indignation accompanying stories like this is quite absurd) -- nm - znufrii Feb 19, 08:44
        
        We don't have the right to impose that on him, but we do have the right to choose who we support and what we buy. - Roger More Feb 19, 08:42
      - well, you know, we're entitled to everything, ty97. we were Time's Person of the Year, for effs sake. -- nm - TFox Feb 19, 08:38
  - Idol worship is nothing new to society. -- nm - znufrii Feb 19, 08:34
He put us through a lot! I had to shield my kids' eyes and cover their ears whenever Inside Edition was on. - HdnAgnda Feb 19, 08:26 1
- Don't you have to do that anyway? - Cuzzin Todd Feb 19, 08:26
Especially since I'm 90% sure he's only sorry he got caught. - Cuzzin Todd Feb 19, 08:26 3
- ~well you put on quite a show - very entertaining - curtain's finally closing - now it's time to go~ -- nm - Epiphany Feb 19, 08:27
- Why are you making fun of his addiction??? :) -- nm - Jim Feb 19, 08:26 1
  - It reminds me of the way Dave on Newsradio put it when John Ritter guested and his character was a "sex addict." - Cuzzin Todd Feb 19, 08:28
ty, he still hasn't done enough! he should field questions via e-mail from his fans and answer them personally! - TFox Feb 19, 08:25
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- and? - ty97 Feb 19, 08:28 1
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