Of course, that doesn’t mean he should cheat. But we all find ways to escape our lives in little ways, and he chose a really immature, unethical, immoral way. And with such women!

The public absolutely has every right for as much info as they want (though the topic of whether what the publuic wants is good for it or not is another topic). Tiger has made himself a brand. Slap his name on something golf-related and it sells, because of the charicature and abilities of Tiger the person are transferred to Tiger the brand. I like the charicature, so every time I buy something endorsed by the Tiger Woods Brand, I pay Tiger Woods. So he has my money, and now I have a continuing expectation that he at least maintains the chariacture that he has established.

What if Prince Albert Pujols was a DBag (or Gretzkey, or Montana, or Jordan)? All the skill in the world, but disrespected his teammates, his fans, his family, was constantly seen durnk around town hitting on women in clubs, doing druggs etc. What would his Brand represent? Would you buy an Albert Pujols Jersey? Or a life-sized “Big Head,” and stick it up on the wall? Like a true Anti-hero he would champion excellence in his field, but otherwise be a failure. So while people woudl still buy tickets to watch him play (excellence in his field), (unless he endorsed Miller Light) his endorsements wouldn’t be worth the paper on whic it was printed.

The Role model thing is hard to theorize about. I think you have to be there. What I do know is that kids have heroes. Whether Charles Barkley or Tiger asked for it, or wants it, that’s what they are.

Is adultery a legally documented (state/national) crime? If so, why aren’t people like Tiger Woods charged with it and penalized under the legal system?

Also, if it is a crime, I wonder if the PGA is going to suspend Tiger similarly to how other sports have been suspending their players lately for crimes unrelated to their sports.

I wonder if your opinions would be different if your lives were different. What if Jamey was married and had a daughter who was 12, and Laurens song, Braden was also 12. What if these children loved golf and looked up to Tiger Woods as the role model he has portrayed himself to be? If YOU had to answer the questions that your children would ask in this situation, would you still feel it is none of our business? Or would you think, “thanks ALOT Tiger!”?
Yes, sports IS entertainment. But along with it comes the image people portray. Tiger has taken that role as the squeeky clean guy and run with it. He opens schools, he does charity work, and has people in the dozens who have worked hard to polish that image. It is SOOO hypocritical to set yourself up to be this good guy, role model and then have DOZENS of mistresses. If he wanted to be the bad boy, play THAT role and don’t set yourself above others. Remember, he was doing this for 3 yrs, while his wife was giving him 2 lovely children.
Also, Tiger used to LOVE to hang out and play golf with Michael Jordan. But when Michael started getting rumors about him in the papers about gambling and longtime affairs,, Tiger distanced himself from it..Hypocritical.

How does one explain the downfall of a role model to their child? What do I say now after pointing to Tiger as an example of what happens when you work hard and apply yourself to something you love? All I know is that if his father was alive, the bruises he got from his wife wouldnt be the ONLY ones we would be seeing on him. He let himself, his family, the world of Golf, and alot of adoring children down. He deserves every bit of the embarrassment that is coming his way. If he wanted to play the field, GREAT! There are plenty who do and dont aspire to be the role model. But he played the role, sold the pictures of his perfect little family to the papers. Hypocritical now to turn around and say,”It’s a private matter”.