TALK TO ME!!!!!
SO I JUST HEARD THAT GATORADE TIGER’S 2ND BIGGEST ENDORSER HAS DROPPED HIM WOW!!!!!!!!! I THINK ITS GOTTA BE A LINE BETWEEN YOUR PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL LIFE. I DON’T KNOW THE WHOLE STORY BUT FROM WHAT I HEARD IT ALL SOUNDS PERSONAL. SO MY QUESTION TO YALL IS THE TIGER’S SITUATION WORTH HIM LOOSING HIS ENDORSEMENTS?
TALK TO ME!!!!!
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Tiger was probably keeping Gatorade in business, you gotta stay hydrated with all that runnin around he’s been doing lol.
I agree that personal and business should be kept seperate but we All know that it’s never gonna be that way in the world we live in.
The man acted like a dog but that will never change the fact that he is one of the greatest sportsmen to walk the earth.
Won’t stop me from drinking gatorade either.
I would like to see something positive come out of this
mess, something to do with safe sex, STD , HIV and AIDS awareness…. There is no excuse for not protecting yourself and those you are with.
no vick havent been endorsed by nike again if thats what ur asking
but he will once hes a starting quarterback again.
as for the Tiger thang. it sucks that he got dropped i wish he didnt
but if u live a life of fame nothing really stays personal anymore, unless
ur extremely good at hiding it.
i guess gatorade dont like folks that cheat. eh.
i think it would sell even more by keepin Tiger and having
the tpain fabolous – my girl gotta girlfriend as a theme lmao
(just kiddin)
Plus if i was in Tiger position makin all the money, i’d either pay them women to shut the fuck up, or
pull off a bill clinton. nd stick to my story “dave chappell voice” I PLEAD THE 5TH!!!!
Not at all. Business is business and should be separate from a man’s personal life. Something like that can never cause a plummet in Gatorade’s sales. I personally believe that businesses look for anything on an athlete or entertainer that they can find in an effort to cause re-evaluation or simply just termination of an endorsement in these tough economic times. Remember endorsements are contractural agreements which companies and the person being endorsed may be locked into for several years. Economic conditions are sparatic aka unplanned and can happen at anytime so businesses no matter how much they feel the axe grinding their asses gotta cough up that change to the athlete or whoever until that contract has matured. Businesses look to cut cost. This is just an underhanded way of doing so. (MY HUMBLE OPINION!!!)
LIFERS YOU GOTTA READ THIS ONE PEOPLES… JD DON’T YOU AGREE???
Never! I Feel That There SHOULD Be A Separation Of Your Personal And Professional Life…However, If Tiger Was Under Some Sort Of Contractual Agreement That Applied To His “Image” Then I Guess In Some Ways They Have A Right To Drop Him But If Not, I Still Don’t Believe That A Man Cheating On His Wife Has ANything To Do With Affecting A SPORTING Beverage’s Sales…If The Man Chris Browned His Wife It’d Be A Diff Story Though Lol
To all those that think Tiger doesn’t deserve to loose his endorsements, I beg to differ.
At the end of the day, a company hires you to represent their brand and products, so how does it look when you are accused of having 10 girlfriends on the side?
To these companies, it is all about money and their image, so if your personal life should detract from what they stand for, then you deserve to be dropped. Its as simple as that. It is even more profitable to lose an endorser than lose customers.
Next time he will think about the consequences of his actions!
* If these women are telling the truth, it angers & disgusts me to think that he put his wife’s life at risk by having unprotected sex with these women.
He definitely deserves to lose a few deals for that stupidity.
And if Kobe went through the wringer and lost endorsements, then why shouldn’t Tiger?
i personally feel that they just need to let this situation go. yes its obvious that he cheated, but its his personal life and i feel they are taking this issue way out of context. at the end of the day, his wife was the one who chased him out the house with a golf club and forced him to crash, but now he is receiving all the scrutiny. i think that is absurd. people just need to fall back, and let them handle their issues on their own. and i no, i dont think this is worth him loosing his endorsements. there should be a line drawn between professional and personal life. everybody messes up in life and no one is perfect, just because he’s famous doesnt make a difference. im quite disappointed in how they are treating him, so i had a lot more to say than usual.
JD, as we all know that morality does come into play because the endorser is endorsing in your image, plain and simple, so if that image becomes tainted then guess what, you lose that endorsement! Yes he should lose his endorsement because the reason why he got it in the first place was because of his talent & image, ask yourself this question, will you be America’s hero if you excelled in your craft but yet behind closed doors you were a child molester, adulterer, nympho, or etc. The answer is “NO”, so we need to look at the big picture, once whatever you do behind closed doors comes to light then be prepared for the consequences!
IM REPLYING TO NAKITA BENJAMIN RESPONSE…first of all being beautiful dont mean nothing and if she was loving and caring he wouldnt of stepped out on her with 8other women…that is just common sense…cause if a man is to cheat he is not getting enough of attention from his wife meaning and he got somewhere else….and that probably happened because she got to happy with tiger money!! because she doesnt look innocent as well….
and i bet one of them executives from gatorade probably knew half his mistresses before and during tiger signed his contract with gatorade….now it would be different if he committed some illegal….but when you have all that money like Tiger Woods sidechicks come with the territory..
Sorry, but if gatorade or any other product have a morality clause then yes he should lose. Another thing we must think about. Tiger basically claimed himself to be someone for children to look up to with all his charities and programs for youth so yes, his personal life is a reflection of his character, with that comes responsibility and as a person posted previously, get over it celebrities! There is a price with fame! you dont get to pop bottles and go yatching and flaunt it in the public eye without some type of payment. Sorry but it is what it is. My suggestion to those celebrities and anyone else that do not want to deal with all the hype, GO TO COLLEGE GET A PRFESSIONAL DEGREE, discover the cure for something great or solve a world problem and then you can have a better chance of living a luxury life in a a peaceful way. Do not take it the wrong way, Love ya but it is what it is
Fuck tiger, not sorry for him….its sad that a black/half asian watever he is doesnt date black chicks, only white… i mean i am not supporting some1 like that.. hell with him
Two words: Bill Clinton….
While I DO believe that if you are in the public eye, taking endorsements to promote products (based on your reputation) you have a responsibility to act morally…we let Bill stay in office. He represented a whole lot more than a sports drink, people.
We have some mixed up standards in our country….People cheat, lie, steal, drink – and we as a people buy magazines to read about it. We can’t have it both ways.
So no, he shouldn’t lose the endorsement.
No i dont believe his personaly love life should the eason he gets cutt. but the samething happened to chris brown him and rihanna got into it and he lost everything including his wriggley brothers contract and what he did was kinda personal so idk how the cutting procces works but i think they should leave these celebrities alone for once its sickning
Not sure if this has been posted but they did NOT drop Tiger, they dropped his product. They dropped his product a few days BEFORE the car crash incident which started the sh*t storm for him. Here’s the actual quote: The decision to drop the drink, called Tiger Focus, was first reported by trade publication Beverage Digest in an issue dated Nov. 25, days before the incident at Woods’ home in Florida.
Media is making it seem that they dropped Tiger due to his extramarital activities, but that is not true. As for JD’s question: NO Tiger should not be dropped from any endorsements. As my man says, “Tiger gets paid for his talent, not get paid for his personal life. I don’t care what they do off the field as long as they perform on the field it’s all good.” For once, I actually agree with my man….lol Whatever Tiger chooses to do in his personal life is not taking away from his immense talent as a golf pro. He is very talented and should only be known for that. He’ll be alright though. Look at Kobe. He was accused of rape, lost some endorsements, fans, etc. But now his jersey is #1, he’s back with his endorsements, he won MVP….as a country we are pretty forgiving. This will all blow over and Tiger will be back on the golf course kicking ass!
You have to understand companies are endorsing a brand. Tiger’s skill as a golfer is what got him noticed but it was his “All American Golden Boy” attitude that got him his endorsements. Companies do not want to be associated with celebrities who have tainted images. When you step out of just being an athlete and becoming a brand, these companies own you and if you don’t do what they want you to do they will drop your ass quick.
I don’t blame Gatorade. He is a representative for them, not just on the golf course but off. Come on…how many golfers need Gatorade????? Tiger damaged his name and reputation and he will probably lose a few more endorsements before it’s all said and done.
Why people holding Tiger responsible for his image. Who actually labeled Tiger the All American good guy??? WE DID. That man wasn’t preaching shit mane. RIck Riley of ESPN went on a BULSHIT rampage yesterday saying Tiger should fire his camp and quit his endorsements in order to get his life right. His life aint gone nowhere WE have taken it from him. Seems like we doing just as much wrong as Tiger has done. People gotta remember that he’s WORTH a billion he dont HAVE a billion. Vick HAD a $147 million contract but he aint have $147 million as we clearly found out. You askin the man to go broke over a mistake, get the fuck outta here. Another thing we gotta remember is we don’t know shit about his personal life so who’s to say that his wife is SO GREAT?? She just as private as Tiger so before we start speaking on the story lets get the facts straight PEOPLE
I agree wit u JD there should be a line between professional and personal life. Far as his endorsements I’ll say this…Shaq cheated on his wife and no one took anything from him!!! That man worked hard for everything he got, and to take it away from him because he decided to get sex from some where else is ridiculous.
@ Est_@_6_86 yes Society deemed him that but he went with it when he signed that contract and cashed those checks. The only lesson Tiger should learn from this is “Control Your HOES”. He could have slept with all those women at the same time while having 3 wives in different countries and they could care less because it wasn’t in the media.
Gatorade could give 2 fucks who Tiger sleeps with. The fact is that now it is in the media which makes it an issue for them. People are stupid enough to stop buying a product based on who represents it. If Gatorade keeps Tiger as a rep they take the risk of losing a lot of money. At the end of the day it’s all business and when his personal life became part of mainstream media then he forfeited his right to provacy.
No one is asking him to go broke over a mistake but when million dollar corporations have stock in you trust and believe they will drop your ass before it affects their revenue.
Correction: Pivacy*
They didn’t drop him as an endorser, they got rid of his line of gatorade due to poor sales throughout the year. So that had nothing to do with his personal issues but more with bottom line issues
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Truthfully, I can’t really be upset at gatorade because what they are doing is a business move. Behind closed doors, executives can offer their own personal support, but as a brand they have to do what’s best for the Co.
HOWEVER!!!!!!That doesn’t make me shake my head. Tiger had his transgressions true enough, and he has to deal with the consequences within his marriage, more than the public can know, but what upsets me is how the media is actively working to tear him down. Say what you want, there is defintely a strong undertone of racism in that effort. He’s been on top so long, come on!!, You know the good ol boys hate that, but you have so many others in position that feel just like them and are feeding off of Tiger’s Downfall. I, imo, find a strong pattern of corporate, no, society driven, (the majority is what I’m talking about) tryin to bring the hammer down on Minority athletes, stars, musicions, professionals, trying to send a subliminal message of fear for living successfully just like the majority counterparts. If you can’t see that, then you are in denial. Race card!!, ha, this is the digital age, everything is subliminal now!
He got the endorsement in the first place because of his image. Now that his image is tarnished, the brand doesn’t want to be tarnished as well. Would anyone buy gatorade now because they wanted to be like tiger? No. In the end, it’s all about BUSINESS.
Naw it aint worth it. i think its bullshit when the media gets in peoples personal business. Unless tiger broke the law or something, then he shouldnt lose any endorsements because what he did had nothing to do WITH his endorsements. People cheat every day and its no big deal to others except the people it involves. so why should it be different for stars? by the media having a field day with it, is only making things worse with their personal life. Will the media be charged with murder if tiger loses it and kills himself? hell haw!! but you and i kno damn will it would be the media’s fault for fuckin with the guy.What tiger did is his own buiness. im not sayin he was right but i am sayin it aint nobody else business or problem.
And gatorade is a bitch for that!! with all the money tiger brought in for them, they are gonna dump him because of the negative press? thats a bitch move! if i were tiger id go sign a deal with powerade.
I think this whole Tiger thing is totally uncalled for. Tiger is normal just like everybody else, now If he was larry that worked at Wal-mart or something no one would give a shit. At least I know this Nigga aint’t perfect. Shit men cheat all the damn time. Who cares! I think that people are so damn Judgemental(did i spell that right) anyway, I don’t think he should lose his indorsments though. That’s not cool! He doesn’t owe us anything.
Yes, he should loose all of his endorsements. I am tired of these men f*cking all of these women and not paying the price for it. If he wanted to play around he never should have gotten married. Besides I never liked Tiger Woods anyway.
Like a lot of people here have already stated…….
These company’s that endorse celebs put morals clauses in their contracts for a reason. Tiger knew when he signed on that dotted line that all of those companies were paying for him to maintain a squeaky clean image & that shit got clean blown out of the water. True, personal business should be private but I’m sure he would have not been worse for wear financially if he didn’t have all these endorsements & right now he wouldn’t have to be worried about losing his endorsements for personal matters.
what up j,d..i think you are right that it has to be a line between your professional and personal life….but in this situation gatorade actually made that announcement two days before the tiger situation came out. that story was first reported on 11-25 in print but it came to life again when dan rovell from cncb found out about it and reported it. when he questioned gatorade about it being truthfule they released a statement trying to get out in front of people thinking they did this due to tigers current situation…holla!
I do not think that Tiger should have been dropped.
I think Tiger’s personal life should be just that.
Was his personal life affecting his sales. No
Tiger and his family should be left alone.
Some friends and I touched on this. In my opinion there definitely should be a boundary between one’s “personal” and “professional” life. These companies end their endorsements….are they approaching said individual on the merits of that person’s talent, skill and abilities in a particular field (i.e. sports, music,etc.) or are they just looking for the next “face of interest” for that particular frame of time? Take for instance Gatorade, an obvious sports drink. What should they care about an athlete’s personal life since when were their products focus geared towards improving social morality & ethical conduct? They are in the business of sports performance. Now it would seem more reasonable if “steroid use” or other athletically unethical activities took place and an endorsement were dropped….but for being a womanizer, slut, tramp..whatever has no precedence. I say this not to justify wrong doing but if a company is going to approach someone in the aspect of “business”, it should be kept at just that. Hell look at Ron Jeremy (a known porn star) promoting Extenze an alleged male enhancement product when he should really be promoting safe sex not to mention proper fitness/nutrition (how did he get those scenes go figure *lol*) hence his prior fame in that particular industry portrays the image of male virility. Whereas we have Tiger whose profession in athletics emanates imagery of athletic pursuit, dedication and if you want to take it there…”social perseverance” , you know what I’m talking about think “club house rules” and “lawn jockey”. For what it’s worth he should’ve known better and not have even got married if he truly wasn’t ready…as with all things in this world even love, sex & desire comes with a cost…think about that the next time you pay for dinner, clothes or a lap dance.
Peace
U KONE JD,PEOPLE SO DAMN STUPID IT’S UNREAL. DON’T KNOW IF U CAUGHT IT OR NOT ,BUT THE SAME THING HAPPEN,IN FLORIDA WITH MICHAELS JORDANS SON,HE REFUSED TO WEAR A PAIR OR ADDIDAS,(HE’S ON THE B-BALL TEAM) INSTEAD HE WORE A PAIR OF HIS FATHERS SHOES INSTEAD,BECAUSE THE BRAND NAME MEANS SO MUSH TO HIS FAMILY. THEN THE SHOE COMPANY,(ADDIDAS) DROPPED THE CONTRACT THEY HAD WITH THE SCHOOL ALL BECAUSE OF THAT…..WHAT A THING OF BULL. BUT HEY U KNOW HOW THEY DO THEY GET U COMMING AND THEY GET YOU GOING….IT’S ALL B.S. IF U ASK ME………
U Right JD…a line need 2 be drawn between Biz and Personal..everybody has a personal life aint nobody perfect…the media and others r stupid 2 praise and worship idols they aint no god…these r inperfect humans born 2 make mistakes…
It was really wrong for Gatorade to drop Tiger woods just because of allegations of him cheating. As we are all humans we make mistakes hell even I do. But since he’s a highly public figure with a image too keep up anything and everything that he does is under the microscope. Yes he had troubles with his marriage but as man he wanted too do it quickly and with less damage to his character as possible. This just goes to show that being human with flaws is not cool so I guess he should be a robot not be human at all.
I don’t know any kids or teenagers that look up to Tiger like that anyways, so it doesn’t make sense. Grown ass men aren’t generally impressionable people.
I don’t think it’s worth him losing his endorsements. These companies act like we’re looking at them when celebrities do something wrong. This whole time, I’ve never once thought about Gatorade. His personal life has nothing to do with that. Gatorade wouldn’t even be news if they hadn’t dropped Tiger. Nobody cares about who reps these companies. If we like Gatorade, we’ll drink it regardless. Tiger’s real fans won’t condone his actions but will continue to support him and if they were doing that by buying Gatorade, then they still will. Now when it cmes to things like McDonald’s and other things targeting children then it may not be such a good idea to keep them. It would be kinda awkward to see Tiger talkin about Happy Meals. lol
I don’t feel like it’s worth him losing his Gatorade deal, but I understand the business move made by Gatorade. It’s kind of like…. if a multi-billion dollar company were to hire Madoff after the ponzi scheme. Just not good business. Deals and stock would probably fall off the table, just because of the name association. Now, that might be a drastic comaprison, but when people think Tiger Woods they’re going to associate him with adultry. They’ll still associate him with golfing greatness, but his image has been severely bruised. I think the only way, public relations wise, that he begins to repair his image is to give a press conference. ONE press conference. Put a time limit, or a question-per-person limit on it and put his face out there. Written statements only go so far. I won’t be surprised if the majority of his endorsements fall off. Look what happened to Kobe…
Hmmm idk that, thats crazy. His personal life has nothing to do with the ability of him swangin that golf club….Im so over it. The media is so messy. Professional and personal life are just what they are. There’s a big line between the two. He’s aint the first and wont be the last. Endorsements are so interesting….they are all on your nuts when everything is great and soon as you have a slip up, they throw you under the bus and run over you like its nothing. smh……
I do think that he was rightfully dropped from his endorsements cause if I was the manager or the head personin charge of Gatorade, I wouldn’t want someone who’s name is dirty at the moment to represent my company. I think if they kept him, that would kind of mean that they condone what he did. I still fuck with Gatorade though; there was a poll question asked by at&t I believe, & they were asking ‘are you still going to buy Tiger’s products?’ Uhhhhh; HELL YEAH! If I feel like drinking my favorite flavor of Gatorade [that fruit punch with the X factor shit in it], I’m not going to go thirsty just cause he doesn’t know how to stay faithful to his wife. Lol.
I am Charismatic; & I still fucks with Gatorade. Lol
HIS PERSONAL LIFE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH HIS GOLF GAME…. GATORADE CAN GO SOMEWHERE. THEY DROP TIGER I’M DROPPIN GATORADE. NO MORE FOR ME. I GOT YO BACK TIGER….. AND WHEN TIGER GET OUT OF THIS I HOPE HE SIGNS WITH POWERADE.
It’s not like he commited a crime so I say no, but if it was in the clause that you have to represent this product in a certain manner then yes…..only if it was in a clause.
Jermaine… I know you understand marketing so I don’t need to explain that to you……companies select individuals based on image not just accomplishments and your personal life is a reflection of you! so… no you can not seperate the two when you are signed to represent a company. I think Gatorade is making a smart move….why lose costumers over Tiger….business is business! he is out of control! got the old woman havin a heart attack at the house….come on man.
Tiger Woods is a brand, and right now his brand is bad for business. As much as he is entitled to a personal life, when he messes up personally he tarnishes his brand. No one wants to be investing money into damaged goods; and at this point that is exactly what Tiger’s image is, damaged goods.
His situation is not worth him losing any endorsement. I am pretty sure, when they signed him up, they were not concerned about his love life , and thus they should not be concerned right now, because it is NONE OF THEIR BUSINESS. He does not owe anybody an apology EXCEPT his wife. All this bull crap that he is a public figure and he needs to release apology statetements is bull in my opinion. If your kids are looking for role models, BE THAT ROLE MODEL. At the end of the day he is human, and as such treat him like one, not like some sought of god that cannot make mistakes!!!!!!
The majority of these athletes don’t read their contracts when it comes to endorsements. The majority of these endorsements have “Morality Clauses” meaning even if it’s something personal if you fuck up:Adultry, Dog Fighting, Shooting yourself in the fucking leg, etc, you could become a liability to their brand. Them muthafuckas will drop your ass with a hotness.
………..He’s a public figure… I agree business is business but unfortunately, his personal choices are fucking up his business responsibilities…. His bad!
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Hell naw he was endorsed by what he did on the course not what he did in the bed. The gadorade is named after him how they going to drop him?
Of course Tiger will lose endorsements. One has to understand that it’s business and personal for these companies. It all boils down to morality. Tiger compromised his morals while he was in the public spotlight. Didn’t the same thing happen to Chris B. and Michael Phelps? Even Cover Girl threaten BET about letting Chris B perform on the awards? and gave Rihanna a stern talking to about the message she was putting out mix messages about domestic violence? These corporations don’t want to make it look like they are supporting immoral behavior. Bottom line.
All i know is.. it sucks to be famous.. sometimes your personal life is just that.. personal.. I live in Orlando.. and hes about 30 mins. from my house.. and all day everyday he’s on the news… @ this point.. he cant afford to shit and use an off brand toilet paper! It wasnt cool for him to be dropped but that’s the price he’s paying for publicly…..
I think the press should leave Tiger the hell alone. The way they are reporting it is ridiculous.
I’d also like the girlfriends to shut up and stop fueling the media. ~shaking my head~
NOPE.. i dont think he should..first of all we as a society hold ppl that are”public” ppl on a pedestal like they are infallible…they are human like all of us with issues..vices..they make mistakes..Ppl may THINK differently but at the end of the day i think race is a contributing factor..EVENTHO Tiger considers himself to be Caublasian @ the end of the day he is seen as a black and maybe asian mixed man who messed up…Michael Phelps got caught on camera smoking weed and lost NO endorsements..Tiger is up on some straight he say/she say bullshit other than a one way phone call and he is being dropped faster than a hot potato
the only reason to drop the endorsement is if you have to worry about backlash from the consumers you target.
somehow, i doubt that Gatorade consumers care about his cheating ways. Mothers that buy their sons sneakers may think twice…but other athletes and gym rats probably won’t.