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In response to "Why is Tiger apologizing to the public for a private matter? -- nm" by ty97

being a role model for kids, inspiration to millions, endorser of products -- nm

Posted by budice Feb 19 '10, 08:26

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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

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