Tiger Woods apologizes for offending spazes everywhere

[Whoozyerdaddy]

PC vomit at its best...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Tiger Woods has apologized for comments he made during a television interview after the U.S. Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on Sunday.

The American world number one, who tied for third place three strokes behind winner Phil Mickelson, was criticized for using the term "spaz" to describe his poor putting in the final round.

"Tiger meant nothing derogatory to any person or persons and apologizes for any offence caused," Woods's agent Mark Steinberg said in a statement issued on the player's official website.


Bidding for a fifth green jacket at Augusta, Woods produced a display of uncharacteristically shaky putting on his way to a closing two-under-par 70.

He took 33 putts in the final round, including three three-putts and a pair of missed eagle putts from inside 10 feet on the back nine. Mickelson took 29 putts in a closing 69.

When asked about his play on the last day at Augusta, Woods replied: "I putted atrociously today. Once I got on the greens, I was a spaz."

In several countries, "spaz" is an offensive term for people affected with spastic paralysis, a form of cerebral palsy.

I mean really... there are pleanty of spazes on this forum. Were any of you offended by Tiger's comments?

 

[iamaelephant]

Ugh PC idiocy.

 

[BrokenVisage]

In WHAT countries is spaz considered offensive?! And who cares, this is America and he's an American player, only if you take the word 'spaz' out of context does it even come close to insulting anyone. This might have been his agents decision in the end, I hate Woods but im hoping he had the sense to just shake his head and laugh at this.

 

[Yossarian]

sometimes you just gotta call a spaz a spaz.

 

[z0mb13]

ummm what is spaz exactly?

 

[venk]

Originally posted by: z0mb13
ummm what is spaz exactly?

a bad putter

 

[DAGTA]

ugh.

I actually saw that interview and I laughed when he said spaz.

 

[everman]

Originally posted by: z0mb13
ummm what is spaz exactly?

Wood's remark drew little attention in the U.S. where "spaz" is a slang term for someone considered clumsy or inept.

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: BrokenVisage
In WHAT countries is spaz considered offensive?! And who cares, this is America and he's an American player, only if you take the word 'spaz' out of context does it even come close to insulting anyone. This might have been his agents decision in the end, I hate Woods but im hoping he had the sense to just shake his head and laugh at this.

If I heard it correctly on the radio the other day, Great Britain. Has something to do with people with cerebal palsy.

If I were Tiger Woods, I would have told them, "I'll stop using the word 'spaz' to describe a tourney where I'm playing without control when the British stop referring to cigarettes as 'fags'".

 

[Whoozyerdaddy]

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: BrokenVisage
In WHAT countries is spaz considered offensive?! And who cares, this is America and he's an American player, only if you take the word 'spaz' out of context does it even come close to insulting anyone. This might have been his agents decision in the end, I hate Woods but im hoping he had the sense to just shake his head and laugh at this.

If I heard it correctly on the radio the other day, Great Britain. Has something to do with people with cerebal palsy.

If I were Tiger Woods, I would have told them, "I'll stop using the word 'spaz' to describe a tourney where I'm playing without control when the British stop referring to cigarettes as 'fags'".

FTW!

 

[AntaresVI]

There's a beer store near me called "spaz beverage."

 

[chuckywang]

Originally posted by: Whoozyerdaddy

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: BrokenVisage
In WHAT countries is spaz considered offensive?! And who cares, this is America and he's an American player, only if you take the word 'spaz' out of context does it even come close to insulting anyone. This might have been his agents decision in the end, I hate Woods but im hoping he had the sense to just shake his head and laugh at this.

If I heard it correctly on the radio the other day, Great Britain. Has something to do with people with cerebal palsy.

If I were Tiger Woods, I would have told them, "I'll stop using the word 'spaz' to describe a tourney where I'm playing without control when the British stop referring to cigarettes as 'fags'".

FTW!

If they call cigarettes "fags" cause smoking them looks like fellatio, then that analogy is warranted. If they call cigarettes "fags" for another reason, that analogy is not valid.

 

[BrokenVisage]

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: BrokenVisage
In WHAT countries is spaz considered offensive?! And who cares, this is America and he's an American player, only if you take the word 'spaz' out of context does it even come close to insulting anyone. This might have been his agents decision in the end, I hate Woods but im hoping he had the sense to just shake his head and laugh at this.

If I heard it correctly on the radio the other day, Great Britain. Has something to do with people with cerebal palsy.

If I were Tiger Woods, I would have told them, "I'll stop using the word 'spaz' to describe a tourney where I'm playing without control when the British stop referring to cigarettes as 'fags'".

LMAO SRSLY?! Wow, imagine how many Brits have said: "How's about a pack-a-fags, guvnah?"

 

[chuckywang]

Originally posted by: BrokenVisage

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: BrokenVisage
In WHAT countries is spaz considered offensive?! And who cares, this is America and he's an American player, only if you take the word 'spaz' out of context does it even come close to insulting anyone. This might have been his agents decision in the end, I hate Woods but im hoping he had the sense to just shake his head and laugh at this.

If I heard it correctly on the radio the other day, Great Britain. Has something to do with people with cerebal palsy.

If I were Tiger Woods, I would have told them, "I'll stop using the word 'spaz' to describe a tourney where I'm playing without control when the British stop referring to cigarettes as 'fags'".

LMAO SRSLY?! Wow, imagine how many Brits have said: "How's about a pack-a-fags, guvnah?"

According to Wikipedia, the term "i love you" referring to cigarettes predates the term "i love you" used as a derogatory remark about a gay person, so his analogy is not valid.

 

[DAGTA]

I am offended by people no longer having a sense of humor and becoming uptight PC-jerks. I expect a full apology from the entire world by tomorrow morning!

 

[Whoozyerdaddy]

Originally posted by: chuckywang

Originally posted by: BrokenVisage

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: BrokenVisage
In WHAT countries is spaz considered offensive?! And who cares, this is America and he's an American player, only if you take the word 'spaz' out of context does it even come close to insulting anyone. This might have been his agents decision in the end, I hate Woods but im hoping he had the sense to just shake his head and laugh at this.

If I heard it correctly on the radio the other day, Great Britain. Has something to do with people with cerebal palsy.

If I were Tiger Woods, I would have told them, "I'll stop using the word 'spaz' to describe a tourney where I'm playing without control when the British stop referring to cigarettes as 'fags'".

LMAO SRSLY?! Wow, imagine how many Brits have said: "How's about a pack-a-fags, guvnah?"

According to Wikipedia, the term "i love you" referring to cigarettes predates the term "i love you" used as a derogatory remark about a gay person, so his analogy is not valid.

Yeah... but feigning offense would be equally as moronic.

 

[DanTMWTMP]

Originally posted by: venk

Originally posted by: z0mb13
ummm what is spaz exactly?

a bad putter

hahaha lol.

anyways, I bet you he didn't know the exact origins of the word, until people started complaining.

Hell, before I entered this thread, I did not know that spaz was offensive. Ah well.

 

[conjur]

Originally posted by: chuckywang

Originally posted by: Whoozyerdaddy

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: BrokenVisage
In WHAT countries is spaz considered offensive?! And who cares, this is America and he's an American player, only if you take the word 'spaz' out of context does it even come close to insulting anyone. This might have been his agents decision in the end, I hate Woods but im hoping he had the sense to just shake his head and laugh at this.

If I heard it correctly on the radio the other day, Great Britain. Has something to do with people with cerebal palsy.

If I were Tiger Woods, I would have told them, "I'll stop using the word 'spaz' to describe a tourney where I'm playing without control when the British stop referring to cigarettes as 'fags'".

FTW!

If they call cigarettes "fags" cause smoking them looks like fellatio, then that analogy is warranted. If they call cigarettes "fags" for another reason, that analogy is not valid.

"i love you" in Britain comes from "lovely human", meaning sticks (as in a pile of sticks...wood...firewood, perhaps)

 

[DaiShan]

Pretty ridiculous that he felt compelled to apologize, but if it keeps the cash flowin from the endorsements so he can buy that hot wife of his another yacht...it's probably worth it heh

 

[chuckywang]

Originally posted by: conjur

Originally posted by: chuckywang

Originally posted by: Whoozyerdaddy

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: BrokenVisage
In WHAT countries is spaz considered offensive?! And who cares, this is America and he's an American player, only if you take the word 'spaz' out of context does it even come close to insulting anyone. This might have been his agents decision in the end, I hate Woods but im hoping he had the sense to just shake his head and laugh at this.

If I heard it correctly on the radio the other day, Great Britain. Has something to do with people with cerebal palsy.

If I were Tiger Woods, I would have told them, "I'll stop using the word 'spaz' to describe a tourney where I'm playing without control when the British stop referring to cigarettes as 'fags'".

FTW!

If they call cigarettes "fags" cause smoking them looks like fellatio, then that analogy is warranted. If they call cigarettes "fags" for another reason, that analogy is not valid.

"i love you" in Britain comes from "lovely human", meaning sticks (as in a pile of sticks...wood...firewood, perhaps)

Yes, perhaps. And later on, "i love you", also came to refer to homosexuals. It was also derived from "lovely human" meaning a bundle of sticks. What do you do with sticks? You burn them! What do you do with homosexuals? You burn them as well! That's how "i love you" became used to refer to homosexuals.

 

[imported_DocHolliday]

 

[imported_DocHolliday]

Originally posted by: conjur

Originally posted by: chuckywang

Originally posted by: Whoozyerdaddy

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: BrokenVisage
In WHAT countries is spaz considered offensive?! And who cares, this is America and he's an American player, only if you take the word 'spaz' out of context does it even come close to insulting anyone. This might have been his agents decision in the end, I hate Woods but im hoping he had the sense to just shake his head and laugh at this.

If I heard it correctly on the radio the other day, Great Britain. Has something to do with people with cerebal palsy.

If I were Tiger Woods, I would have told them, "I'll stop using the word 'spaz' to describe a tourney where I'm playing without control when the British stop referring to cigarettes as 'fags'".

FTW!

If they call cigarettes "fags" cause smoking them looks like fellatio, then that analogy is warranted. If they call cigarettes "fags" for another reason, that analogy is not valid.

"i love you" in Britain comes from "lovely human", meaning sticks (as in a pile of sticks...wood...firewood, perhaps)

There's this big lovely human in my backyard and I intend to burn it for being so flamable