Hey guys. Welcome to UnSilent Radio. This is a blog about all things entertainment- including music,movies,fashion, etc. Actually this is about my opinion of all that. But for the first post I want to talk about some old stuff. Tiger Woods, to be exact.
Eldrick 'Tiger' Woods is an amazing athlete. He is a humanitarian. He donates to charity. He is damn near a billionaire, thanks to his endorsements. But none of that matters. As of late 2009, Tiger Woods is an adulterer. Not a very good one, at that.His wife went postal on his truck because she found out he was cheating on her with a bevy of semi-attractive women. And while his marriage is in shambles and endorsements dwindling,this couldn't be a better time for him.
Tiger is in the awkward space where you just realized you fucked up royally and will do anything to fix the situation. So the first thing for him to do was issue a half hearted apology and disappear into rehab. While there, he has the time to do some self discovery. The one thing he will get the chance to understand is: HE IS A BLACK MAN.
If you think back to when Tiger first popped onto America's radar, he was hailed as the first black man to win the Master's Tour. Even though, America- black America- claimed him, he never accepted that title. Tiger always tried to water down his blackness. I remember seeing him on a talk show and he refused to say he was black. Tiger, without hesitation, would call himself "cablasian". For those wondering, caucasian, black-or as he put it-afro american, and asian. That was his way of saying to middle America, 'Hey, dont be alarmed.I'm only half-negro.' For a period of time, this image spinning worked for him. Tiger's black card was replaced by flimsy friendships with the gatekeepers of fame and excess. Things were going really well.Marriage and children followed his success. Then, Tiger was in an "accident".
Tiger's wife, Elin, found out he was cheating on her. I swear, she might be white, but she has some sista-girl tendencies. Busting windows out of his truck while he was in it?! Come on now, we all know that sounds like something a Shaniqua would do. Not an Elin. But I digress. Once all the sordid details hit the 'net, it was a wrap for Mr. I'm - Not - A - Black - Man. White America went ape shit. Questions arose.How could that negro do Elin so dirty? Does he have morals? White people hit up every news media outlet to condemn his scandalous ass. The man who introduced Tiger to Elin, went on Entertainment Tonight to publicly say Tiger was a piece of shit. Mind you, that man served as best man at the wedding.
I said all of that to say, Tiger, you are mixed. Not just one ethnicity. Not only are you White, but you are Black, and Asian. When you are on top, each group is going to claim you. But as you can see now, when you fuck up, you're considered a Black man. White people are going to look at you and think you're just another negro with talent in sports. Asians are probably going to marvel that you're kind of tall, or something miniscule like that. While, us black folk will be the ones to have to pick you up and dust you off. It will be up to us to put you back on top, where you fell extremely hard from. So represent for for brothas and sistas. In conclusion, Tiger, if you're going to cheat, be smart about it. That means don't leave voicemails on the mistress' phone saying, "Hey, it's Tiger.." Everbody thinks you're jackass for that now.
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