On occasion, truth is stranger than fiction.
For example, Nike (a Tiger Woods sponsor) just unveiled their new slogan (amidst quite a few snickers).
What did a Madison Avenue ad agency manage to rustle up for a few million bucks?
"Just do it"
The irony of it all, eh?
I expect that if the advertising campaign hadn't cost so much to develop before the release date, Nike may have pulled out all the stops, to bury that catchy little phrase amid a flurry of excuses.
Or, was it all a calculated ploy by Nike, to capitalize on the Tiger Woods scandal?
Enquiring minds want to know!
Meanwhile, a flurry of harsh criticims that have flooded the airwaves and internet blog sites in recent days, not only indicate a drop-off in Tiger's popularity but appears to also underscore what a posse of African Americans have been lamenting about for a decade or two.
Tiger is an oreo!
'Ya know, black on the outside, white on the inside.
His choice in women - waitresses, VIP hostesses, hookers - was one issue, yes, but the color of their skin was even a bigger tell-tale sign that Woods wasn't that comfortable with his own race (or being lumped in with regular African American folks or their precious culture)
In fact, Tiger hasn't made any sincere bold-faced effort to maintain ties with the black community.
So, it's pay-back time, in the final analysis.
In an effort to rehabilitate his image, one wonders if Tiger might just warm up to the idea of, gettiing back to his roots.
After all, th pale faces have turned on their golf messiah, cast him out of Eden.
Will the black community receive the tarnished hero with open arms straight away or let him eat crow for a while to teach him a well-earned lesson?
News at 11!
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