Tiger Woods’ Commercial Creates an Unnecessary Debate

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Published: April 8, 2010

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As Tiger Woods makes his much anticipated and discussed return to professional golf this afternoon, he will do so after stirring up a bit of controversy with his latest Nike commercial .  The ad was released yesterday evening and has sparked debates on television and radio shows all across the country.

The commercial shows a sullen and defeated Tiger Woods staring straight into the black and white camera lens, with the only movement being the blinking of his eyes.  The voice over is done by his late father, Earl Woods, who says: 

"Tiger, I am more prone to be inquisitive to promote discussion. I want to find out what your thinking was. I want to find out what your feelings are...and did you learn anything?"

Not surprisingly, people seem to be very for or very against the commercial, as some found it to be disrespectful to use the voice of his father.  Others found it to be touching and moving, to show the once unflappable Woods looking overcome and disappointed in himself while listening to his father's words. 

But in all this debate and arguing about a thirty second bit, a greater issue is lost.

Who are we, as the public, to decide whether the Woods commercial is disrespectful to his late father or not?  Who are we to argue whether Woods should have done the ad or not?  Who are we to dig to find what his motives were—be it money, sympathy, arrogance, or anything else people have come up with. 

The commercial was a decision that Tiger made.  The use of his father's voice was Tiger's decision.  Tiger is the one who decides whether his father's voice on the ad is disrespectful or not. 

It's his father.  Not ours.  It's his family.  Not ours.  It's the rebound from his mistakes and infidelities that he is portraying.  Not ours. 

The problem with the public today is the self gratify...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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