Looking Back at the First Decade of the 21st Century
Read the following New York Times editorial by Frank Rich that looks back at the decade that was the "aughts". After you finish reading, post a comment on your opinion of Mr. Rich's assessment.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/20/opinion/20rich.html?_r=1
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/20/opinion/20rich.html?_r=1
posted by Mr. Castle at
5:28 AM
33 Comments:
I think its funny that tiger wood's scandal can be used to summarize America's most recent problems. The article said that even though the people in charge appeared to be flawless, they had covered up quite a few mistakes. I think that the author had a good point.
I think that it is tragic that Tiger Woods is being compared to Enron. Both of these two figures in their prime represented how to act and operate, and both were just a fascade. It is sad to see how both went from the top of their fields to the bottom.
i feel like this guy was a major debby downer. he just hated everything that happened. i didnt think it was that bad. he decided that it was necessary to bash on everything that happened and thought that everything was their fault. i didnt like the guy who wrote this article.
Although Tiger Woods scandal was a big one, i don't believe it is even close to comparable with 9/11. Tiger Woods cheated on his wife, no one died, no one even seriously got hurt. this decade has been a big one for scandals and disasters, but Tiger Woods is only human and made a mistake, the golf industry won't be hurt from this occurance.
Holy shit. Tiger Woods' story has been blown way out of proportion. All he did was cheat on his wife, for Christ's sake. Using this as a gateway for talking about the Enron scandal and Obama's possible no-air campaign?
It doesn't make any sense.
In other words... I agree with Phil that both fell from the top to bottom very quickly. A golfer being a tiger just shouldn't be compared to buildings collapsing.
I think that Rich is correct when he says that trivial traumas like that of Tiger Wood's infidelity are more indicative of the last decade than events like 9-11. I think that using Enron as an example of our economic downfall is legit, but comparing that sort of tragedy to celebrity woes is just rediculous, no matter how many New York Post covers Tiger has gotten. It's childish to put terror attacks on the same platform.
Seriously though, Tiger Woods has issues, when you are that famous with millions of dollars riding on your public image and you do something like that... it's just irresponsible. He let many people down yet he will recover, so will they. It seems to me that the media turned the situation into something much worse than it actually is, that the story was just being exploited for the sake of the media. Woods shouldn't be thrown into the company of all the other problem's this country has had this past decade.
I guess I understand why the Tiger Woods scandal is a big deal because it sums up what has been many scandals involving celebrities over the past few years. He was always seen as innocent and his scandal was surprising to people so naturally it became a big issue. Although for it to be compared to 9/11 was ridiculous and didn't make very much sense.
The Tiger Woods scandal should NEVER be compared to 9/11, the downfall of Enron, or anything else besides other stupid celebrity scandals. It's saddening to see that for 20 straight issues, the New York Post had nothing better to put on their cover besides Tiger Woods.
Tiger, a young and very very rich man cheated on his wife. Granted it's totally unacceptable behavior, but it happens everyday across the world.
He's a professional athlete that made a mistake. It's not like any other athlete has ever made a mistake...right?
What Tiger Woods's did was his buisness. If doesn't directly effect you, you shouldn't care. But Enron had a much bigger impact on a lot of people. I believe 30,000 people lost their jobs because of Enron. I don't feel that Enron and Tiger Woods are on the same level of catastrophe even though they follow similar trends. I think comparing the two for this article is just poor taste.
no one will even remember what tiger did in ten years. tiger will completely recover and continue to be the great athlete that he is. All of this personal stuff, people will get over.
Comparing Tiger Woods to the Enron scandel is a very interesting thing, not one I'm sure it can be awarded with, let alone lending itself to be compared to 9/11.
But, the point is made -
We keep being fooled by leaders in all sectors of American life, over and over. A decade that began with the “reality” television craze exemplified by “American Idol” and “Survivor” — both blissfully devoid of any reality whatsoever — spiraled into a wholesale flight from truth.
It's sadly a true and valid point. America has been entranced by the "reality" that's portrayed on Television in the video games and the celebrity status'. So it's unfortunate that Tiger Woods, who should be considered more for the Athlete of the Decade, is being even remotely considered as Person.
I thought that the article comparing Tiger Woods to Enron's downfall and Obama's administration was a very sad example. It shows how much our country rely's on cdelebrity news and how important it is considered in this nation. To compare a man cheating on his wife; to how the president is deciding to run the country is just sad.
Tiger Woods and Enron should really not be compared. Enron really messed up the lives of their employees and stockholders. Tiger's only issue is that he can't be faithful to his wife... something he vowed to do. So that really is his own fault, while things such as 9/11 and Enron seriously impacted the lives of thousands if not millions of people. On top of that it is sad that this is something that has consumed our public for so long and at such an extreme. There are many more problems out there that actually matter yet they are not on the news everyday or on the cover of all these magazines.
I don't give a sh*t about Tiger Woods. He means nothing to my life. So, I am not sure if he deserves to be called a "person of the year" or what not. However, I do agree somewhat that an important trend of the decade has been fake facades and deception. But is this anything new? I think not.
p.s. I disliked this article
This article was completely ridiculous! Person of the year given to someone who fooled millions of people? It makes no sense. I didn't know that conmasters are nominated for person of the year. Tiger woods gets the award for doing what? Being a golf player??? Not only that, because he had as many new york post front covers in a row as 9/11?? Anyway, no one will remember what Tiger did in 2 years max. No one will care anymore once some other celebrity is revealed.
I think that this article was depressing in that it stated the failures in the last decade of many people who inspired our population and represented a sense of success. The Tiger scandal only dominated this article because of how recent it was. It will soon be forgotten.
Anyone who thinks this piece is implying that Tiger Woods, reality TV, or steroid users are as "bad" as Enron executives or terrorists is clearly missing the point. The article is simply noting an important theme of the decade, which is the idea that the public is easily fooled by seemingly perfect images.
The article is not necessarily criticizing any of these public figures. Rather, it is an indictment of the press and the public for failing to ask questions and for believing everything they hear.
In addition, Tiger Woods is awesome.
i feel that the whole tiger woods thing is totally blown out of proportion. there are so many people who are not famous who cheat on wives with little children everyday. i feel that this just shows what our society cares about. there are starving homeless people living in mass poverty in this country, why should we care where tiger woods sticks his "putter"
In this article, it really bothered me that this current celebrity scandal is being compared to such crucial events in our nation's history. September 11th took so many lives and jobs from so many people, as did the colapse of Enron. The Tiger Wood's scandal however, has caused an uproar amongst the American people even though it truly only effected his own family. This article goes to show how pathetic our involvement with celebrities lives and the decisions that they choose to make is, and how we should focus more on the events that effect us on somewhat of a personal level.
Tiger Woods cheating on his wife was sure a big upset for the media and impacted his image as a role model, but for it to be compared to the 9/11 catastrophe and the Enron scandal is over the top. The Tiger Woods scandal is being blown way out of proportion.
Tiger Woods should never be compared to anything or anyone outside of his own area of expertise. September 11th was a national tragedy, Enron was a corporation that fell from the top to the bottom and was eventually uncovered as being "dirty" i suppose one could say Tiger did the same, but Tiger's faults had absolutely nothing to do with his success unlike Enron that would not have been as successful if they hadn't.
I think that Tiger Woods was a good metaphorical choice for the person of the year. His actions acurately represent the current financial crisis, and the crash of Enron. In general however, I don't care how many bags Tiger put his club in...I just care that he is a nasty golfer.
Tiger Woods is irrelevant no one cares about this guy. This is just public media hype. to compare the Tiger Woods incident to Enron is stupid to compare him to Obama is ignorant as he has nothing in common with our presidents actions. To compare this with 9/11 is sickening showing the imbalance of the american media system to even suggest this is infuriating. The topic of a man cheating on his wife should in no way be receiving so much attention as it is not an uncommon phenomena or any of the medias business,Try focusing on something IMPORTANT going on in the world!
This article was dumb. I understand that it is not about Tiger Woods but rather the type of deception he represents in our culture and the lack of questioning of authority or the established. However, long before this decade did appearingly "wholeseome" people (or corporations) disappoint and turn out to be complete d-bags (OJ, Nixon etc). Every headline that is printed about Tiger is a waste of ink (and online, kb). I don't see what's so spectacular about Woods' sexcapades and I think that there are a bazillion more important things for people to be concerned about.
btw, this columnist is a pretentious ***hole.
Considering that our country is so consumed with media drama and scandals, that it seems inevitable that Enron's downfall and Tiger Wood's promiscuity would be compared.
iT IS VERY UNFORTUNATE FOR THE pga TOUR AND SPORTING FANS EVERYWHERE THAT THE MEDIA DESTROYED THE CARREER OF THE WORLDS TOP GOLFER. tIGER'S PERSONAL LIFE IS EXACTLY AS IT IS DESCRIBED, PERSONAL, AND PEOPLE SHOULD BUT OUT. cOMPARING IT TO ENRON IS NOT A FAIR COMPARISSON ENRON ACTED THE WAY THEY DID TO MAKE MONEY, AND EVERYTHING tIGER DID IN HIS PERSONAL LIFE WAS FOR HIS OWN ENJOYMENT, AND REALISTICALLY ACTUALLY COST HIM A TON.
Personally, I believe that such news of TW's affairs is not only irrelevant to his career but also to everything else outside his personal life. When giving him the athlete of the decade award, for example, I would not care about him being a womanizer and would only care about his skill. I honestly have no idea why such a trivial matter is being made into such a huge deal, contrasts aside.
Well its a good thing Pat commented. I was getting worried I was gonna have to explain how terribly confused everybody was after reading through the other 28 near identical comments...
Other than Pat's aforementioned explanation, I suppose I'll just say I found this to be a rather boring focus to a decade wrap-up. It doesn't appear to me that any of this deceit stuff is new - in the realms of politics, economics, celebrity lives or otherwise. As such I deem this editorial rather cynical, sensationalist (the closing sentence really killed me), and unoriginal.
Pat's absolutely right, but the fact that Woods is the example that Rich chooses to use makes it clear that the American public's priorities are disgustingly misguided. Sure, Woods's adultery is along the same lines as the Middle East campaign and the Enron disaster, but it's his own business. It doesn't affect us in the slightest. The article may not be implying that the Woods scandal is on the same level as the other aforementioned events, but the fact that Rich even uses it as an example at all shows where the media has gone wrong.
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