Bad Tiger

…no wood for you.



News of the divorce was plastered all over AM New York this morning as I snagged a copy of the free paper in the subway on my way to work this morning. I’ve remained indifferent about the issue since it doesn’t really pertain to me, but little snippets of conversation here and there made me think…

This is not good news for Tiger.
But it is not good news for any man.
Reason being… this is not good news for women.

Let me elaborate.

One fact of life is that boys will always be boys. And by that I don’t mean that ‘all men are dogs’ or some other stereotypical accusation, because not all men are players and more importantly, women can be just as deceitful and manipulative if not more… but we that are all human and prone to temptation. Men hunger deep down inside for the same kind of social validations that women do: power, status, money and adoration… Put a man in a position to be idolized, and invariable many will falter…

This is a fact that women are aware of. This is why most women have a general distrust of any temptation in female form, be it stripper, waitress, secretary or even that hot friend that we all secretly don’t like. When Clinton cheated, ‘oh he’s the president, he’s under a lot of stress, let him have some fun’, when A-Rod hits the tabloids ‘yeah, but he’s a star Yankee and I looove his eyes..” We’ve grown to accept that monogamy is virtually nonexistent in today’s open minded and legged society. But women have a defense mechanism to all this. If we hear of the latest basketball star, or hip hop artist in the news, busted with his latest arm-candy of the week, we scoff and say ‘he’s such a player’ followed up with the much more judgemental ‘but she should have known better with him’.

The difference with Tiger is that he caught us completely off guard. He didn’t fit the mold of a cheating, lying player. He was the husband, the father, the good guy. Although he was an athlete, c’mon, he was a golf athlete… how often do you see inebriated girls with face paint, flashing their tits and throwing their panties on the green? Umm.. never. He wore polos, slacks, and sunscreen. You never saw a bad thing about him in the papers, unless it was about him missing the last putt and dropping a spot in the ranking.

Nobody saw this coming, especially women.

Because before all this, women, while still suspicious by nature, were selectively distrustful. If you came into our world, swept us off our feet, and convinced us of your love and loyalty with gifts, sweet nothings and a nightly curfew, we let our guard down and put our trust in you. Tiger a year ago, gave men a chance. He represented all the good guys of the world and gave you hope that one day a gorgeous blonde would want to marry you and have your children.

But now, that illusion is gone… womens perception of who can be trusted is shattered, and our self-doubt and relationship issues and insecurities will only increase with news like this.

And that is why this is bad news for men.

Nobody should be cheering him for making it with all those strippers and living the Entourage dream. Women are angry and men, you should be too.

 
 
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