Tiger's Sponsors Make Subtle Changes

POSTED BY: Riverlove
UPDATED: Monday, September 29, 2025 19:05
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Originally posted by Riverlove:

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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.

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I have never said that I idolize him or emulate him, so that makes you just a lying asshole, or an outright idiot.

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So YOU never said it, huh? I note that you conveniently miss the word "IF" in my response to you, so that you can feel justified in your outrage. These are YOUR words, from earlier in this thread (emphasis added by me):

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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.

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So it was YOU who brought up the whole "role model" thing, not me. If you're not emulating him and idolizing him, then why do you call him a role model?

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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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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.

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Again, you missed the operative "IF" I said "IF YOU'RE RIGHT". You certainly IMPLIED that it will have a negative impact, when you blathered on about the "tens of millions of golf fans" for whom this is a total sham. Or did you mean "sham" in a GOOD way, in it's POSITIVE aspects? :)

And thanks for whipping out the "asshole" namecalling. Seems odd, coming from someone who gets SOOOOOO bent out of shape when she gets called a cunt. Double standard much?

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Posted by Kwicko:
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...

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Posted by Riverlove:
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.

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Gosh, you weren't being condescending and obtuse, were you? ;)

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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.

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Okay, you just got finished calling me an asshole for saying that you held Tiger up as a role model. And then you got snarky when I said that I *DON'T*

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Originally posted by traveler:
Congressional hearings. Isn't that like asking the fox to keep watch over the hen house.

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Or Fox to ensure journalistic integrity.

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Originally posted by citizen:

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Originally posted by traveler:
Congressional hearings. Isn't that like asking the fox to keep watch over the hen house.

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Or Fox to ensure journalistic integrity.

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Good to see ya around, Cit - we've missed you. 'Rappy missed you most of all. ;)

Mike

Work is the curse of the Drinking Class.
- Oscar Wilde

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