Hall of Fame running back Jim Brown said on ESPN’s “First Take” that Tiger Woods should have spoken out when Golf Channel anchor Kelly Tilghman recently said other golfers should, “Lynch (Woods) in a back alley,” in order to beat him on the links.
Is anyone really surprised that Tiger is just trying to let the whole incident pass? I’m not saying it’s right or wrong that he hasn’t said more publicly, but he’s always been a politically correct speaker and I’m not surprised that he took that road again in this situation.
I think this is a case of Tilghman not really understanding that the word “lynch” became relevant as a result of the KKK’s methods for promoting slavery (and discouraging the abolitionist movement) in the South in the early 1900’s. She probably meant that Tiger is so good that the only thing his opponents can do is get him in a back alley and beat him up, but she used a pretty harsh word to describe that processs which has brought about all this criticism. I seriously doubt she’s a racist, so unless she makes the mistake repeatedly, I don’t think there’s much of a story here.
Note to Jim Brown: Tiger did come out right away and said he didn’t think it was a big deal and didn’t believe it was said in a racist context. That should be end of story. She didn’t say all black people should be lynched and she apologized to everyone who was offended. Move on. Oh wait…if we just moved on, you, Sharpton, and Jesse Jackson wouldn’t be relevant any longer.
Great points guys. Jim Brown can be an idiot at times. She made a dumb remark and apologized.
If Tiger should speak out, maybe it should be about more important things.