What is publicly known continues to suggest that domestic violence may be involved. Years of consciousness raising has made domestic abuse a community issue. That doesn't change because celebrities are involved or a male may have been the victim.
Endorsements are a major source of Tiger's fortune. Where does that money come from? Do products such as Gillette razors include a Tiger "endorsement surcharge"? Many buy such products because of long years of use and not because of Tiger's relatively recent endorsement.
Is another source the continued underpayment of the workers who manufacture the products Tiger endorses, such as Nike? Instead of paying workers fairly, is Nike paying a fortune to Tiger?
When Tiger sold an entire image package of not only the greatest golfer but nice guy and family man, Tiger sold his privacy.
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Danish Comsumer Council's report on working conditions at a Nike factory in Vietnam
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I wonder about the notion of giving up your privacy as a price of being a public figure. Officially, that's the accepted rule: if you want to be famous, kiss your privacy goodbye. To a certain extent that's necessary (you must be willing to have your picture taken when you're in public) but in other cases not so clear -- what about your family, your domestic partner, your hygiene habits?
ReplyDeleteIt does reinforce something that your dad once told me: "Fame doesn't make people happy -- look at how many unhappy famous people there are. If you want to be happy, work hard and love your family."
Wise words from a kind man.
I do believe that you are right on point about the imbalance of money paid to celebrity endorsers and the actual people who make/serve a product. That is far out of balance and should be corrected quickly.
Douglas Brent Smith
http://frontrangeleadership.com
When Woods agreed to accept incredible amounts of money not only for his abilities as a golfer but for his image as a nice guy and family man, he sold his privacy.
ReplyDeleteThat's why endorsers have morals clauses in their contracts with celebrity athletes. That's why Olympic gold medal winning swimmer Michael Phelps lost a very lucrative Wheaties box cover when a photo of him with a drug pipe in his mouth circulated. In the most extreme example, that's why Hertz dropped O.J.