Tiger Woods at the press conference after the first round of the Genesis Invitational. (California, Friday, February 17). Getty Images:
The golfer apologized on Friday, February 17, after a tampon slipped on the hand of his opponent, Justin Thomas.
“If I offended someone in any way, I’m sorry. That was not my intention,” the golfer announced on Friday, February 17. Yesterday, in the first round of the Genesis Invitational, Tiger Woods made a really inappropriate joke. The athlete, who had overtaken his competitor at the 9th hole, slipped the sanitary tampon into the latter’s hand. “The message was clear,” U saidSA Today Christine Brennan. A guide to foolish and often insecure boys for generations. you play like a girl.”
“Misogynist” and “absolutely disrespectful to women and girls around the world,” said Cara Sugar, executive director of the Global Women’s Empowerment Foundation, describing Tiger Woods’ behavior. “Does this mean that periods are embarrassing, shameful or a sign of weakness?” she asked, reopening the debate about menstruation and its influence in the world of sports.
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“It was just for fun”
After the first round, during the press conference held on Friday, February 17, Tiger Woods apologized categorically. “If I hurt someone, it’s not like that, it’s just friends having fun. We joke with each other all the time,” he explained. Outside the competition, the athlete is really very friendly with his rival, Justin Thomas. Some jokes just aren’t good anymore anyway.
Source: Le Figaro
