Tiger Wood's is no longer keeping schtum. On Friday, he is issuing a public apology for his misdemeanors.
Wood's dramatic fall from grace has been well documented by the media, but seems to have died down somewhat. Why does he feel the need to speak now?
And why do we care?
Woods is obviously apologising to get his career back on track and to win back the public's favour. but he's good at what he does. Why should his personal life affect his professional?
I personally have no interest in Wood's extra-marital activities. Why would I be, he didn't cheat on me. It's an issue between him and golf club wielding wife.
But of course the public can't get enough of these scandals.
John Terry and Toni Poole, Ashley and Cheryl Cole, Vernon Kaye and Tess Daly, and (sigh) Jordan and Peter Andre. High profile couples whose private lives being played out through the media.
Their personal heartbreak is being devoured by the misery hunger vulchers that we are. They sell newspapers. We love reading about their crap lives.
Do we feel guilty? Not a chance. If these celebrities make so many aspects of their lives public they aren't entitled to privacy, right? That is the common belief amongst the public.
Tiger Wood's apology will make headlines. Ashley Cole will probably cheat again, and again, and again. Millions are waiting in anticipation.
Meanwhile, people all over the world are living in poverty, dying of cancer and AIDS but we care more about John Terry being stripped of his captaincy over the England squad.
AH
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I also wrote about this in my blog. It's so true why is it that the world needs to know all about these affairs? I posed the question, should John Terry's infidelity impacted upon his career. I think the answer is no. I apply the same mentality to Tiger Wood's case. He may well be a whore but his sporting career is seperate and should be kept seperate.
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It should not impact on their career at all DA, I agree. But sometimes the persona of a person and their public image is largely a part of their career. Maybe a scandal like this would not impact a dentist, an architect or a farmer's working life, but when people are in the spotlight 24/7 and a large part of their career is the image they portray of themselves or a team, it can indeed impact their careers.
ReplyDeleteWill John Terry's young fans see him sleeping with different women, see him in his big England captaincy career and then believe his infidelity makes him 'cool'? Is that what we want people to aspire too..? He should know that scandals like this affect one's career when it is based in the spotlight and you are so many young people's hero...
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