I sometimes catch the "news magazine" Inside Edition because it follows the local news cast I watch. I find sadly amusing the reports of the bizarre plights of many of those in the entertainment industry who stylize themselves as experts in matters ranging from international politics to personal relationships.
IE and other rags are certainly getting the mileage out of the Tiger Woods' infidelity situation, which is a classic case of moral ineptitude. First, why is this even news in this culture's popular view of moral relevancy? Everything done in this whole grotesque comedy was between "consenting adults." That is all that is required for behavior to be labeled acceptable. "What is sin to you may not be sin to someone else." No one was hurt.
Second, and more to the point, I find it almost unexplainable that Tiger's many liaisons express anger and grief over being "cheated on" by Tiger. Huh? Yes, Tiger's mistresses who have agreed to interviews have all expressed being deeply hurt that Tiger cheated on them. The known fact that Tiger was cheating on his wife to have an affair with any one of them did not trigger moral concern. They are upset at discovering that they, themselves, became the "other woman" in Tiger's voluminous black book. According to them, it is grievous that Tiger lied, cheated, and deceived them. He was already lying, cheating, and deceiving his wife, for crying out loud. What other kind of moral behavor did they expect from him? Duh!
Moral ineptitude.
"For certain men whose condemnation was written about long ago have secretly slipped in among you. They are godless men, who change the grace of our God into a license for immorality and deny Jesus Christ our only Sovereign and Lord." - Jude 4 (NIV)
IE and other rags are certainly getting the mileage out of the Tiger Woods' infidelity situation, which is a classic case of moral ineptitude. First, why is this even news in this culture's popular view of moral relevancy? Everything done in this whole grotesque comedy was between "consenting adults." That is all that is required for behavior to be labeled acceptable. "What is sin to you may not be sin to someone else." No one was hurt.
Second, and more to the point, I find it almost unexplainable that Tiger's many liaisons express anger and grief over being "cheated on" by Tiger. Huh? Yes, Tiger's mistresses who have agreed to interviews have all expressed being deeply hurt that Tiger cheated on them. The known fact that Tiger was cheating on his wife to have an affair with any one of them did not trigger moral concern. They are upset at discovering that they, themselves, became the "other woman" in Tiger's voluminous black book. According to them, it is grievous that Tiger lied, cheated, and deceived them. He was already lying, cheating, and deceiving his wife, for crying out loud. What other kind of moral behavor did they expect from him? Duh!
Moral ineptitude.
"For certain men whose condemnation was written about long ago have secretly slipped in among you. They are godless men, who change the grace of our God into a license for immorality and deny Jesus Christ our only Sovereign and Lord." - Jude 4 (NIV)
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