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

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Anonymous wrote:Oh it’s so stupid. People get offended over everything!

Came here to say this. It’s ridiculous. Save the offense for the big, important stuff.

Calling out small stuff helps make big change.

Ehh, “boy who cried wolf” comes to mind. You really are not being profoundly victimized by this, no matter how much you think otherwise.

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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?

Yes - in professional golf. The longest hitting woman on tour averages 271.75 yards. That would rank 213 on the men's tour. So yes, men hit it further and on a professional level women are inferior.

Actually only 213 out of 150 million hit it farther.

Good point. I was unaware 150 million women’s played golf and were offended.

No it’s 150 million men that are worse at golf.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh it’s so stupid. People get offended over everything!

Came here to say this. It’s ridiculous. Save the offense for the big, important stuff.

Calling out small stuff helps make big change.

Ehh, “boy who cried wolf” comes to mind. You really are not being profoundly victimized by this, no matter how much you think otherwise.

You might want to reread that story.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Oh it’s so stupid. People get offended over everything!

Came here to say this. It’s ridiculous. Save the offense for the big, important stuff.

Calling out small stuff helps make big change.

Ehh, “boy who cried wolf” comes to mind. You really are not being profoundly victimized by this, no matter how much you think otherwise.

Stop gaslighting. Tiger Woods is a celebrity and role model to thousands of young golfers. Words matter.

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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?

Yes - in professional golf. The longest hitting woman on tour averages 271.75 yards. That would rank 213 on the men's tour. So yes, men hit it further and on a professional level women are inferior.

Actually only 213 out of 150 million hit it farther.

Good point. I was unaware 150 million women’s played golf and were offended.

No it’s 150 million men that are worse at golf.

Great point except for facts not being on your side. Men are superior at sports. Sorry but not sorry.

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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?

Yes - in professional golf. The longest hitting woman on tour averages 271.75 yards. That would rank 213 on the men's tour. So yes, men hit it further and on a professional level women are inferior.

Actually only 213 out of 150 million hit it farther.

Good point. I was unaware 150 million women’s played golf and were offended.

No it’s 150 million men that are worse at golf.

Great point except for facts not being on your side. Men are superior at sports. Sorry but not sorry.

213 are, but not all men are, some are really, really bad at it, like painfully

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh it’s so stupid. People get offended over everything!

Came here to say this. It’s ridiculous. Save the offense for the big, important stuff.

Calling out small stuff helps make big change.

Ehh, “boy who cried wolf” comes to mind. You really are not being profoundly victimized by this, no matter how much you think otherwise.

Stop gaslighting. Tiger Woods is a celebrity and role model to thousands of young golfers. Words matter.

He’s also human and humans can f*ck up royally. It is not Tiger Woods’ job to raise your kids with the values necessary for a successful life. That’s our job as parents. His job is to be super successful at golf, end of story.

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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?

I’m not the PP but you are taking this way too seriously. In the context of professional golfers, yes women and men play from different tees because men outdrive the women. It is not some affront to women everywhere to acknowledge that. Sure, he could have motioned to the women’s tees instead, but instead he handed him a tampon, whatever. Let’s be real you would have been offended by him motioning to the women’s tees too.

+1

Some of you need to examine why it’s so important for you to be REALLY upset about a stupid inside joke between golfers.

Keep being the cool girl but he's disgusting and it's an insulting, gross attempt at humour. He's just hammering away at the nails in his coffin.

Honestly, if my take means I’m “the cool girl,” then fine, I’ll be the cool girl. Although I think it’s more about just having a healthier perspective and not taking myself and everything else so d@mn seriously. I’d rather laugh at a crude joke than hang around with some of you joyless, judgmental scolds.

I really am a cool person. I am not easily offended, but as I age, and raise a teenager daughter, my awareness of these attitudes toward women has really heightened. Men demean us in so many ways. We have such a long way to go toward being treated equally-or even with respect by so many, ahem, Tiger. If you're raising a daughter, just teach her that it's cool to tell those guys to STFU when they act like little aholes and if a son, teach him not be one. You may cool, but you are out of touch, big time.

You may think you are cool but, you aren’t. You’re exhausting and condescending, like much of DCUM.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh it’s so stupid. People get offended over everything!

Came here to say this. It’s ridiculous. Save the offense for the big, important stuff.

Calling out small stuff helps make big change.

Tiger Woods is reading this thread and shaking.

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That prank is offensive. He has a platform and a daughter and should know better.

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I’m offended. I looked up the story.

PS: Since when has Tiger been so puffy in the face?

[Anonymous]

So he has a daughter, but didn't he famously cheat on his wife with multiple women pretty much all at once?

I don't know. Dumb jocks act dumb... well of course they do. Male athletes are not known for their wisdom and sensitivity. Men make fun of women having bodies and being gross? We accept that from a lot of men, Don Lemon and drag queens come immediately to mind. Those guys are offensive, and this was offensive too. But it wasn't surprising or even that noteworthy. Men pull this !@#$ all the time.