Now this headline just got me angry, because once the media got involved in this story, about rumors of Bullock's husband, Jesse James potential infidelities, it was no longer a private drama. Instead it's splashed on the pages of every rag and tabloid from here to Taiwan(to be fair, the Taiwanese are more fans of Renee Zellweger...not sure why...). I know that celebrities are out there for the world to see, and that they make their money by being seen and recognized, and admired for their talent and their glamour, but at some point, we just have to say enough is enough.
I am immeasurably tired of the Tiger Woods story. Yeah, I get it, he was unfaithful...A LOT, but how does that affect my life? Unless you know anyone directly involved(i.e. Woods, his wife, and the 15
Ultimately, he's a celebrity, and I expect celebrities to do stupid, selfish, destructive things to themselves and the people around them. I've seen way too many entitled celebs get themselves into so many different, ridiculous situations, that when I hear that Tiger had 15+ mistresses, I can hardly raise an eyebrow in surprise.
In closing, Hey Media...leave these poor people struggling with life to their own private lives. It is hard enough to navigate the world without a dozen cameras in your face when you go to Nobu for dinner! Let's try to get back some of that common decency that we've lost, and leave these people to pick up the pieces of their lives!
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While I pretty much agree with you, I have to take issue with your description of the women Tiger slept with as "whores." While I haven't really followed the story, I know that they weren't all prostitutes. And even if they were, that would be a better term to use. It's pejorative, demeaning to the women, and serves to sensationalize the story, which is the exact thing you're arguing against.
Also, I think "we", as a culture, are also a lot more concerned with what the guy at the country club and the local garbageman are up to in their private lives than we used to be. But that's a different story.
While I agree with you that women should not, as a general rule, be called whores, I don't believe I was far off with these women...They ALL knew he was married, some were porn stars, and a good number of them recently competed on the air on the Howard Stern Show in the Mistress Beauty pageant.
They came out of the woodwork when this story broke, not to unburden themselves of the secret of their affair, but to get their 15 minutes in the spotlight. I'm sorry if the moniker is offensive, but in this case, I stand by it, even if it serves to undermine my point.
a) Being a porn star (or being a guest on the Howard Stern show) is different from being a whore, and you know that. I'm all about precision in language. Also, at least one of them was a cocktail waitress, which is definitely different from being a whore.
b) I am far from arguing that they are of unquestionable virtue. But "whore" (and other terms like it which are bandied about pretty much for the purpose of punishing women for having sex) is a pretty loaded word.
c) Wanting your 15 minutes in the spotlight, particularly for this, does say something about a person, (and where we are culturally, I'd argue). But being a woman who has had sex and then told a bunch of people about it doesn't make you a whore. It might, in this case, make you a media whore; the addition of that modifier makes a huge difference here.
c) Then you need to come up with a term that is 15x as offensive as "whore" for Tiger. 'Cause he knew he was married, too.
You're making my head hurt, but mostly because someone is actually reading my blog for once, and investing enough time and energy to comment...
I take your point, and you're right. "Whore" is thrown around too much these days, sometimes by me. I will modify the blog, because my integrity is more important than the integrity of the entry.
Also, of course Tiger is a whore, and a sad excuse for a husband.
These women have questionable morals, and sleep with Tiger because he's famous, or to advance their careers...I will concede that these women are not necessarily whores, but they definitely are not nanny material!
I made your head hurt. Bonus. Also, excellent edit.
Do not mention these women and "nanny" in the same sentence, lest someone get the idea for a reality show. . . I fear it may already be too late.
oooh..."Nanny Strumpets...coming in November from Fox. They slept with Tiger Woods...now can they take care of a group of rich kids?"
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