Tiger Woods and me

[KBCraig]

I guess now that Tiger has apologized, it's just me vs. the PC Police.

http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=sportsNews&storyid=2006-04-13T175717Z_01_L1351931_RTRUKOC_0_US-GOLF-MASTERS-WOODS.xml&rpc=22

Woods apologizes for spaz reference
Thu Apr 13, 2006 1:57pm ET

By Mark Lamport-Stokes

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Tiger Woods has apologized for comments he made during a television interview after the U.S. Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on Sunday.

The American world number one, who tied for third place three strokes behind winner Phil Mickelson, was criticized for using the term "spaz" to describe his poor putting in the final round.

"Tiger meant nothing derogatory to any person or persons and apologizes for any offence caused," Woods's agent Mark Steinberg said in a statement issued on the player's official website.

Bidding for a fifth green jacket at Augusta, Woods produced a display of uncharacteristically shaky putting on his way to a closing two-under-par 70.

He took 33 putts in the final round, including three three-putts and a pair of missed eagle putts from inside 10 feet on the back nine. Mickelson took 29 putts in a closing 69.

When asked about his play on the last day at Augusta, Woods replied: "I putted atrociously today. Once I got on the greens, I was a spaz."

In several countries, "spaz" is an offensive term for people affected with spastic paralysis, a form of cerebral palsy.

Britain-based disability organization Scope, formerly The Spastics Society, said of Woods's comments: "Once again, Tiger Woods demonstrates that we are two nations divided by a common language.

"Although in the U.S. the term "spaz" may not be as offensive as it is here in the UK, many disabled people here will have taken exception to his likening a golf stroke to that of 'a spaz'.

"UK disability charity Scope is confident that Tiger Woods would be devastated to learn that something he said could offend his fans, disabled or non-disabled."

Wood's remark drew little attention in the U.S. where "spaz" is a slang term for someone considered clumsy or inept.

[Lloyd Danforth]

I saw this on the news and couldn't figure out why anyone bothered to cover it.  Poor 100 million Bastard, can't catch a break!

[Dreepa]

People will get offended at anything.


Wait does the word anything offend someone in some culture somewhere?

[Tunga]

Next Friday you can spaz out to the Smokin' Joe Kubek band with Bnois King at the Franklin elks lodge.
25 ducks to get in. (Can you say ducks on the internet?) Cheep drinks. Dancing. Phanlandering. General Mayhem. Major Delema.

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[tracysaboe]

Dude, if I was a spaz, I'd take it as a acompliment. I mean, WOW Spazes can put that GOOD! 

Dude Tigers Spaz putting make us mere mortals look like wet noodles.

He should have said. "I was a Tracy Saboe" And then I would have been like "WOO HOO!" I mean, he must think very highly of me to compair himself to me in any fashion.

(Wait, uh ..  No offence to wet noodles.)

Tracy