If Tiger Woods thought the “joke” he made after teeing off on the ninth gap at Riviera Country Club on Thursday was applicable, he wouldn’t have been so sly about it. Golf followers wanted a telephoto lens to catch it, however as soon as they discovered, it was broadly shared, celebrated, or disparaged, after which defended. My lean is that it was a crude approach of calling anyone “Nancy” or asking them the place their shirt is, and I believed we knew the distinction between what’s — and isn’t — acceptable in 2023.
Think concerning the response if Phil Mickelson did this throughout a LIV Tour cease. It’d be panned, and Twitter would lament the Saudi upstart as a new previous boys membership. (Which it’s, however you knew that.) And the truth that this is able to be extra suited to the CW’s new viewers says all the pieces that you must find out about its tastefulness.
But since individuals adore Woods and suppose he’s the GOAT, that is Michael Jordan-level shit-talking. “Oh, what a legend. Goat emoji, laughing emoji, blah, blah, blah.” These insults have solely been deemed cancelable lately, so in the event you didn’t take pleasure in them, you’re mushy.
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Prop comedy is hacky
I don’t enjoy it because, first, misogyny is offensive, and second, it’s lazy comedy. Even worse, it was prop comedy. Tiger brought a tampon to the course, and walked around with it in his pocket for eight-plus holes, so he could slip it to Justin Thomas on the low. I know JT and Tiger are buddies, but my god, Justin, you’re just going to let him disrespect you like that?
If your friend did that to you, it’d be super corny and forced, like gifts at bachelor/bachelorette parties. A penis? Cool. Thanks, guys. (And by the way, what is Woods’ sense of humor if not corny and forced? He is a golfer after all.)
Now every guy who tees it up between the ages of 28 and 72 is going to have a bag full of pads to dole out after each par 5. Kill me now. And I don’t care if Paige Spiranac OK’d it. The solely individuals who worth her opinion suppose Tiger’s antics had been hysterical.
So, yeah, I don’t thoughts taking shit for saying Woods’ joke wasn’t humorous as a result of it truthfully wasn’t.