Monday, April 12, 2010

The Masters and Women 20-10

You might think that I'm going to go on a rant about women not being allowed to play in the Masters.  No.  Enough's been said about that.  I do know, for a certainty, that women are allowed to play the course but must be invited to play, just like any other player,  by a member.  No, this blog is about the spectre of women that hung over this year's tournament.  Yes, men played the game but the topic was about:  would Elin be there, would any of Tiger's mistresses show up in the gallery?
The august members of the Master's board were so worried that one of Tiger's girls would get in that they gave each of their security people pictures of said women.  When one security guard accosted one "patron" to see if she was the stripper, the woman said she didn't know if she should be flattered or insulted.  But one of the "girl's" did show up at a local strip club where she "performed" all week.   The real story was about the way Tiger treats women and how the winner of the tournament, Phil Mickelson,  treats women.  Tiger writes text messages that involves S and M.  Phil is dealing with a wife and mother, both with breast cancer.  Phil has played few tournaments and played poorly  at those he chose to play  because he wanted to be at home or was thinking about his family.  Tiger didn't play because he was in sex rehab.  The men in the green jackets were not impressed by the plane flyovers alluding to this. One said:   "Tiger, did you mean Bootyism?"  Another one  read: "Sex addict? Yeah. Right. Sure. Me too."  Here's some current info on "sex addiction" :

Sex addiction is not currently recognized as a mental disorder diagnosis in the DSM-IV. A person who compulsively seeks out sexual experiences and whose behavior becomes impaired if they are not able to gratify their sexual needs may be a sex addict.1 Sexually addictive behavior can interfere with friendships, work, family, and lifestyle.2

Fast Facts:

Many times, sexual addiction is associated with narcissistic personality disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Depression is diagnosed in many people with a sex addiction. Manic phases of bipolar disorder are often accompanied by hypersexuality.
 
If you ask me, the first sentence probably fits Tiger to  "t".   
 
Even Saturday Night Live felt that this tournament was about women.  It's risque but so was what Tiger did: http://www.fancast.com/tv/Saturday-Night-Live/10009/1465785933/Masters/videos?cmpid=FCST_hp_xfinitytv

I know many women who have had breast cancer and are survivors.  I wish Phil's wife, Amy,  and his mother, Mary, a speedy recovery and long lives.  And Tiger, learn to show some R-E-S-P-E-C-T to the women in your life. Or next time Elin may use something bigger than a 5 iron...

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