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In response to "I don't get any of this." by ty97

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.

Posted by TFox Feb 19 '10, 08:34

because he's not entitled to those things. i understand why someone would do it. i don't necessarily understand those who seem so personally invested in "well, that apology didn't really speak to my inner heart and make me feel like he hugged me so fuck him".

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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

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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.

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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.