I believe enough is enough already. It has been a little over a week since we have learned about Tiger Woods' accident and how there may be a "potential" marital issue. Yet, why is the media still coverage this, why is it still being widely talked about day in, day out? Has it really been such a slow news day that this is the only news worth covering, or is it really such a shock that Tiger Woods has committed adultery?
Yes, Tiger is a high profile figure (after all, he is the highest paid athlete ever) and is considered to be a celebrity is most cases as well, too. But does this make him better than everyone, more pure? Does it really have to be so scandalous that a person of such high stature in society is a "cheater"? He is human, and like every human he makes mistakes on the golf course and in life.
Yes, what he has done or has supposedly done with his ever growing list of "transgressions" is inexcusable and very sad to see and know to happen, but why must it be so important to know about his personal life failure when this is happening to most people as I type this now? Are we really a society that really only cares about top-profiled peoples lives than the normal-everyday-person that works for a living. Oh, yes, so clumsy for me to forget, that's not as entertaining--that is if it's not filmed in a reality series!
The point is that Tiger is going through an embarrassing situation, and maybe, perhaps, he does deserve all of this publicity (like this hilarious SNL skit) that is exposing all of his bad choices, but just because he is an overpaid entertainer (yes, all sports athletes are entertainers now) this does not make him special nor does it qualify him to make him an instant target to show that he is like the rest of us "normal people". If the man wants his privacy, he should be granted it, but, as the price of his fame and stupid curiosity of people, this is not fortunately so for him.
I know that a lot that I have said is common sense, but this story about Tiger is a prime example of how out of touch we are about values and what is important to us. Now, I admit my short coming as well, I am not perfect, nor do I or will I ever claim to be (I know that I am far from it), but it's cases like these that make me wonder if common sense is really nothing but a myth now.
And for Pete Sake, can we please move on with the Tiger story now!
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