What did Al Sharpton really say about Tiger Woods? (AP/Stephen Chernin)
Some people are taking a spoof satire website's headline -- "Al Sharpton Blasts Tiger Woods for Lack of Mistress Diversity" -- and running with it as the gospel truth -- Tweeting and repeating it, even though the website makes users click through a link beforehand that warns them it's a satire website.
"Is this real?" commenters asks beneath the crazy "Al Sharpton Blasts Tiger Woods for Lack of Mistress Diversity" headline -- some realizing the piece, that says things like the Rev. Al Sharpton told Tiger Woods not to pass over black women when he cheats -- is too incredible to be real.
So what has the Rev. Al Sharpton really said about Tiger Woods lately?
Well, the satire website claimed the Rev. Al Sharpton held a press conference today talking about Tiger Woods. But the latest videos listed in Google Video about Al Sharpton and Tiger Woods are of an interview 6 days ago with Sharpton weighing in on what we knew about the Woods' situation back then -- chiefly that his wife Elin may have caused his injuries -- and that TMZ said Tiger claimed Elin "went ghetto" on him, and that he needed a "Kobe Special" type of ring:
In this video, Al Sharpton said Tiger Woods should've admitted his guilt that same night -- way before Tiger's voice was heard on the infamous voicemail released by US Weekly, begging his mistress to change her outgoing message and remove her name.
"He's never had to fight something," Sharpton says of Tiger in Part 2 of the "Real Talk" interview video below, "and he don't know how to handle it. He's dealing with unpredictable forces."
In this next video, Al Sharpton and the crew listen to Tiger Woods' voicemail -- and Sharpton says that Woods can no longer appear on Wheaties cereal boxes and stuff afterward:
And in this video, the crew and Al Sharpton wonder if anyone has video of Tiger Woods -- since the voicemail was saved and allegedly sold to the tabloids.
Sharpton also recalls a humorous event (at least, he made the retelling of it sound funny) when a woman made a confession at church:
Read the latest news reports about Tiger Woods and Al Sharpton:
Comments
If it were not so true to Sharpton form it would have been easy to dismiss. LOL
If it were not so true to Sharpton form it would have been easy to dismiss. LOL
Hey Sharpton. What about Tiger Woods' wife and children. It's not aout the black community. It's about values, respect, trust. When will you stop with racial overtones? Wake up America. Stop lower yourself to people who only care abut themselves - Elliot Spitzer, Michael Vick, etc..
I've heard Al Sharpton speak eloquently at church. I've attended a wedding reception where I witnessed this man be courteous, barely speak above a whisper, pull out his date's chair, get her something to drink...tending to her as if she were royalty...a perfect gentleman. Don't get it twisted, as a representive for black oppression issues, civil rights, and social injustices, he makes statements that may cause controversy, but get people talking. He opens Pandora's box on issues that no one wants to talk about or acknowledge exist today. True, I don't always agree with his forums, but he is man enough to take a side and not flake when its not popular with the politicians and media. When I first read the email, I went straight left! As a black christian woman, I was offended that this behavior would be condoned, regardless of race. So, I ended up here on this website to discover that the email was a spoof. lol Tiger's is an integrity issue. I'm relieved that he didn't say that...not Al
Hey, It is not your business to interfere Tiger woods nor speak for women in my family. You don't know Tiger family. Once again mind your business
"White kids cereal box" Sharpton is a racist, kids of all color eat healty cerals like Wheaties, Cheerios and so on. How in the hell did he come to the conclusion white's and black's have a certain typoe of ceral they eat. I als want to know why they ask "why didn't hre have a black mistress" does it matter. Tiger is part white, black asian, and mor he does not say he is black he has a name for his race since it is maso diverse. Let him alone let he and his family see if they can over come this and heal.
Leave Tiger and his family alone, stop the gossip. You say your holy, and then you should know gossip is a sin. I heard the comment white kids’ cereal, I am upset you carry race into cereal. Pray for them do not make fun of them. Why did you say black women were the sleepers? What is that suppose to mean? I can see your love is tinted by color and that is not how God see us. You need to pray more and stop the hating.
Oh gimme a freakin break! The white comedians are having a field day over Tiger and you're cruifying the Reverend? Some folks take things too damn seriously. Tiger got himself in this mess. He should have thought about the consequences before he subjected his family to this public humiliation. I never cared for Tiggar anyway. Yall need to leave the Rev. alone. If this was the Reverend, some of your holy rollers would have been cracking jokes and the like. Tiger made his bed and now he has to lie in it. He gets no sympathy from me!
How does anyone go by "reverend" and then take the Lord's name in vain? He is more racist with his black and white comments then anyone I seen yet...
Iam glad he made that comment because white america always want to dog black man every chance they get. That is y i said good for Tiger he got what he deserves. With them white whores. The new need to stop giving those whores props.
black america always want to dog white man every chance they get. That is y i said good for Tiger he got what he deserves. With them white whores. The new need to stop giving those whores props.
Eugene Robinson said essentially the same thing with his op ed in the Washington Post -- denouncing Tiger's infidelities on the grounds that they lacked ethnic diversity, since he was cheating with only one particular type of woman, namely, white Playboy "barbie-doll" types. And this was no spoof! Robinson actually said this in all seriousness!
Tiger Woods is only 25%black. Does that the Asians should be more offended than blacks ? Who cares if he likes white women. To each their own. Obviously he is attracted to that type of woman.I can't blame him. They were pretty hot.
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