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| Name: | Mark Rutledge |
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Different Strokes for Different Folks Tiger Woods called himself a "spaz" after his poor putting in the final round of The Masters Sunday, a word that's playing very badly outside the U.S. He's been condemned by the Australian Spastic Centre, paralympian Tanni Grey Thompson and the British charity Scope, whose spokesperson said, "Although in the U.S. the term 'spaz' may not be as offensive as in the U.K., many people will have taken exception to linking a poor golf stroke to a spastic."
posted by rcade at 01:21 PM on April 11
Different Strokes for Different Folks Tiger Woods called himself a "spaz" after his poor putting in the final round of The Masters Sunday, a word that's playing very badly outside the U.S. He's been condemned by the Australian Spastic Centre, paralympian Tanni Grey Thompson and the British charity Scope, whose spokesperson said, "Although in the U.S. the term 'spaz' may not be as offensive as in the U.K., many people will have taken exception to linking a poor golf stroke to a spastic."
posted by rcade at 01:21 PM on April 11
Tiger did not mean anything derogatory or belittling by his remark. He did putt poorly by his standards. Tiger is extremely tough on himself. In my estimation, Tiger will probably go down in history as one of the greatest americans ever. Some people are very small minded. Hell, Tiger's probably on the putting green now, practicing.
posted at 02:29 PM on April 11
Being a great golfer has nothing to do with being a great american. Look a little deeper into what Tiger has done. His charities and his work with kids of all races. I believe he is doing a lot of great things for the youth.