Colts go 14-0, Whats going to happen with Tiger's other sponsors?, Big potential free agent movement in Major League Baseball, Are Tiger and his wife speaking?, etc." I tune into ESPN to see sports, not gossip. I'd watch TMZ or something looking for gossip. And even if I was looking to find out more shit about Tiger's situation, I don't want all this hearsay bullshit; I want a concrete statement when some shit actually happens. Don't waffle back-and-forth, if he and his wife and getting divorced, say it firmly and move on. If he announces when he's returning to golf, publish the date and move on. I don't need a daily update that the probability of them divorcing seems to have risen 10%. People of fame and power, men and women, have been cheating since the dawn of time. Most find a way to keep it from the public eye. But even those who get caught red-handed are scrutinized for a microsecond and then forgiven and once again judged according to how they perform on their craft. As long as you don't get convicted or rape in the process, you're fine. It ain't like cheating didn't used to be wrong and it's wrong now. The public at some point decided they didn't care too much. If you're gonna condemn one cheater, you're gonna have to condemn them all. People have been trying to tell me that Tiger can never recover becuz he's a golfer and it's a gentleman's sport and he was portrayed as a family man. I only buy that to a certain extent. The other golfers (with the exception of Jesper Parnevik, the one who introduces him to his wife) don't care. Also, i can buy the argument that Tiger came off as more of a gentleman than other cheaters such as Shaq or somebody. But gentlemen such as Rick Pitino, baby-faced stars such as Dwight Howard, and legendary mega-stars such as Michael Johnson and Magic Johnson all were all caught cheating and quickly forgiven/excused. Pitino and Kobe dealt with messy rape allegations; Ben Roethlisberger is still in the midst of getting his name cleared yet it's already been swept under a rug. Tom Brady left his fiance for another woman when she was 8 months pregnant with his kid, no one cared. Magic Johnson was a legendary cheater and even brought AIDS back home from his "travels." No one seemed to mind. Tiger's dramatic and messy story is huge news right now and will take more time that many others to mend; but if all of the big past and present endorsement faces of the NBA (Kobe, LeBron, D-Wade, Dwight Howard, Shaq, MJ, Magic) were forgiven, so should he be. i believe golf is gonna miss him severely when he's gone and if he wins a major or two (complete with ridiculously skilled highlight puts), their disdain for his shady personal life would be overshadowed by their joy and amazement that he's back. In my eyes, they're beating a dead horse right now. I expected the public to have learned years ago, like I did at a young age, not to put faith in aspects of people's lives that you know nothing about. Kobe fanatics cling to the fact that they have faith in his ability to make game-winning shots, not the fact that he cheated (and in all likelihood still cheats) on his wife. Magic had a teammate, A.C. Green, who was a role model in his personal life. He remained a virgin throughout his NBA career and up until he was married and is now a great Christian family man. With a personal life that everyone could put faith in, why didn't he get as much notoriety as Magic? Cuz he's wasn't balling like Magic on the court, period. So, despite all this drama, I see Tiger just as I saw him before, as the best golfer of my lifetime. That ain't changed. Pick another story.I'd like to take a minute to highlight other story lines I'm tired of:
- Reality TV love shows manufacturing celebrities and reviving the dead careers of semi-celebrities. There have been love shows for Flavor Flav (hypeman), New York (crazy bitch who lost for Flav), Chance
and Real (cornballs who lost for New York), Ray-J (Brandy's wannabe singing little brother), and now they're making one for Frank "the Entertainer" (freeloading bum pictured) which will be recorded in his parents' basement. The one thing that embarrasses me more than these shows being on the air is their astronomically high ratings and the fact that every other person I encounter wants to talk to me about it as if I watch that shit too. Shameful. - Similarly, I'm tired of the paparazzi treating relatives of celebrities as if they're celebs too. They did nothing to earn fame more than being the fastest sperm to hit the egg. Paris Hilton, Nicole Richie, Bruce Jenner's sons, the Khardashian girls, and others in the same category need to stop wasting airtime as if they are important enough for me to actually care about. None of you have any skills that is making you money more than simply having the correct bloodlines. The ability to party on your parents money is not a valid skill. Their famous for converting oxygen into carbon dioxide with the right last name. And America, stop paying them so much attention and the media may follow suit.
- Jon & Kate Plus 8, the "Octomom", or anyone else who sought/gained fame and fortune for no better reason than becuz they had some ridiculous amount of children. The average US family no longer lives on farms powered solely by manpower; so unless they are trying to start a family football or basketball team, there is no good reason to have that many children. Honestly, I'm not sure how close of a relationship you can have with each children when you have that many children. I could care less about you and your divorce. Stop pimping your kids for fame and become a great parent to each AND EVERY child.
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