First, I need to make it clear that I do not approve of anything that Tiger has done when it comes to cheating on his wife. Yes, he is a young male superstar and women all over know of him and some clearly even threw themselves at him, but that does not make it okay- especially because he was married and has kids.
However, he is lucky because Americans are the most forgiving people in the world, especially when it comes to athletes, movie stars, musicians, and even our Presidents.
Lets begin:
Jude Law- Jude cheats on his fiancee, beautiful actress Sienna Miller, with his child's nanny. Do people still resent him- Of course not.
President Bill Clinton- Clinton left office with a 68% popularity rate, since then his popularity has gone up 26 percent! People forget about the Monica Lewinsky incident, and remember him for the things they do like about him.
Alex Rodriguez- A-Rod- cheated in his wife Cynthia, got divorced, and is still on of the faces people see when they talk about baseball, especially the Yankees.
There is also Newt Gingrich, David Letterman, Mark Sanford and many more.
Now my favorite example is Kobe Bryant- Kobe is the face of NBA (alongside Lebron). He is just incredible on the court. But he is more popular than ever. He had the incident with the trashy white girl in Denver, and it went public. He was even accused of raping/molesting her. This incident forced the public to look down at him and he lost a lot including the support from a lot of his fans. But then he won the MVP in 2007 and 2009, and the Lakers win a championship, and everything is forgotten. Now, he is bigger than ever- on and off the court.
These celebrities have all been forgiven. And yes, Tiger's situation is pretty outrageous with a girl in literally every city popping up, admitting to having an affair with him. And he is losing out- such as only receiving 40 out his 5 year, 100 million dollar contract with Gatorade. All he had to do was show up two days a year to film a commercial, and he received twenty million per year.
He is young, stupid, unfaithful, etc, but his agent, and the people working for him, will slowly erase the image he has now created and eventually he will be back.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
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