Am I the only woman not offended by the Tiger Woods tampon incident?

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Anonymous wrote:It doesn’t bother me because his past behavior made me lose interest in him as an athlete. He just looks immature and cheesy. Again.

Exactly. He's just meeting my expectations that he's a classless pig.

[Anonymous]

OP - I am not offended either.

[Anonymous]

What happened? I’ve been on a news fast and don’t feel like googling. Things I would rather not know for $400 Kevin (is that the host who took over for the late Alex T?)

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I am not offended either. I have no idea what he meant by it and I am not going to assume he was being misogynistic to suit my preconceived bias that someone I can read his mind.

These two have been joking and giving each other prank gifts for a decade. It was a joke between friends. I don't know what it meant nor do I care. It has nothing to do with me and I am not a mind reader.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It doesn’t bother me because his past behavior made me lose interest in him as an athlete. He just looks immature and cheesy. Again.

Exactly. He's just meeting my expectations that he's a classless pig.

+1

I’m embarrassed for his kids though. He’s a gross pig.

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Anonymous wrote:OP maybe you're desensitized to misogyny. I grew up with behavior like that and I sort of get it, but it's a terrible message. "boys club"

It’s not that “I’m used to it. It’s that it seriously doesn’t bother me, at all

That’s literally the definition of internalized misogyny

Rich people's first world problem

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Anonymous wrote:OP maybe you're desensitized to misogyny. I grew up with behavior like that and I sort of get it, but it's a terrible message. "boys club"

It’s not that “I’m used to it. It’s that it seriously doesn’t bother me, at all

That’s literally the definition of internalized misogyny

Being a women there are some things I can’t do as well as a man. And that doesn’t bother me in the least, nor does it bother me if men privately joke around with their friends regarding it.

I never said you should be ashamed that you have internalized misogyny. I’m just saying that you have it.

I view men as women as different. As a woman I don’t compare myself to men, and don’t mind if they have abilities that women don’t have and vice versa.
If you want to feel intellectually superior by saying I have internalized misogyny then so be it.

Again, you clearly are internalizing something. I never said I was superior i'm just describing something. If it somehow offends you that's on you.

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Anonymous wrote:OP maybe you're desensitized to misogyny. I grew up with behavior like that and I sort of get it, but it's a terrible message. "boys club"

It’s not that “I’m used to it. It’s that it seriously doesn’t bother me, at all

That’s literally the definition of internalized misogyny

Rich people's first world problem

Internalized misogyny is a rich person's problem? or mysogyny?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OP maybe you're desensitized to misogyny. I grew up with behavior like that and I sort of get it, but it's a terrible message. "boys club"

It’s not that “I’m used to it. It’s that it seriously doesn’t bother me, at all

That’s literally the definition of internalized misogyny

Rich people's first world problem

It’s a legitimate problem, whether or not you have more urgent problems.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What do you think about the symbolism of athletes of color being tossed a banana on the field? Is that racist the way a tampon is sexist?

It feels different to me, too -- but I think that's becaues I have internalized that sexism is okay while Racism is not.

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Tiger shouldn’t be driving anything at this event.

#TooSoon?

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Anonymous wrote:What does it mean to give a fellow male participant a tampon when they flub a shot? You can’t answer that question with any response that doesn’t make what he did not sound like a misogynistic duchebag.

Exactly!!

For those not offended, please say, out loud, what Tiger intended by giving that guy a tampon?

I was completely unoffended by this incident. He gave Thomas the tampon after he outdrove Thomas (he is 18 years older than Thomas). Was it crass and frankly stupid, yes, but I’m not offended. Men and women drive off of different tees becuase of the difference in strength and the distance they get off the tee, so that’s why he was doing “you drive like a girl” schtick.

[Anonymous]

Why did Tiger even have a tampon with him? Just in case he wanted to play this prank?

I am not deeply offended personally but it seems weird and not funny at all. It also feeds into a general impression of Tiger as not understanding how to respect women.

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Anonymous wrote:What does it mean to give a fellow male participant a tampon when they flub a shot? You can’t answer that question with any response that doesn’t make what he did not sound like a misogynistic duchebag.

Exactly!!

For those not offended, please say, out loud, what Tiger intended by giving that guy a tampon?

I was completely unoffended by this incident. He gave Thomas the tampon after he outdrove Thomas (he is 18 years older than Thomas). Was it crass and frankly stupid, yes, but I’m not offended. Men and women drive off of different tees becuase of the difference in strength and the distance they get off the tee, so that’s why he was doing “you drive like a girl” schtick.

As a woman I wasn’t offended either. Perhaps because I play golf so realize women can’t hit the ball as far as men can. There are different starting points where you drive the ball at the start of each hole. The ladies’ tees are moved closer to the hole from where men tee off.

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Anonymous wrote:What does it mean to give a fellow male participant a tampon when they flub a shot? You can’t answer that question with any response that doesn’t make what he did not sound like a misogynistic duchebag.

Exactly!!

For those not offended, please say, out loud, what Tiger intended by giving that guy a tampon?

I was completely unoffended by this incident. He gave Thomas the tampon after he outdrove Thomas (he is 18 years older than Thomas). Was it crass and frankly stupid, yes, but I’m not offended. Men and women drive off of different tees becuase of the difference in strength and the distance they get off the tee, so that’s why he was doing “you drive like a girl” schtick.

As a woman I wasn’t offended either. Perhaps because I play golf so realize women can’t hit the ball as far as men can. There are different starting points where you drive the ball at the start of each hole. The ladies’ tees are moved closer to the hole from where men tee off.

Are you honestly believing that ALL men - ALL- hit the ball further than any single female out there? Please tell me you don't believe that!

And if you do believe that and think that ALL women are inferior to men (in strength, size, etc.) then please explain why a tampon is the signal for being a woman. He could have motioned him to the women tee spot. He could have handed him a card with a message on it. Why a tampon?