Tiger's Sponsors Make Subtle Changes
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I wish the jokes were better. And fwiw, I've noticed that jokes go around about pretty much everything. My favorite was a joke that surfaced after the Rodney King beating: the LAPD's new motto - come to LA and we'll treat you like a king !
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Moral to this story: You can cheat on your wife, or teach her how to swing a golf club, but not both.
I'm afraid when you sell yourself to that extent, you've mortgaged yourself, and you have to expect a few bogeys.
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Originally posted by rue:
I wish the jokes were better. And fwiw, I've noticed that jokes go around about pretty much everything. My favorite was a joke that surfaced after the Rodney King beating: the LAPD's new motto - come to LA and we'll treat you like a king !
Rue, sorry you didn't like my Tiger sponsor jokes. I tried to make them relevant and humorous, but apparently not so much. If only I had a staff of writers like Letterman & Leno, then maybe the product might have amused you to some degree. Oh well, I guess I won't think about changing careers any time soon.
That said, the Tiger Count is now up to 12. The last two being a couple more porn actresses. Some here have said they don't understand why this story matters. Heres why, in my opinion:
He is the highest paid athlete on Earth.
He is the most marketed celebrity on Earth.
His life a total lie.
His entire "married with children" act was just a fraud and a marketing ploy to make him seem like a clean-cut regular guy. Tens of millions of golf fans, and non-golf fans alike feel betrayed by the sham of it. Sponsors are starting to drop him, and no commercials with him are being aired. Rumors out there suggest this behavior has been Tiger's real life for a long time, with hundreds of trysts and liasions with prostitutes, porn stars, and waitresses. Yet he was the face and role model that Madison Avenue chose to sell cars, razors, insurance, sports drinks, golf equipment, watches, financial services, etc. etc. And none of this has anything to do with his marraige or his privacy. 90% of his wealth came from endorsements, not actual golf winnings. He's a public figure, and he has betrayed the public's trust. People who are smarter and FUNNIER than me are not going to relent on this story, ever. It will only grow and grow. No figure in memory has fallen so far so fast. People are talking about this, and they want to know how much deeper the scandal will go, and they want to know how he will attempt to return to any measure of his past glory.
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Rue, sorry you didn't like my Tiger sponsor jokes. I tried to make them relevant and humorous, but apparently not so much. If only I had a staff of writers like Letterman & Leno, then maybe the product might have amused you to some degree. Oh well, I guess I won't think about changing careers any time soon.
Yeah, that's how those guys got famous. When they first started out, it was their staff of writers that got 'em noticed...
As for him being a role model... Only if you're stupid enough to put an athlete or celebrity on such a pedestal, and hold them up as your idols. If you do that, you get what you deserve. If Tiger Woods was a rapper, nobody would even give a shit who he's screwing. He'd just have more "cred" for banging porn stars.
Tiger's been seen as a role model and held up as the face of golf; you said so yourself. If that's the case, his "fall" is really the fall of the nation, proving that we've become so shallow that we'll buy anything as long as it complies with our preconceived notions. And we'll drop it the second it doesn't.
*I* didn't imbue Tiger with this overarching power as the greatest and highest-paid athlete; that was YOU. I see him not as an idol, not as a role model, but as a guy who hits a golf ball really well, which I consider to be a stupid pastime in the first place. But for some reason, YOU seem to think he really matters, and you hang on every word, waiting to see what's next. Bread and circuses and bright shiny objects...
Mike
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Quote:I guess you're just a superior human being who is above the commonality of most people. We mere mortals are often influenced by real role models and/or media-created ones. Congratulations on acheiving Metron status. Tiger was no rap star. I doubt you'd see them sponsoring some of the things Tiger was chosen to represent. It's two different worlds.
Originally posted by Kwicko:
As for him being a role model... Only if you're stupid enough to put an athlete or celebrity on such a pedestal, and hold them up as your idols. If you do that, you get what you deserve. If Tiger Woods was a rapper, nobody would even give a shit who he's screwing. He'd just have more "cred" for banging porn stars.
Quote:To deny the role model stature, or make that seem so unusual is a bit condescending and obtuse. And this has nothing to do with the nation per se, unless you analyze all the filthy and disgusting stuff that permeates our culture. Then yes, we're all guilty to some degree.
Tiger's been seen as a role model and held up as the face of golf; you said so yourself. If that's the case, his "fall" is really the fall of the nation, proving that we've become so shallow that we'll buy anything as long as it complies with our preconceived notions. And we'll drop it the second it doesn't.
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*I* didn't imbue Tiger with this overarching power as the greatest and highest-paid athlete; that was YOU. I see him not as an idol, not as a role model, but as a guy who hits a golf ball really well, which I consider to be a stupid pastime in the first place. But for some reason, YOU seem to think he really matters, and you hang on every word, waiting to see what's next. Bread and circuses and bright shiny objects...
CNN covers it every day and night.
MSNBC's Olbermann is making a new career of it every night. (he's actually hysterically good at it).
Sports radio is all over it every day.
ESPN analyzes it daily.
All over the internet news and blogs.
Newspapers and magazines are following the story as it continues to develop. There are potential legal problems ahead for Tiger, both criminal and civil, which attracts the scrutiny of those that follow the legal system. And on and on. Bread & Circuses for sure, but why you try to demean me for posting about it is suspect. I think it's a sad story, but fascinating none-the-less. Perhaps you're just upset that it's upstaging Pres. Obama's coverage of his urgent initiatives. With Obama's numbers dropping to historic lows, I can understand why many would be upset about Tiger's coverage. I haven't heard Tiger blame George Bush for his troubles yet, so he always has that Obama tactic to fall back on.
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Come on, this is like fundamental Greek Tragedy:
Definition: Tragedy depicts the downfall of a noble hero or heroine, usually through some combination of hubris, fate, and the will of the gods. The tragic hero's powerful wish to achieve some goal inevitably encounters limits, usually those of human frailty (flaws in reason, hubris, society), the gods (through oracles, prophets, fate), or nature. Aristotle says that the tragic hero should have a flaw and/or make some mistake (hamartia). The hero need not die at the end, but he / she must undergo a change in fortune. "
It's like live story telling - I want to see the whole arc.
Also, If you don't like or appreciate golf or understand the "crucible" of professional athletics, the mental rigors of competition, (the very thing that made him such a unique sports champion), then you are missing the "heroic" part of the tragedy. I can see how it would appear to be just another piece of silly gossip.
It also points out the thing so many of us here agree with: the lie of "celebrity."
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Perhaps you're just upset that it's upstaging Pres. Obama's coverage of his urgent initiatives. With Obama's numbers dropping to historic lows, I can understand why many would be upset about Tiger's coverage. I haven't heard Tiger blame George Bush for his troubles yet, so he always has that Obama tactic to fall back on.
Why would I be upset that this is taking attention away from Obama, if as you say, his poll numbers are so poor? Wouldn't I *want* attention directed elsewhere?
As to blaming Bush, I suppose Obama could always fall back on that tried-and-true Bush-era tactic of blaming Clinton. ;)
If I demean you for idolizing and emulating celebrities, it's only because by proclaiming that you do such things, you show your true shallowness, and that SHOULD be demeaned. You really can strive to be better.
But if you're right that this kind of scandal should be covered ad infinitum, and that it should have real consequences for the transgressor, and that it will have a real and negative impact on the nation, then you'll no doubt agree 100% that John Ensign and Mark Sanford MUST resign immediately, along with Tom Coburn. Right? I mean, these people are supposed to be upholding the law and showing us the way, leading us by example of what's right. Aren't they?
Or are Senators, Governors, and Representatives not role models? Do you find public service to be less noble than selling shaving cream?
Mike
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- Oscar Wilde
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Quote:I have never said that I idolize him or emulate him, so that makes you just a lying asshole, or an outright idiot.
Originally posted by Kwicko:
If I demean you for idolizing and emulating celebrities, it's only because by proclaiming that you do such things, you show your true shallowness, and that SHOULD be demeaned. You really can strive to be better.
Quote:I have never said that this scandal will have a negative impact for the nation, so once again you're just a lying asshole, or an outright idiot.
Originally posted by Kwicko:
But if you're right that this kind of scandal should be covered ad infinitum, and that it should have real consequences for the transgressor, and that it will have a real and negative impact on the nation,
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The US today - willing to believe anything marketed to us so that we will buy more stuff. That includes Tiger Woods.
Awesome.
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Originally posted by rue:
The US today - willing to believe anything marketed to us so that we will buy more stuff. That includes Tiger Woods.
Not all of us are influenced by advertising. I, for one, have NEVER bought a roll of Charmin. And I have yet to re-locate my business to Michigan despite Jeff Daniels' entertaining pitches.
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