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Originally posted by infinitytrack
I don't hear Tiger whining about racism on the PGA, even though I suspect it's probably a lot worse there. Heck, they play routinely at clubs that probably didn't have a single black member until the last decade.
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I suspect that Tiger is thoroughly enjoying his "Jordan" status, meaning that as far as most white people are concerned, he is such a huge star that he is no longer seen as a color. People who otherwise wouldn't associate with or would be a-feared of black people view Jordan and probably Tiger as a phenomenon. It's okay for their kids to idolize him, okay for their wives to lust after him, okay to want to be like him. He is on another level. And he has quite consciously followed in Jordan's image conscious footsteps, avoiding all controversial topics and basically having no opinion on anything to achieve this status, which I think we can agree, helps sell product.
In short, Tiger may have seen racism in the past, but he most likely doesn't see it (much) anymore.
TM
