Last Friday, I turned on my television to check the weather and almost had a fit.
Not because the weather channel was inaccurately predicting the weather for the afternoon but because Tiger Woods was staring back at me.
Yes, golfer Tiger Woods was on the weather channel apologizing to me for his infidelity! Are you serious?!
Maybe I missed the wedding he and I had, or the children we share, or maybe the commitment he made to me before God. Uh-no, I think that I would remember those billions of dollars in my checkbook! So why was he apologizing to me again? Why was he apologizing to my fellow American citizens for what he did to his own family?
I understand Mr. Woods has an “image” to uphold, but it becomes a problem when we, as fans, start thinking that we are really owed something from these celebrities.
Many times, we feel as though public figures owe us apologies for mistakes they have made in their personal lives and I cannot wrap my mind around that foolishness. These people are entertainers. They are not supposed to raise your children, help you rest at night or instill moral values in your family.
They are here to do something very simple: entertain.
Tiger Woods does not owe me or my fellow citizens any form of apology for what he did to his family.
I do not care how many PGA Tournaments he has won, records he has broken, or endorsements he has. At the end of the day, Tiger Woods is just like the rest of us. He is human and he makes mistakes!
I am in no way condoning his behavior nor trying to minimize the severity of his actions but I, along with the rest of America, definitely am not in any position to crucify him or demand a public apology!
Marriage is sacred and what Mr. Woods did is between him, his family, and God. Whether he was faithful to his wife or not is ultimately none of our business because a sacred relationship should not and cannot be touched by anyone but God.
It has nothing to do with our day-to-day activities and plastering the press conference on every single station as if it were a Presidential address annoyed me beyond words.
Is that ‘breaking news’ America? Is this what we consider breaking news? Forget about the missing child, raped college student, murdered husband-let’s put Tiger Woods on every station so he can apologize to America for the decisions he has made in this personal life! Sounds a tad bit ridiculous doesn’t it?
If this is what our country considers a priority, we have a lot of work ahead of us.
I say all this to simple say: Swing that golf club Mr. Woods but please, keep your apology!
Ms. Aida Fall