Tiger Woods recent admission to transgressions and infidelity has hit the sporting world with a fury. When a celebrity falls from greatness or their public perception of them being invincible is tarnished, society rushes to their TV sets for the latest coverage, Internet sites for the latest up to date information on the story. The story becomes the subject of conversations around the world. We as a nation become public-relations experts, and we debate crisis management strategies with our friends and we all form our own opinions on the stories that are being told to the public. Tiger Woods is at the top of his game right now and one of the most recognized athletes around the world and also the best golfer in the world. Should we as a society feel sorry for Tiger? Should we accept his faults and mistakes or knock him off his pedestal? The information that has surfaced regarding his many infidelities and his own admissions prove that his public persona was all a fraud and the image that he cultivated was a misinterpertation of the real man behind all those magical putts and PGA wins throughout his career. The saddest part in my opinion is that Woods attempted to make his private life look pristine and now the world knows that he was selling a lie to the public. What is has come down to is that "Mr Perfect" is not so perfect after all.
Stacy O'Mary
KIN 332I
1 comment:
I feel that it is very unfortunate that Tiger Woods has made these mistakes and now his private life is privy to the public. However, I also feel that because he is such a public figure and a hero/role model to many people, it has tarnished his reputation as an athlete. I read somewhere that his sponsors were still supporting him for the time being, saying that Tiger Woods has made a mistake, but that they will continue to back him up. I wonder that if the situation was reversed and it was a female athlete who committed multiple accounts of adultery. Would her sponsors continue to support her like they are Tiger? In my opinion, I do not think the sponsors would continue her sponsorship because society views women who cheat as being worse than when a man cheats.
S. Wen
KIN 332I
T/TH 2-3:15
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