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LadyPact -> RE: Do you think that Tiger Wood's owed America an apology? (2/19/2010 3:50:50 PM)
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Do I think he owes his wife and family and apology? Absolutely.
Do I think he owes all of America an apology? Probably not.
However, there is kind of a gray area here. Yes, other folks saying it has to do with the sponsors and the endorsements are right, and I'm not especially arguing that.
Unfortunately, as a culture, we tend to idolize folks that don't necessarily deserve it. Sports figures, people in music or films. Often, we point them out as a demonstration of what hard work, dedication, practice, etc can do. Especially for those who look up to him, there is something of a responsibility on his part. (I'm trying to talk about a certain age bracket here without violating TOS.)
In that sense, he might owe some folks an apology. Let Me put that another way.
If I knew that people in their formative years looked up to Me, and I colossally screwed up on some kind of moral or ethical ground, I would feel that I owed them an apology. Not that I feel that I, or Tiger Woods, or any other person on this planet is a perfect human being. At the same time, when I fuck up, and disappoint or hurt people, I cop to it, and I apologize.
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