Tiger Woods: An American Obsession

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Published: February 22, 2010

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We've all seen it.

We've all heard it analyzed and dissected.

We've all heard the media heads tell us if it was heartfelt or disingenuous.

Everyone has an opinion on Tiger Woods and the press conference he had to publicly apologize for his actions this past Friday.

Whether you believed it or not, whether you "forgave" him or not, and whether you will continue to support him or opt not to, I don't care. 

It is irrelevant.

In fact, this entire news story is relevant based on irrelevance. 

Are our own lives so uninteresting that we have to gather around televisions or internet streaming videos to watch CNN, ESPN, FOX, NBC and every other major news outlet broadcast an apology from a superior athlete - an apology that shouldn't be targeted towards us, but towards the wife he betrayed? 

Are we that desperate for something interesting that we feel we are owed some sort of showing of sorrow, from a man that the majority of us have never met and for an act of adultery that had zero impact on our own personal lives?

(Side note:  I've just realized that we exhibit more behaviors similar to that of a stalker than not.  Think about it - we support television shows and magazines that track every move of celebrities.  We read about their personal lives.  We want to be the first to see what Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's newborn looks like.  As a society, we support that stalker like behavior.  Don't believe me?  TMZ has its own show.  Check out the ratings of a stalker like Perez Hilton's website.  It's because millions of Americans want that information on a daily, scratch that, hourly basis!)

What is wrong with us as a people if we have to sit and listen to hours upon hours of analysis as to whether a complete stranger meant what he said or not? 

In fact, ESPN had a "Body Language Ana...
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