When it comes to gender relations, I’m thinking out loud this morning. Four news events have caught my eye: two for the guys and two for the ladies.
The Men: Tiger Woods
I’ve learned this week to Google “Tiger Woods” before writing a word. In fact, there’s another middle of the night crisis in play, with a blond, SUVs and life support apparatus. It seems that Elin, Tiger’s wife is OK but digital data bits are flying fast and furious.
My focus is a piece I wrote on Sexy Futures, quoting ESPN who’s not alone in saying that Tiger’s private life won’t damage his sponsor relationships. I agree with Chevron and Gatorade, to name two. Nike’s another matter in my playbook.
Nike stands for women as much as men.
ESPN correctly writes that upscale men who travel, will admire Tiger even more, with the public disclosure of his brass balls private escapdes.
The Men: Climategate
While I have no real sympathy for Tiger Woods, I don’t like the Climategate scientists receiving death threats.
Personally, I know this terror, having been in police protection for a year because a man stalked me with death threats. He didn’t like my views on women’s rights.
A committed environmentalist, I do have a hard on for the Climategate ‘scientists’ who seem to act like mini gods thinking they can save the world, knocking out the rules of scientific debate. The emails alone demand some kind of censure. I believe that going forward their work can feed higher authorities but they do not deserve scientific recognition, given their openly-stated willingness to shut off public discussion around their research findings.
Frankly, a major flaw in climate change analysis is emerging in several new studies, one that reflects how the male mind works.
Our apologies. The remainder of article is housed at Anne of Carversville. See I Truly Hope All’s Not Well in the Boys’ Club.
