Monday, March 1, 2010

Tiger Woods..Again..Really?

Are the lives of celebrities actually more important than real news that may actually be relevant to people's lives? I guess it is since Tiger Woods is back in the headlines. I recently read an article titled 'Woods back from family counseling' from The Times of India. I thought this article was bad because it is pointless. The who, what, when, where, why, and how of Tiger Woods' life helps no one out. I understand being a little nosey at times. Sometimes other people's lives are a little more interesting than our own but are they really worth being on the home page of a news site? I think any irrelevant news pertaining to the lives of celebrities should be under a sub category, like entertainment, and kept away from the real news that may impact someone's life for real. And the funny thing about this article is that it paints Woods as the victim. It talks about his routine and how he is managing to cope with past events. He is back at home in Orlando from family counseling in Arizona. He spends his days hitting golf balls and getting in shape. Who cares? Not I. It is almost like the writer of the article feels sorry for what happened in Tiger Woods' life. I do not know why since he had nothing to do with Woods' infidelity. Maybe the author is a big fan. Whoever the author may be, they seem to have high hopes for Tiger coming back to the PGA. So much speculation, though Woods says he will not come back to golf until something has been done to try to save his marriage. Tiger states, "As Elin pointed out to me, my real apology to her will not come in the form of words; it will come from my behavior over time." Tiger tries to paint the image that he is truly sorry about his actions but his apology just is not all that believable in my opinion. The writer of the article also writes about how Tiger Woods has lost some of his sponsors because of his actions. Once again, Tiger Woods is painted as the victim. If he had never cheated, he would not have to deal with this problem. The writer needs to know that the only person to blame in this situation is Tiger Woods. In conclusion, besides giving me a topic for this blog, how will this information help me live my life again?

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