Comments on: Awww, Tiger Woods Wants his Privacy Now

By: DLS

DLS — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:47:13 +0000

“Because a celebrity [...] is related to the President [...] in what way?”

As I've already addressed: the cover-up, which makes it bigger news.

By: kritt11

kritt11 — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 07:12:58 +0000

DLS- While celebrities do live in the public eye, they are not public servants who are supported by our taxes. If Tiger and his wife have had a domestic incident, it is up to one of them to press charges. If they decide not to, there's nothing anybody can do about it.

By: pacatrue

pacatrue — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 05:22:41 +0000

Because a celebrity possibly doing something we don't know is related to the President ordering an illegal break-in in what way?

By: DLS

DLS — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 04:29:43 +0000

["Man up, Tiger."]

"Interesting response."

Would you have said the same thing if a commentator, or someone in Congress, during Watergate had said the same about Nixon?

By: DLS

DLS — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 04:26:40 +0000

As usual, few care much, if at all, about what happened, but it became real news once the coverup began.

I wonder if previous experience with politicians and with other celebrities is being applied here, now.

By: rvmike

rvmike — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 03:24:36 +0000

I'm a little concerned that Tiger is covering up a domestic disturbance which could lead to charges against his wife for “domestic battery”? These are serious charges these days and she may also need help with her temper. Whether Tiger did something wrong or not to perpetrate a violent situation is not the issue, rather is he a victim of domestic battery or not..

By: roro80

roro80 — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:53:52 +0000

Yikes, I've got to agree with the rest of the commenters: you nor we are "owed" anything he does not wish to give us, including personal details that are none of our business.

Honestly, none of us know whether Tiger's wife is a hero or an abuser in this story. However, it's clear that if Tiger is a victim of domestic violence, he would have all the same reasons as any DV victim to cover up that abuse, and perhaps more given the stigma against male victims because of the cult of masculinity that follows men in this culture (particularly our athletes). It's also clear that even if there were no evidence whatsoever for abuse, it would be in the monetary interest of newspapers and tabloids to continue spreading the rumors.

Also: "man up"? Really? I thought that phrase was pretty much relegated to dudebro 20-somethings at this point.

By: mikkel

mikkel — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:16:18 +0000

Uh, Tiger Woods is “notorious” for being reticent about his private life and not living out in public. He didn't make his money because he sold himself as tabloid fodder, just to appear in some commercials. It would be one thing if it were Beckham or other sports playboys, but it's not.

So yeah, ditto pacatrue.

By: pacatrue

pacatrue — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:59:45 +0000

Man up, Jazz, and stop caring about something that isn't your business.

By: kritt11

kritt11 — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:43:15 +0000

So, if the companies that give him endorsements want to know more they can ask him. If the consumers who buy the products from those companies want to know more they can stop buying the products.

The rest of us can just move on. No one is pressing charges– in which case it would be police (and our) business. No one died.
What probably happened is that Tiger's wife read the Enquirer and chased him out of the house with his golf club. She ran to his car and bashed in the back window as he drove into the hydrant. Then his cuts were treated at the hospital and he went home.:)

By: shannonlee

shannonlee — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:42:50 +0000

“Man up, Tiger.”

Interesting response. Sounds like you have more problems with Tiger Woods than just his request for privacy.

By: wrinklecream

wrinklecream — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:25:14 +0000

I don't think that people gave him privacy,everybody want to know their favorite celebrities.

http://ezinearticles.com/?Best-Anti-Wrinkle-Cre...