As a true sensible African man, a full hot blooded African male at that, am quite perturbed at all the hullaballoo surrounding Mr. Tiger Woods’s private life. I believe the only tacit contract that we, the public, have with Mr. Tiger Woods revolves around how he swings his golf stick, whether it hits the ball or not and whether it translates into another PGA title or a Major. What is surprising me is the appetite that the blood thirsty tabloids have about how he swings his other natural stick, who it hits, and the title of the woman that it hits. The fascination should be the holes he hits in the US Open, British Open, San Diego etc, not the holes of porn stars, waitresses and stewardesses his balls have found a hole in.
To me, this is utter rubbish. A man is entitled to some more extra-curricular activities apart from what you are paid for. How else would a man celebrate his achievements if not to cavort and carouse. Married or not. Why would any one go an extra mile to achieve success, fame and money if not to occasionally show off to women? Do you, in your wildest dreams, expect Tiger Woods to proclaim his tigritude in the field and retire home to Elin? Everyday of his life?
It doesn’t work that way. We measure the amount of success by the number of women your power dazzles to bed. Your wife is there to criticize you; your mistresses are there to massage your ego. It has been an unwritten law since the beginning of time. It will be so till the end of time. J.F Kennedy and Brothers, Bill Clinton, Albert Einstein, Sulvio Berlusconi, Sani Abacha, Mobuto Sesse Seko, Jacob Zuma…the list is endless. Tiger is in good company.
Extra-marital sex is the hallmark of success!
Celebrities are human too. We should not expect of them some standards that we can’t apply to ourselves.
I was quite heartened by his fellow golfers who came to his defense. They know what good sport sex is! They are as guilty as Woods, only that they are not as newsworthy/tabloidsworthy. Even Jesus knew it too well, thousand of years ago; he came to the defense of a prostitute by daring any man who was not guilty of adultery to throw the first stone. Even in those moral days, not one man dared!
Elin is being unfair to all other women who want a share of the action that Tiger Woods is. I am sure he accepted Woods partly because for his success. He should have been ready for this. It was part of the implicit package. She knew too well that she was not marrying another bloke on the street. The fact that Tiger was shy does not mean that women will not make a pass on him. If a fellow is shy in making a move, it doesn’t mean he is shy in accepting one.
Elin should not make unfair demands on Woods, as long he puts food on the table, answers when the kids shout ‘daddy’, be present for her and the kids occasionally, that is what a good father and husband is all about. Beyond that is just but a Hollywood movie.
The world should stop making Elin feel like a victim in all this. She should be told in no uncertain terms that all real men are all like that. Even in the Vatican. You should only be worried if your man does not dog around. It shows you married a good-for-nothing society reject.
Let Tiger frolic in the woods like all other tigers.
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