Tiger Woods has a press conference being held tomorrow for his numerous sex scandals that surfaced a few months ago. He has yet to show his face because more than likely that nine iron his wife had met his two front teeth. He's holding a press conference to apologize for all of his actions, and the rest of what he will say can only be determined by watching tomorrow. That being said, since we're talking about the rating system and parents actions in it, I can't help but wonder if I would let my kids watch this press conference. He'll obviously be talking about some pretty bad stuff, and I can only imagine the questions from kids that could arise. "Why's he sorry?" or "what's cheating?" or "why does his wife look so mad?"
Is it really appropriate for kids to watch something like this? However, of course, since it's nationally televised, TV shows do hold some rating system, but nothing near the movie rating system, and while some parents lock programs that have a more mature rating, most don't, and alot of kids might be able to watch this. So if people are bothered by what their kids are viewing and the current rating system, it leads me to believe that this is a cheap cop-out for not PARENTING. It's ultimately their job to try to control what their children watch and are exposed to, not the rating system's. As for tomorrow, good luck Tiger. Just don't go A-rod's route and say you didn't know what cheating was at the time.
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I agree that parents should not completely rely on the little black box with (tv-MA) in the corner of the screen as a means of moniterinhg what their children are exposed to. If anything, when I saw that rating as a kid I wanted to watch that particular show more! For example, I specifically remember watching MTV in my room at age 12 and when my father walked by my room I'd change the channel for a second so he didnt think i was watching the [in my own mind] 'forbidden' MTV.
ReplyDeleteAs for the Tiger thing- I bet he wont use unsugarcoated words that might make parents cringe..But thats just a guess...If I had kids I probably wouldn't allow them to watch his news conference -not just for the words he might say but for the fact that he is not the role model most people thought he once was.
I agree, but I don't think I'd let my kids watch the news ever. I watch it everyday now, and there is plenty of terrible things, though I'm not fully sure where Tiger will be televised.
ReplyDeleteAs to what Emily said, He isn't that role model... I never followed him, but like a month before this came out, there was that accenture commercial I liked, it was pretty funny, Where he's reading a story to his daughter and shes like did the tortoise win? and he responds... "He kicked his butt" ..I felt a tiny but let down.
I agree that Tiger let a lot of people down with this scandal. It's amazing that when we think we know who someone is we usually have no idea. I wouldn't let my kids watch this either. They won't be gaining or losing anything from his speech so I don't see why they need to watch it.
ReplyDeletei have no idea why what holes tiger puts things in when he's off the course matters to the american public. i'm so tired of sex scandals! i don't care if athletes cheat on their wifes, and neither should you.
ReplyDeleteand didn't everyone watch the OJ trial when you were just kids? i think a celeberity KILLING his wife is a much more traumatizing subject matter than infidelity, which happens all the time and is something kids will have to deal with eventually, either in their own family lives or the family lives of their friends.
i say let kids watch it, at least he's saying sorry for it.