Tiger Woods “sorry” for tampon prank on Justin Thomas as social media explodes on GOAT’s alleged sexist remark
Tiger Woods’ return to PGA should have been a blast, but currently, the GOAT is trending on social media for all the wrong reasons, inviting rage from many feminist groups.
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Tiger Woods’ return to the PGA Tour after months of absence should have been a celebratory day, but his bizarre tampon prank overshadowed his glory, all in the wrong ways. The legend has been trending on social media after he handed Justin Thomas a tampon following his 9th hole shot.
It was a joke between friends, which many fans have found funny, while some factions raged over the incident. Woods couldn’t hide away from the cameras on the field as his video went viral on the internet. One fan commented, “Men will be men”, while another alleged Woods for a sexist prank.
The spiraling news couldn’t escape the social media sensation Paige Spiranac who jumped to defend the 15-time Majors Champion. She tweeted that it would be “funny” if people rioted against Woods over a tampon joke.
She further went on to state that she would like a deja vu kind of situation where Woods hand Phil Mickelson a tampon at a LIV Golf vs. PGA Tour event. Social media got divided in its opinion as some supported Paige while others took offense at the incident.
Tiger Woods apologizes on social media for tampon prank
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Tiger Woods apologized on social media, stating he was “sorry” if his prank has hurt anyone’s ideals, “It was supposed to be all fun and games, and obviously it hasn’t turned out that way. If I offended anybody, it was not the case; it was just friends having fun”.
“As I said, if I offended anybody in any way, shape, or form, I’m sorry. It was not intended to be that way. It was just that we play pranks on one another all the time, and virally, I think this did not come across that way, but between us, it was different.”
Apart from Woods apologizing on social media, there were a lot of his supporters, who took the joke as it is. Though that didn’t stop Woods from getting criticized for his bizarre tampon joke on Justin Thomas.
Golf Channels Brandel Chambel offered a balanced assessment of the GOAT stating, “Some of the predictable outrage on social media attempts to assign the worst possible intent”. “Can’t we just say that it was dumb without further maligning him.”
While some labeled Woods’ prank as “embarrassingly immature”. Unbeknownst to all the outcome, Thomas and Woods laughed off their way to the tee following the incident. JT threw away the tampon instantly after realizing what it was, as Woods’ went in for a friendly hug on the greens.
Golf presenter Sarah Stirk called Woods’ actions “crass”, “I think this incident last night was extremely disappointing and crass to be honest.” “Woods outdrove Thomas, it was seemingly done in jest but to me it was sort of laddy, blokeish behavior.
“He passed him the tampon and is effectively saying ‘look I’ve outdriven you, you’re driving the ball like a woman’.” On the other hand, Paige Spiranac noted, “If anyone tries to cancel Tiger over this we riot. It’s funny.”
“Instead of women being outraged by Tiger and the tampon, I would love for them to actually provide ideas to help. For example I would have Tampex team up with the PGA tour to run a campaign where they provide free feminine products at golf courses. Most don’t actually have them and during long rounds it can be a problem for us.”
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