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12thMan · 07-01-2010, 06:23 PM

What gets me is the sexist nature of how this is being spun by the media and perceived by the public: Tiger loses his fortune to his money-grubbing wife. Truth is Tiger Woods' life will go on. At some point he'll win another major. He'll continue to be revered as a legendary golfer. Scandal or not his life, at some point, will transition to some semblance, if not entirely, of what it once was. Look, Tiger faces the media anyway, so he's comfortable in that element regardless of the topic being discussed.

Elin, on the other hand, will now live a sequestered life away from the public eye with her every moved scrutinized by all. She'll, rightfully or wrongfully, be looked upon with disdain by many. And to that end, I think the dollar amount here is not all that significant. Sure on it's face it's an outrageous amount, don't get me wrong! But you can't quantify in dollars how her life and her children will forever be turned upside down.

07-01-2010, 06:23 PM	#64
12thMan MVP Join Date: May 2005 Location: washington, D.C. Posts: 11,460	Re: Tiger Divorce: Elin gets $750M! What gets me is the sexist nature of how this is being spun by the media and perceived by the public: Tiger loses his fortune to his money-grubbing wife. Truth is Tiger Woods' life will go on. At some point he'll win another major. He'll continue to be revered as a legendary golfer. Scandal or not his life, at some point, will transition to some semblance, if not entirely, of what it once was. Look, Tiger faces the media anyway, so he's comfortable in that element regardless of the topic being discussed. Elin, on the other hand, will now live a sequestered life away from the public eye with her every moved scrutinized by all. She'll, rightfully or wrongfully, be looked upon with disdain by many. And to that end, I think the dollar amount here is not all that significant. Sure on it's face it's an outrageous amount, don't get me wrong! But you can't quantify in dollars how her life and her children will forever be turned upside down.