Remember that YouTube video starring the overly concerned Britney Spears fan begging the American public to just leave the pop princess alone?
Well, the Editorial Board is considering making a sequel, only we’ll be whining about the unfaithful golf pro instead.
AT&T announced Thursday that it will no longer be sponsoring Tiger Woods. Although the company didn’t use his image very often, its logo did appear on Woods’ bag.
The company is now among a long list of sponsors who dropped Woods, including Gatorade, TAG Heuer (a Swiss watchmaker), Accenture (a consulting firm) and Gillette, which has stopped airing his commercials.
Now, don’t get us wrong — we in no way approve of him cheating on his wife (and we definitely don’t approve of his umpteen mistresses) — but isn’t taking away his sponsorships overkill?
America has put too much emphasis on stars’ personal lives during the last decade. (We’re not above the usual gossip – one of us is following all the Kardashian sisters on Twitter after all.) But between the Internet and E!, celebrities can’t even go shopping without having a picture taken. So imagine the difficulty in trying to work out marital problems.
The American public (and its advertising companies) just need to learn to stop kicking Woods when he’s down.
After all, we’re quite certain Woods is getting enough heat from his wife; he doesn’t need it from the rest of us, too.
So to AT&T and all the rest of you, just leave Tiger alone.
