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 Tiger’s Oppressive Standard of BeautyPosted on Dec 8, 2009
Leave Tiger alone. Enough with the puns—we get that he’s really just a “cheetah” in disguise. Enough with the Barbie-of-the-Day revelations—we get that he’s attracted to a certain type. Enough with the whole thing—we have far more important things to worry about. Yeah, right. Sit down with a friend over lunch and try to have a conversation about health care, climate change, financial regulation or Afghanistan without straying at least once onto the oh-so-unimportant subject of Tiger Woods’ philandering. I’ve given up trying to deny that the unfolding saga is compelling, even if paying attention leaves me feeling a bit disappointed in myself. Prurient interest is rarely something to be proud of. I’m beginning to fear, actually, that the unfolding may never end. If you’re the richest, most famous athlete on the planet, and you have an eye for cocktail waitresses and nightclub hostesses, the opportunities to cheat are probably limited only by the number of hours in the day. It’s becoming clear why Woods’ initial mea culpa was worded vaguely to cover any and all “transgressions.” Wouldn’t want to leave anybody out. I’m not going to pronounce judgment on Woods’ moral fiber, except to state that adultery is bad. I’m also not going to judge the women who have reportedly had affairs with him, except to point out how quick they’ve been, as soon as their names have surfaced, to retain high-priced legal counsel. I will suggest that Woods consider this possibility: Random women he meets in restaurants or bars may not be reduced to putty by his good looks or sparkling wit, but may in fact be aware of how wealthy he is. I was going to critique Woods’ technique of adultery, or at least his apparent selection of playmates, as measured against a theory about philandering developed by my colleague Roxanne Roberts, who has spent years covering the capital’s libidinous social scene for The Washington Post. Roberts postulates that famous, powerful men who decide to stray would be smart to choose women who have just as much to lose if the liaison were to be exposed. Some ultrarich tycoon’s young trophy wife, say, would fit that criterion. Cocktail waitresses and nightclub hostesses, not so much. Advertisement But as more women surface with claims to have bedded Woods, one does begin to marvel at his capacity for multitasking. He is known on the golf course for almost superhuman powers of concentration. Who knew that between shots he was also juggling such complicated logistical arrangements? Or did he have an off-the-course caddie to help with that sort of thing, the way Steve Williams helps him choose between the seven iron and the eight? Here’s my real question, though: What’s with the whole Barbie thing? No offense to anyone out there who actually looks like Barbie, but it really is striking how much the women who’ve been linked to Woods resemble one another. I’m talking about the long hair, the specific body type, even the facial features. Mattel could sue for trademark infringement. This may be the most interesting aspect of the whole Tiger Woods story—and one of the most disappointing. He seems to have been bent on proving to himself that he could have any woman he wanted. But from the evidence, his aim wasn’t variety but some kind of validation. I’m making a big assumption here that the attraction for Woods was mostly physical, but there’s no evidence thus far that he had a lot of time for deep conversation. If adultery is really about the power and satisfaction of conquest, Woods’ self-esteem was apparently boosted only by bedding the kind of woman he thought other men lusted after—the “Playmate of the Month” type that Hugh Hefner turned into the American gold standard. But the world is full of beautiful women of all colors, shapes and sizes—some with short hair or almond eyes, some with broad noses, some with yellow or brown skin. Woods appears to have bought into an “official” standard of beauty that is so conventional as to be almost oppressive. His taste in mistresses leaves the impression of a man who is, deep down, both insecure and image-conscious—a control freak even when he’s committing “transgressions.” Previous item: 21st Century Skills: Education’s New Cliché Next item: Financial Oversight: We're Still Waiting, Mr. President CommentsAre you a Truthdig member yet? Login now, or register with Truthdig. Add Your Comment |
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By Stephjack5, December 27, 2009 at 12:59 am #
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Ya know, I am totally amused by the denial going on here. Tiger’s choice in women isn’t just an “individual choice” issue. Individual choice can reflect overt racism. It reflects a historical racism toward women of color that has been a huge issue from slavery and post reconstruction from the sexual politics of lynching…yes I said LYNCHING. “How dare Tyrone even look at Betty Sue and lust after her ‘pure womanhood.’ Well, obviously he is lusting after her because his woman is inferior in all her non-whitewoman-ness.”
It’s about d*mn time women of color started speaking out about the obvious racism with which women of color are treated not only by white America but by black America too. I wish we could do a study on the racial features/skin color of the wives of black men who make over X dollars a year. The results would be shocking. Tiger represents many many more, and the number of black women dating other races is nowhere near the heights that black male practices have reached.
Racism in American is very much so based in the denial of the existence of it to keep it going. I don’t know why the h*ll more black women don’t just leave this place for England, Canada, or other developed countries that are DRAMATICALLY less racist towards them as a whole.
Great job for raising the issue Mr. Robinson!!!
CALLING OUT RACISM IS NOT RACIST. It isn’t like a friggin’ fart, like, “Whoever smelt it dealt it,” Jeez! The people in this country make women out to be like they are friggin’ tolerated guests in their own country, and it’s sad that more don’t take exception with the situation, having been thoroughly trained in the art of not stirring up REAL shit that affects their lives. I personally refuse to walk the line.
Anybody (probably many many people) that doesn’t see the racism in this situation is just another product of our racist American culture, attempting to stifle an acknowledgment of what women of color face in society.
If you want to make these concerns out to be illogical or unacademic check out any work from Bell Hooks a very well accomplished writer and professor on issues surrounding race and sex here in the US. Ain’t I a Woman is a book that could educate a lot of the masses in this country that harbor deep feelings about black women that condemn them as inferior women in America. Or you could read Michelle Wallace’s Black Macho and the Myth of the Superwoman or any anthology of black women writers such as words. Sojourner Truth’s speech Ain’t I a woman, etc.
I quit now because I know all of what I just said will most likely fall on DEAF ears.
Once again thanks for saying what you said Eugene!
Report thisBy G.Anderson, December 10, 2009 at 2:29 am #
All this really is about how unconscious people are. It’s assumed right from the start that the male was the aggressor, not the women.
Why don’t we examine the sex lives of all the women, in the picture instead of focusing on the man. How many lovers has each one of them had? I doubt if Tiger was their only one.
If you look at Barbie, she’s a role model for female aggression, the hair the make up, that’s what female aggression is all about. How dare you ignore me when I’ve spent billions demanding your attention.
Report thisBy Virginia777, December 9, 2009 at 7:56 pm #
you got that right, dihey!
(and can you write it down in your notes that this is a liberal website?)
how ugly and petty some of these comments are, how embarrassing, how racist, thanks a lot, Eugene
Report thisBy Surf4peace, December 9, 2009 at 7:36 pm #
(Unregistered commenter)
Agreed with all who posted that this article provided little utility. Simply put Tiger is an insensitive jerk.
Report this1. Insecurity? So does he care to address the situation of women of color who date caucasian men? Try opening that Pandora’s box…
2. Certain body type? Those are the kinds of bodies we see in marketing pitches everyday… Oprah notwithstanding… They simply are the standard of beauty so what’s the point in skewering him for it? Take a look at fashion… TV…
3. Image conscious? Who isn’t conscious of image to some degree?
4. Control freak? Try enjoying life w/o having some semblance of control. Pretty obvious when you’re juggling rather shady liaisons you’d want to keep it under wraps.
JokerOC put it best though…
By dihey, December 9, 2009 at 6:39 pm #
I am hugely amazed that the issue of “black” vs. “white” plays any role here. I was under the impression that “black”-“white” dating was no longer frowned upon. Apparently and sadly I seem to be wrong because there are still bigots out there who take offense at it.
Report thisI assure the readers of Common Dreams that most West Europeans will look at these reactions and conclude that we Americans are still an ugly race.
By gichaba, December 9, 2009 at 5:43 pm #
Melpol,
All true except that in Tiger’s world, he has avoided anything other than blond and caucasian. A true United Nations playa would sample goodies from other parts of the world.
Heck he just travelled to South Africa; I have seen some serious booty down there. He played in Shangai before then, serious coy honies down in Hong Kong. Didn’t he make a stop in Dubai too? Persian and Arab women have a certain sensual aura that is hard to find anywhere.
Report thisBy BobZ, December 9, 2009 at 4:41 pm #
Tiger Woods preference for shallow “barbie” types fits in with the shallowness of
Report thismost of sports, especially golf. So no real surprise there. The big surprise is how
he got away with this so long when apparently it was no secret either in Orlando
or Las Vegas. Tiger Woods played the “corporate” role so well it really was a shock
that he played a round off the golf course. Now that he claims to be just a normal
person like the rest of us, he can start acting that way on the golf course and
eliminate his corporate persona.
By melpol, December 9, 2009 at 4:39 pm #
The chance to share in the peace prize should be given to Tiger Woods. He has
Report thisearned the right to be called a leader in the battle against racial isolation. If more
whites followed his lead and shared their bedrooms with blacks, racial Integration
would become a reality. Tiger deserves respect instead of condemnation for his
racial pioneering.
By monomotapa1, December 9, 2009 at 3:17 pm #
(Unregistered commenter)
Eugene Robinson charitably avoids taking on Woods for explicilty perferring white women. The features he alludes to - long hair, specific body type, and facial features - are also common among black women. The most damning thing here, the common denominator, is the particular race of these women. Why is Robinson avoiding that big elephant in the room?
Report thisBy MrNogatco, December 9, 2009 at 2:18 pm #
A few thoughts:
So maybe he is attracted to a certain “type” of woman, why is this a problem?
Because he is black and his wife is Swedish and blonde?
What about Hugh Hefner…is his standard of beauty, cookie-cutter blondes with silicone breasts, “oppressive” too?
Robert DeNiro has a reputation for being attracted to Black women, what is his problem I wonder?
Personally I find this whole celebrity psychoanalysis thing a bit ridiculous and I don’t say this often but in Tiger Woods’ case I would even go so far and say it is racist.
For some reason I doubt as many people would anyone be making such a fuss over his taste in women if he was white.
Report thisBy Virginia777, December 9, 2009 at 1:35 pm #
talk about Barbies, how come we’re not talking about Yukon Barbie, Sarah Palin?
Report thisBy MrNogatco, December 9, 2009 at 1:32 pm #
(Unregistered commenter)
Just because he is rich and famous he is now put under a microscope by journalists and armchair psychologists everywhere.
A few thoughts:
So maybe he is attracted to a certain “type” of woman, why is this a problem?
Because he is black and his wife is Swedish and blonde?
What about Hugh Hefner…is his standard of beauty, cookie-cutter blondes with breast implants, “oppressive” too?
Robert DeNiro has a reputation for being attracted to Black women, what is his problem I wonder?
Personally I find this whole celebrity psychoanalysis thing a bit ridiculous and I don’t say this often but in the Tiger Woods case I would even go so far and say it is racist.
People likely wouldn’t be making the same fuss about his taste in women if he was white.
Report thisBy melpol, December 9, 2009 at 11:35 am #
High tech devices that are capable of reading the thoughts of a potential criminal
Report thisis still only a sci-fi fantasy. But it would stop a crime before it happens, and end
racial and ethnic profiling. Racists do not need to read minds to discover criminal
intentions. They are alerted whenever they see a black out of the hood. Trillions
have been spent on defending the nation against potential criminals at home and
abroad. Let us hope we are not pointing our finger at the wrong guys.
By FlamingLib, December 9, 2009 at 10:34 am #
To paraphrase James Carville, addressing the problem of a potential co-respondent claiming sexual dalliance with Bill Clinton: “She’s what you get when you drag a hundred dollar bill through a trailer park.” These women knew Woods was married. They bear some of the blame.
Report thisBy deeceevoice, December 9, 2009 at 7:44 am #
(Unregistered commenter)
Okay. As a Black woman, I admit to a more than a little schadenfreude over the whole Tiger Woods affair: the “Cablanasian” with a fixation on not only “Barbies,” as Robinson mentions, but WHITE ones, as Robinson so obviously does not. The exceptional, accomplished Black man who is loath to call himself one is, it turns out, the very embodiment of a ubiquitous, well known stereotype: the wealthy, Black, male athlete with an overactive libido and an insatiable taste for white meat.
If Woods saw the SNL skit that aired this past Saturday, he was probably mortified to be the butt of the joke—and, I would wager, equally annoyed by the fact that he was played by Keenan Thompson.
In the end, it seems, Woods is as common as the women he beds. (Yeah, I’d say Woods definitely has a control fetish.)
The whole business is as deliciously ironic as it is sordid.
The tragedy is the impact on his family and that there are young children involved. If Woods wanted to run around like a randy dog, then he never should have married.
Shame on him. I hope Elin takes him for every million she can.
Report thisBy gichaba, December 9, 2009 at 3:19 am #
(Unregistered commenter)
Of course, Robinson is correct in his assessment.
Tiger obviously has some racial insecurities. Black and proud, he is not. Or half black, or the “blasian” garbage I have heard he refers to himself. Whatever.
He married a woman whose total accomplishment to that that point in life was being a babysitter for another golfer. And oh yea, she happens to be very blond. Not particularly attractive, but nevertheless, very blond. Scandinavian blond. Hey, to each his own..
Report thisBy Rex, December 9, 2009 at 12:32 am #
(Unregistered commenter)
Some of Tiger’s ladies’—Grrr… are actractive sure—but at times, it’s almost like he grabbed the nearest waitress, Bill Clinton-style.
Check out Mindy Lawton: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeRiTuXF7tY
Report thisBy heavyrunner, December 8, 2009 at 11:23 pm #
I think the only beautiful woman in the Tiger Woods situation is his wife. Every one of the “outed” woman looks like a shallow, cheap plastic person who would bore me and make me get a blood test if I was foolish enough to have relations with them.
Report thisBy Jimmyhoffa, December 8, 2009 at 10:56 pm #
I switched on a repeat of “Countdown with Keith Olbermann” last night. It is a program that Eugene Robertson frequently appears on.
I was uncomfortable to hear teasers for a Tiger Woods story before every commercial break. I can’t prove it, but I noticed some reluctance and embarrassment from Olbermann each time he mentioned the story.
I imagine that there is a team of higher-ups at MSNBC who require certain stories from each broadcast just for ratings’ purposes. That is probably why Rachel Maddow went fishing for a week after Michael Jackson died. Other hosts weren’t so lucky.
Who asked Eugene Robertson to write this article? Was it TruthDig or the Washington Post or someone else? What would happen if PBS asked Bill Moyers’ to do the same?
The difference is: for-profit news and non-profit news. For-profit news can be a reliable source of information and opinion, although the trickle of information is quite slow and often predictably sensationalist.
Non-profit news is the only concerted news effort. If the point is to “dig” deep and to find the most important and interesting stories, then unthoughtful people will inevitably detach from the dialogue. The only way to engage the paying masses seems to be through tabloid journalism or emotionally charged recitation of talking points. Its the case with Fox News, and its the case with MSNBC.
News can be entertaining because it informs and connects us with the bigger picture. However, journalism has been steadily cheapened and dumbed down into a vapid exchange of forgettable yet culturally charged “stories.”
I was born in the 80s, and started using a computer lab in 5th grade, when desktop computers became fiscally viable. Since then, computer technology has ushered a media age in which more and more people are chiming in.
My assertion is that most liberal media outlets do not serve as a counter-point to conservative media outlets. Liberal media outlets often serve as a counterpoint to concerted efforts at informing people.
For this reason I will no longer watch MSNBC. I never watched Fox News
Report thisBy Virginia777, December 8, 2009 at 9:35 pm #
Eugene, I’ve been thinking, are you, deep-down, jealous of Tiger Woods?
“His taste in mistresses leaves the impression of a man who is, deep down, both insecure and image-conscious—a control freak even when he’s committing “transgressions.”
hmmm? a little angry here, aren’t we?
Report thisBy JokerOC, December 8, 2009 at 7:26 pm #
So Tiger is insecure because he sleeps with attractive women…. Right, so he
Report thisshould she sleep with fat women or what the writer of this garbage article thinks
attractive is. This sounds like the fat chick or loser guy who can’t get a date in
high school writing a self rightous article to mask their own insecurity, failures,
jealousy, and sense of worthlessness. Terrible article.
By G.Anderson, December 8, 2009 at 6:50 pm #
What planet do you live on?
It’s been my experience, that once women find out that he’s available, it won’t matter to them.
They’ll be women lining up around the block to sleep with him. Probably even before then.
He’s already provded that he’s a big payday for some women out there, which makes him all the more attractive.
And if they consider themselves, as Tiger’s type, that’s just more of an incentive to do what ever it takes.
Report thisBy mef, December 8, 2009 at 6:50 pm #
(Unregistered commenter)
“our society (like so many in the world) coddles
males, lets them get away with being selfish,
thoughtless, irresponsible, completely self-centered
and inconsiderate of other people during their
childhoods while their sisters are expected to become
well-behaved repressed virginal obedient pretty
little servants just waiting to be acquired by some
male who will support them for life.”
Geez, have I been missing out!
Report thisBeen all around our three coasts, been to the big
cities, cow towns, ‘burbs; even here and there abroad
(“like so many in the world.”).
But, this is not my experience—though doubtless some
Barbie-haters must think so.
And they even call me cute.
By politicky, December 8, 2009 at 6:22 pm #
The man makes lots of money hitting a little ball around on what I believe are an incredible waste of resources (golf courses).
The distraction factor is front and center.
I do my best to ignore it, but it appears to be everywhere.
Gah.
Report thisBy Mary Ann McNeely, December 8, 2009 at 5:19 pm #
Tiger: Move to Salt Lake City. The Barbie look is everywhere! The golf courses aren’t so hot, however.
Report thisBy George Thompson, December 8, 2009 at 4:51 pm #
(Unregistered commenter)
Most American men like the Barbie type because it’s all we see on tv and in magazines. It’s starting to change to brunettes but their bodies still look the same. To make matters worse Tiger lives in a white world and it is obvious that he has this weakness for thin blue-eyed blondes with large breasts. It shows that no matter how brilliant Tiger may be on the golf course he is still subject to the indoctrination and brainwashing that everyone else is. Tiger is not a hero. He’s a golf player. That’s all. He is flawed like all of us. Hell I have a weakness for women with big butts. If I was Tiger I’m sure there would be plenty of big butts everyone I turned so that either someone could blackmail me or so that the elite could use it as another media distraction to keep bankrupting America. Tiger doesn’t matter but it does make a statement about what is wrong with society in general. Everything is disposable. Consumerism has won. Objects and things are now more important that human life. We are ALL expendable and bow to immortal corporatocracy.
Report thisBy Virginia777, December 8, 2009 at 3:38 pm #
hey Thong-girl,
I know its “fun” for you (and NABNYC) to analysis a celebrity’s sex life with tabloid glee (along with your pal Eugene)
but if you do it on Truthdig, you are going to get called out for it.
Report thisBy NABNYC, December 8, 2009 at 3:34 pm #
Most of the “analysis” of the Tiger Woods scandal is just a silly waste of breath. The truth is that our society (like so many in the world) coddles males, lets them get away with being selfish, thoughtless, irresponsible, completely self-centered and inconsiderate of other people during their childhoods while their sisters are expected to become well-behaved repressed virginal obedient pretty little servants just waiting to be acquired by some male who will support them for life.
Wealthy and successful men frequently have women following them around, offering to have sex with them, no strings attached (so they say). These women may be of some interest because they have been taught that simply by being touched (nevermind more-than-touched) by a powerful male, somehow their lives will change and they will become important, they will have value. Young women who have been taught that the only way they can expect or hope to find someone who cares about them is by looking a certain way, which may require plastic surgery, then having wild sex (or pretending to) with lots of men in the pathetic hope one of those men will love them. Now that is sad.
These women, mostly nameless and faceless but existing in all parts of our country, are a sad reflectiong of our society because they reflect how our we devalue women. Women are assumed to be weak, emotional, incompetent, dumb, silly, or no importance beyond serving as decorations. Men are assumed to strong, logical, capable, smart, important, destined from birth to “run” things and make all the decisions in the home and in the country. Too many of our men have no character at all because they are born good-looking, assumed to be smart and honest, and get away with everything.
All Tiger Woods represents is another rich powerful American male who takes what he wants when he wants it. Read Dave Zirin’s recent comments about the adored Golfer’s refusal to even speak out against the sex trade industry.
And here’s a radical thought: just because women make themselves available does not mean that a married man is forced to have sex with them. He could use some control. He could choose to honor his wife, respect his marriage, and not screw around. He could decide that his wife is too important for him to expose her to sexually transmitted diseases without her even knowing it. He could decide that he would keep his word, respect his wife and teach his kids to do the same by example. He’s not retarded, not limited in resources, not working a back-breaking day far from home and all alone. He could jump on a jet and be home every night, or bring his wife with him.
This isn’t a moral question. It’s just a complete lack of character. And in that, Woods is simply enjoying the perks of being a rich and powerful man in America.
Report thisBy Thong-girl, December 8, 2009 at 3:24 pm #
By Virginia777
Honey, I’m not sure anyone here knows what you’re talking about and you’re no fun. Run along now sweetie.
Report thisBy Virginia777, December 8, 2009 at 3:19 pm #
ITW…
I, um, agree with you (strange, I know…)
“Who gives a $#!t?” exactly!!
Report thisBy Inherit The Wind, December 8, 2009 at 3:15 pm #
Why does Eugene Robinson who is usually so thoughtful, care?
It’s a big deal that Tiger Woods only “likes” blondes, but nobody EVER cared that Robert DeNiro almost exclusively dated Black women and married one. Why?
Someone once described Louie Armstrong as a being like a train that women threw themselves in front of and he occasionally couldn’t avoid running into them (so to speak).
I don’t condone adultery, but it’s usually not a crime, and it’s certainly NOT rare, especially among famous athletes…Babe Ruth cheated every chance he could—he had NO resistance or self-control.
Wilt Chamberlain claimed he bedded 20,000 women. Magic Johnson put the #s he slept with in the thousands.
So…Who gives a $#!t?
Report thisBy Virginia777, December 8, 2009 at 2:40 pm #
Thong-girl, I could give a ____ about your “analysis” of someone else’s life… (a “someone” who happens to be a black celebrity).
Your petty tabloid comments (which dig into Tiger’s family) are moralizing
(ummm,“Thong-girl” moralizing? what is wrong with that picture, TD-ers?)
and petty, and an illustration of Chris Hedge’s article, the next page over.
Report thisBy johnnyfarout, December 8, 2009 at 2:22 pm #
I concur with thong-girl, let’s get this guy a proper alibi and a bail out so all those wonderful “businesses” don’t go under! This is all so distracting… it’s making me the hottest!
Report thisBy dihey, December 8, 2009 at 2:22 pm #
Eugene: I regret to inform you that Roxanne Roberts’ theory is totally wrong. Male philandering is driven by the male DNA as inherited from the chimpanzee hence the choice of female to be impregnated is irrelevant other than the probability that the joint offspring is better suited for survival. Of course humans do not have to give in to the dictates of their DNA.
Report thisBy samosamo, December 8, 2009 at 2:19 pm #
By Thong-girl, December 8 at 2:04 pm
It is not bullshit producers as much as ‘bullshit artists’.
And secondly, it is the never ending bullshit story the msm loves to nurture but in
this case it is on someone who is considered a national treasure of one of the
most empty and mindless activities america produces.
Evidence? Just go to any msm site or channel and this is headline and breaking
news.
Excuse me while I keep trying to stop laughing at the msm’s well cultivated
Report thisvegetable garden.
By dihey, December 8, 2009 at 2:16 pm #
I am amazed that the role of DNA in human behavior is ignored by nearly all pseudo-scientific sociologists decades after the structure and role of DNA was established.
Report thisI therefore think that most of you are completely wrong. Philandering is neither about validation nor about lust but is ordered by the male DNA as inherited from the chimpanzee. This does not mean that one is obliged to give in to our DNA like chimps do.
By Thong-girl, December 8, 2009 at 2:04 pm #
Samosamo, it can’t be Tiger’s fault, it must be because his Dad died, and he really liked his Dad you know, and so that may have caused him to seek the arms of bimbo’s which reminded him of how he felt, apparently, when his Dad was alive? No, that won’t fly, let’s go with, he was under medication for a rare ailment and it made him all woozy and he just couldn’t tell the difference between young blondes? NO way that goes anywhere. Been tried too many times and no one believes that. Let’s see, what’a ya got out there folks, we can’t let his meal ticket eat it. If the Tiger brand fails, he will take whole agencies with him. Some of those agencies are the most productive bullshit producers in the world. I mean, they got a few billion people morons to follow a story about this dildo for weeks just because he got caught doing what every man on the planet wishes he was doing.
Report thisBy John D., December 8, 2009 at 1:41 pm #
Virginia777:
Eugene Robinson is an African American and well respected journalist.
Report thisBy samosamo, December 8, 2009 at 1:33 pm #
By liecatcher, December 8 at 11:33 am and thong girl
Both of you have a better grasp of what robinson is about and that is the sad
and horrible state of affairs with the msm that just loves loading the info waves
with useless crap as this, well maybe not useless because I am having myself a
big old laugh at a celebrity’s, tiger’s, plight that is all his doing and looks as if
it may be his undoing, also as MRFREEZE puts it, the waste of valuable land.
Thus I think tiger is doing more than I could expect to bring to light the shady
world of golf.
I do hope that the individual taken from tiger’s home is ok and not the victim of
a male retaliating against his own stupidity, hubris, lust and greed.
Oh, how the mighty will fall. And florida, you can keep him.
Report thisBy montanawildhack, December 8, 2009 at 1:30 pm #
mrfreeze,,,
You question if golf is a sport… Of course it is…
Have you ever tried breaking par after drinking 15 Pabst Blue Ribbons and smoking a couple joints???
That’s when I really start to shine on the links…
Tiger has a couple beers and runs into a tree and a fire hydrant… He’s no athelete as far as I’m concerned….
And give the brother a break!!! So, Robinson should babble on about the bullshit going on in Iraq and Afghanistan??? That’s so boring!!! I can’t wait for the next war with Iran…. It’s gonna Rule!!!
Report this5000 dead Americans in 8 years… Try 5000 dead Americans in 15 minutes…. Go Team!!!!!!
By Virginia777, December 8, 2009 at 1:14 pm #
having just read the full article, I have to say I am sickened by Eugene Robinson!
His cloying beginning about “not caring” turns into full-on mud throwing and sleazy tabloid titillation:
“Here’s my real question, though: What’s with the whole Barbie thing?”
He then goes on, as a white man, to puritanically scold Tiger for his choice in women. Transfer this guy to the Enquirer, its where he most definitely, belongs.
Report thisBy Virginia777, December 8, 2009 at 1:01 pm #
I’m with you, PSmith, what a waste of time this article is. As if we haven’t heard enough from the MSM about Tiger Woods - ALL of it tinged with racism about “that black guy who likes white girls”.
Mr. Robinson goes down that same tabloid path here, how ugly, petty and useless.
Report thisBy Thong-girl, December 8, 2009 at 12:30 pm #
By Marshall K, December 8 at 10:39 am #
“Why the hell is there a Tiger Woods piece here?????????”
Marshall, I sure hope you weren’t referring to me?
Report thisBy mrfreeze, December 8, 2009 at 12:18 pm #
The whole “Tiger Woods” thing is predicated on the biggest lie in existence today:
That Tiger Woods (or any golfer for that matter) is an ATHLETE.
Golf is not a “sport.” It is an “activity” more akin to playing canasta or shooting pool. My friends who ballroom dance get more physical activity (they may even be adulterers for all I know) than the fat slobs that litter golf courses around the world.
So, not only is it disturbing that people are interested in Mr. Woods’ questionable integrity, but they are also obsessed with something they believe to be a sport, which is, in fact, is a waste of good land.
Report thisBy Ouroborus, December 8, 2009 at 12:16 pm #
Thong-girl, December 8 at 11:38 am #
Yours seems to be the only relevant post regarding this
Report thismost ludicrous distraction.
Why oh why do we care?
By Thong-girl, December 8, 2009 at 11:38 am #
Oh Marilyn, oh Marilyn, why’d you do me so wrong,
those long blonde tresses and skin tight dresses have made my wang so long,
Poor, poor, pitiful Tiger, the unassuaged maestro of the long ball(er), is actually a miserable little twit. Yet, like a Bill Clinton or pretty much any guy you know who is given unlimited access to blonde whores will take advantage because that is what they all were put on the earth for. Get real and learn how we got here and maybe you will then understand why these ballers are all alike.
Report thisBy liecatcher, December 8, 2009 at 11:33 am #
To:johnnyfarout, December 8 at 11:17 am
Hey johnnyfarout:
If anyone needed an example of a red herring, you
Report thisprovided one. Earlier this year it was the Michael
Jackson crap, then the balloon boy hoax.
It’s too bad we have to have the irrelevant along with
the bad & the ugly, but professional writers need
steady work & the paparazzi keep the uneducated &
undereducated occupied while the predators prey on us.
By montanawildhack, December 8, 2009 at 11:27 am #
Johnnyfarout,,
Loved the post….
“Let them eat moths.”
Report thisBy johnnyfarout, December 8, 2009 at 11:17 am #
If I learn one more goddamn inane thing about a celebrity… Is this about adultery? No it’s not. At least with adultery there’d be some passion and pathos and privacy. This is about an SUV, a marriage contract, and the golf club used to hide the murder of an entire planet load of innocents. So rich ass Woody gets to fuck like a bunny while the rest of us try to capture the moths as they fly out of our purses, so we can have at least something to eat. I do dig the cartoons from China on all this…I think they are on to the real message here. America is a shallow unhealthy place where no one has any sense of proportion left,… just like a Barbie(which by the way have no genitalia—didn’t you ever look?)!
Report thisBy Mark, December 8, 2009 at 11:00 am #
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Robinson’s view on the Tiger Woods scandal in a nutshell:
“The brother doesn’t bang any sistas.”
I can’t believe Robinson draws a paycheck for writing the drivel he regularly turns out!
There are at least a dozen amatuer bloggers out there who crank out better stuff than Robinson.
Report thisBy MikethePhilosopher, December 8, 2009 at 10:50 am #
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It was reported on a news program that 90 percent of professional athletes have affairs. We all should know that this Tiger Woods episode is just a small tip of the iceberg. Your Barbie allusion became a possibility with the second disclosure and a likely association with the third disclosure. The reason for the public’s fascination is more profound. The more important public issues are only followed by people who are more reasonably oriented. These people are more cognitively evolved than the more authoritarian majority. With so many more important issues out there it is certainly immoral for the public media to sensationalize this Tiger fiasco. After all the public media is the de facto main educational source for the majority of Americans after they complete their State supported, required schooling. We have evolved standards for state supported schools. These standards have even been supported in court. The public media, being free of these standards, has failed miserably to educate reasonably. The link between journalists and politics is one significant factor and the dopamine effect of learning about these scandals is only one miniscule effect. I may have failed miserably but I was trying to put this story into a broader context.
Report thisBy sns, December 8, 2009 at 10:47 am #
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this truly is an asinine op piece.
Report thisBy Marshall K, December 8, 2009 at 10:39 am #
Why the hell is there a Tiger Woods piece here?????????
Report thisOne of the reasons I love this site is the lack of
bullstuff gossip crap. Just because Eugene Robinson
wrote it, and gave it a sort of feminist perspective,
does not make it less vacuous.
By montanawildhack, December 8, 2009 at 9:18 am #
I make $12 an hour and have no health insurance but I’ll show that cheating bastard Tiger a thing or two… I’m not gonna buy one of those Cadillac luxury vehicles he shills for…. that’ll show ‘em….....
Report thisBy liecatcher, December 8, 2009 at 7:45 am #
Tiger’s Oppressive Standard of Beauty
Posted on Dec 8, 2009 BY Eugene Robinson
Prostitution & hypocrisy have been around a long
time.
Fortunately the paparazzi , professional writers, &
voyeurs benefit.
Of course the current White House predator is always
pleased when a red
herring hits the press & enhances his legerdemain.
Report thisBy PSmith, December 8, 2009 at 6:51 am #
FATUOUS - WHO ME? - EUGENE ROBINSON
Yet another reason to never read the vacuous and irrelevant talking head from the MSM Washington Post.
How about those 27,000 missing muslims. Are they alive or in mass graves?
Or would you rather talk about the size of your ego blowing hard about other people’s private lives?
TORTURE - US SECRET PRISONS
AFGHANISTAN
Afghanistan in one sentence, from Craig Murray - UK ambassador to Uzbekistan -
DEGRADATION - OURS
“There are so many lies about Afghanistan. It’s about money. It’s about oil. It’s about drugs. It’s about the abuse of human rights. It’s about degradation. It’s about all of us paying through our taxes for wars that benefit a tiny clique.”
- Craig Murray - UK/USA made use of Uzbek torture Pt2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MQoG5wfx5g#t=09m56s
US SECRET PRISONS
When Torture Kills: Ten Murders In US Prisons In Afghanistan -
http://www.andyworthington.co.uk/2009/07/01/when-torture-kills-ten-murders-in-us-prisons-in-afghanistan/
US Secret prisons - UK Reprieve - http://www.reprieve.org.uk/secretprisons
27,000 MISSING MUSLIMS
Robert Fisk - “There is just one little problem, though, and that’s the “missing” prisoners. Not the victims who have been (still are being?) tortured in Guantanamo, but the thousands who have simply disappeared into US custody abroad or – with American help – into the prisons of US allies. Some reports speak of 20,000 missing men, most of them Arabs, all of them Muslims. Where are they? Can they be freed now? Or are they dead? If Obama finds that he is inheriting mass graves from George W Bush, there will be a lot of apologising to do.”
Robert Fisk, the same incensed honourable man who fearlessly reported the Sabra and Shatila genocide of Ariel Sharon who, after the Israeli inquiry, was fired as Israeli Defense minister and forever more branded a war criminal. Would that there be such an inquiry in the U.S. -
http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/fisk/robert-fisk-obama-has-to-pay-for-eight-years-of-bushs-delusions-1001092.html
Clive Stafford Smith: “US Holding 27,000 in Secret Overseas Prisons; Transporting Prisoners to Iraqi Jails to Avoid Media & Legal Scrutiny,” on Democracy Now. Click on Real Video Stream - main video corrupted. What a surprise. Not. -
http://www.democracynow.org/2008/5/19/clive_stafford_smith
AND NOW?
When will this story be followed up? When will some fearless muckrakers of the press answer the
questions “Are they alive? Or are they in mass graves?” - Tony Blair - Boiling for Britain? -
http://jamblichus.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/boileddude.jpg
Report thisBy PSmith, December 8, 2009 at 6:51 am #
FATUOUS - WHO ME? - EUGENE ROBINSON
Yet another reason to never read the vacuous and irrelevant talking head from the MSM Washington Post.
How about those 27,000 missing muslims. Are they alive or in mass graves?
Or would you rather talk about the size of your ego blowing hard about other people’s private lives?
TORTURE - US SECRET PRISONS
AFGHANISTAN
Afghanistan in one sentence, from Craig Murray - UK ambassador to Uzbekistan -
DEGRADATION - OURS
“There are so many lies about Afghanistan. It’s about money. It’s about oil. It’s about drugs. It’s about the abuse of human rights. It’s about degradation. It’s about all of us paying through our taxes for wars that benefit a tiny clique.”
- Craig Murray - UK/USA made use of Uzbek torture Pt2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MQoG5wfx5g#t=09m56s
US SECRET PRISONS
When Torture Kills: Ten Murders In US Prisons In Afghanistan -
http://www.andyworthington.co.uk/2009/07/01/when-torture-kills-ten-murders-in-us-prisons-in-afghanistan/
US Secret prisons - UK Reprieve - http://www.reprieve.org.uk/secretprisons
27,000 MISSING MUSLIMS
Robert Fisk - “There is just one little problem, though, and that’s the “missing” prisoners. Not the victims who have been (still are being?) tortured in Guantanamo, but the thousands who have simply disappeared into US custody abroad or – with American help – into the prisons of US allies. Some reports speak of 20,000 missing men, most of them Arabs, all of them Muslims. Where are they? Can they be freed now? Or are they dead? If Obama finds that he is inheriting mass graves from George W Bush, there will be a lot of apologising to do.”
Robert Fisk, the same incensed honourable man who fearlessly reported the Sabra and Shatila genocide of Ariel Sharon who, after the Israeli inquiry, was fired as Israeli Defense minister and forever more branded a war criminal. Would that there be such an inquiry in the U.S. -
http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/fisk/robert-fisk-obama-has-to-pay-for-eight-years-of-bushs-delusions-1001092.html
Clive Stafford Smith: “US Holding 27,000 in Secret Overseas Prisons; Transporting Prisoners to Iraqi Jails to Avoid Media & Legal Scrutiny,” on Democracy Now. Click on Real Video Stream - main video corrupted. What a surprise. Not. -
http://www.democracynow.org/2008/5/19/clive_stafford_smith
AND NOW?
When will this story be followed up? When will some fearless muckrakers of the press answer the
questions “Are they alive? Or are they in mass graves?” - Tony Blair - Boiling for Britain? -
http://jamblichus.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/boileddude.jpg
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