Any Comment RE: race and sports..."No. I just finished 72 holes and am really hungry." Tiger Woods

[jodymarie aimee]

“No. I just finished 72 holes and am really hungry.”
Tiger Woods when asked if he had any thoughts on the state of race relations in sports....

[cbdo2007]

1. Good. It isn't his job to be everyone's quote to love or

Hate. His job is to play golf. I couldn't be happier with him not having a comment on this.

[zipplewrath]

4. Likewise

He has the opposite of a political job. If he wants to get involved in politics and political issues, fine. But I don't really want him shooting off his mouth just because he's famous.

[LanternWaste]

7. We on the other hand, spend so much time commenting on anything we can...

even commenting about people who don't comment.

Though we'll never say it's our job, else we'd be accurately perceived as holding others to a higher standard than we hold ourselves to.

[bearsfootball516]

2. Eh. Doesn't bother me.

He could get political if he wanted to, but he's under no obligation. If he doesn't want to, he doesn't have to.

[underpants]

3. The whole PGA are rightwing nut jobs

They are basically self employed and get killed with taxes - a friend is self employed and it's a mother- and many are both country club & evangelicals

[Hoyt]

5. Golf is kind of like Country Music, most of the fans are white wingers. Some folks don't

want make enemies or hurt their income flow. Others take a knee and risk it for the greater good.

I'm sure Woods has been treated like dirt many times, so it's hard to criticize him.

[Awsi Dooger]

6. Tiger ends every televised interview with flippant remark like that

Never any variance. It's like a defense mechanism. Little grin and I've got go get out of here. He'll say it to Steve Sands or whoever is interviewing him. Food is often the excuse. I guess he thinks it's warming or funny. After 20 years it's more boring and predictable than anything else.

But not sharp to take one example and think it is meaningful toward the question posed. It probably could have been anything.

[joshcryer]

10. He never had the typical experience as a minority.

Grew up as a golfing prodigy, using his dads military connections access to military golf courses. While he did attend public schooling his entire childhood was consumed with golfing, quite literally from age 2.

One day he may come around but I doubt it'll be any time soon.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

8. Typical Tiger... his schtick is gettin' old.

[GusBob]

9. Reminds me of an a crude joke

Not meant for mixed company