Kelly Tilghman
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Kelly Tilghman is a cute golf announcer who is in some hot water for remarks made about Tiger Woods. She said the other guys on tour should lynch him. Yeah. Her word choice was not too good, you could argue.
January 9th, 2008 7:13 PM
I don't like Kelly Tilghman as an announcer. She's too nerdy. However, I'll give her a pass on this one. She said something stupid. It happens. If I was on TV everyday, I'd eventually say something stupid, too. Things just come out bwefore the brain engages. It was unfortunate but, that's not why she should be lifted from the broadcast. She should be lifted because she's boring. I want Paul Azinger!!!
January 9th, 2008 10:50 PM
I think Kelly does a great job on the air. Her and Faldo are the best pair so far. As for the "comment", give me a break. I think it is about time for intent to be the main issue with what is said. I am really tired of this kind of stuff. How about the Rev. Sharpton get a frickin life.
January 10th, 2008 1:05 AM
I really enjoy her and Faldo. She does an excellent job. Sharpton is a horrible human being.
January 10th, 2008 8:01 AM
If Kelly doesn't resign, she should be fired.
January 10th, 2008 9:32 AM
Kelly made a mistake. We all do, we're human. Her choice of words was poor at best, but in a very public position and live on the air, you don't have time to think through and pick words carefully- you just react. Kelly is great, and she has already met with Tiger and appologized. It has been reported that they are friends, so this certainly was not intended to be malicious or an attack on Tiger or blacks in general. If she had said "kidnapped" instead of "lynched" would there have been any interest in this? No, but kidnapping is still a crime...
January 10th, 2008 12:11 PM
She is a terrible announcer, and being coupled with Faldo makes her even worse. It seems like she has to try to keep with with Faldo's comments, expertise (which she does not have!), and his weak ass attempts at being funny. Faldo I can handle, but the GC should use this as a reason to dump her!
January 10th, 2008 12:16 PM
You have got to be kidding. Kelly is great. She said something questionable at best. There was no ill-intent. If the GC goes any farther than the suspension - they are just being strongarmed and falling to the politacal correctness police !!!!
Sharpton is more of a racist than 99% of the people he complains about !!!!!!
January 10th, 2008 2:44 PM
KELLY IS TEN TIMES BETTER AS AN ANNOUNCER THAN FALDO...HE IS ALMOST AS BAD AS CHRIS SCHENKEL WAS...SHE IS VERY HOT TOO... JOHNNY MILLER IS THE BEST....ZINGER WAS GOOD...IF ANYONE SHOULD BE DUMPED IT'S FALDO...HE ADDS VERY LITTLE....IF AL SHARPTON STUCK HIS NOSE INTO THIS ONE IT JUST PROVES ONCE AGAIN WHAT A MEDIA WHORE HE IS...YES, HER COMMENT WAS AN IMPROPER CHOICE OF WORDS AND SHE APOLOGIZED FOR THEIR USE NOT THE THHOUGHT...WE ALL REALIZE WHAT SHE MEANT...NO UGLY INTENT THERE
January 10th, 2008 2:51 PM
Just because she's "cute" doesn't give her the right to say that about Tiger or any person of color, and on national TV at that. She should be taken in an alley and gang raped. So what "she's hot" she's a dumb bi@tch too!!!!! She's a RACISTS!!!!
January 10th, 2008 3:22 PM
Hey Day, what a moron !!!!!! I guess "lynched" could be used as a racist term but is not nessessarily racist. Every color and race has examples of people who were "lynched". She did not mean this in as racist statement at all.
Now, you saying she should be raped in an alley is about as vulger and derogitory of a statement that could be uttered !!!!!! Your ignorance is out there for the whole world to see - shut up !!!!!!
January 10th, 2008 3:25 PM
Oh my god. With all the trouble going on today do we really need this? Al Sharpton only looks for things he can lie abt. Anyone listening could tell color never entered into her mind. Bad choice of words...sure.
Jez Al why dont you take some classes on your bigotry. you are the bigest racist there is.
People of all color would get along so much better if we didnt read into every word being said that way. How can America become one when some (of all races) stand out like a sore thumb and make issues where there is none.
Tiger Woods is a very smart man and can take up for himself if need be. If he wasnt offended then others shouldnt be either. As for the writer above- Gang Raped???? You are one sick..... maybe if she were your daughter would you say the same? I think maybe you protest too much abt other people being racists..look closer to home please.
January 10th, 2008 3:42 PM
To say one has had enough of people making a " big deal about", this sort of comment and that Al Sharpton is a racist is a copout. This woman made a mistake. Should she be fired no. But to ignore that the comment was made is to say that on some level that it is ok. To often people of all races are expected to ignore commentsthat are hurtful and embarrassing.
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January 10th, 2008 4:18 PM
I agree with Dave Sturick. I guess Sharpton never studied the wild wild west. As I recall, lynching was the term used for horse thieves etc., so although it could be, it ain't necessisarily so Big Al... Speaking of "Dumb B's, "Day" (very creative name) must think there are two of her...
January 10th, 2008 4:47 PM
All who tried to give a "rational explanation" for her comment are either very slow or just plain racist. There is no way to explain "he should be LYNCHED in a back alley". To try to mitigate the her action shows a serious problem facing us as a country. If there was no "Ill intent" in these comment both from Imus and now her, then why do we keep seeing these repetitive patterns. I get tired of people always trying to justify racist remarks!
January 10th, 2008 4:51 PM
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January 10th, 2008 6:22 PM
If Tiger can let it go - the GC should let it go and you too. I don't know Kelly but I watch the show and I'll bet what she said is not what she meant!
January 10th, 2008 7:48 PM
I think it's one thing to say,'gang up on him', as Nick Faldo jested, but to suggest (even in jest) taking his life? Considering (1) Tiger recently lost his father, (2) Recently became a father himself, (3) The racist history of the PGA, (4) Don Imus, Michael Richards, etc.etc., I have to agree with Rev. Sharpton in this case. I've also noticed that some people are saying that it's not a big deal, and she meant no ill intent. I guess they base that on the well-known fact that other than the KKK, whites don't hold racist views, and race isn't a problem in America. Once again, it helps to be considered an attractive female, ask Debra Lafave. She seduced a child, but was given a slap on the wrist because she's 'too pretty to go to jail'. When the seducer of a child is a male,regardless of race, he's thrown under the jail. Justice in America!
January 10th, 2008 8:02 PM
Flip the script: A lot of women want Kelly's job on the Golf Channel, so to help distract her from doing well and to give her competitors a chance, maybe she should be gang-raped and sodomized in a back alley before going on the air. (Look for my remorse-filled apology in a few days, then I'm sure all will be forgiven). For all Tilghman apologists; Is that OK to say, if it's directed at your mother, wife, sister, or daughter?
January 10th, 2008 8:09 PM
Thank God Tiger has some sense. It did not even sound racist to me...
January 10th, 2008 8:13 PM
I do not think she meant it as racism..just an off the cuff remark.
January 10th, 2008 9:01 PM
Most of the reaction is coming from people who've been stirred up by media reports, and by Rev. Sharpton. Anyone who has taken the time to view the actual broadcast has come away with a far different reaction.
Here were two golf commentators - Ms. Tilghman and Nick Faldo - talking about Tiger in very complimentary terms. Nick suggested that the only way to beat Tiger would be for some of the younger golfers to gang up on him, and almost by way of finishing Faldo's sentence (if not his thought,) Tilghman uttered the phrase, "lynch him in the back alley." The two were chucking and smiling, and it was pretty obvious they were just filling airtime. If we could have contacted each of the hundreds of viewers immediately after the show aired, it's very likely most of them would have even been unable to recall that particular exchange. But it only takes one, and if that person also has Rev. Sharpton on speed-dial, that's all it takes to give the story legs.
Did Tiger take offense with her comments? No. As a matter of fact, Tilghman is a friend of his. The bottom line is, the media knows that headlines like this sell newspapers, and fills airtime. Their stock in trade is taking snippets out of context, and turning them into stories. Every once in a while, they even target one of their own. (Don't think there aren't at least a few athletes, actors, and politicians out there, muttering something about "poetic justice!) They have absolutely no shame.
Reverend Sharpton, my dictionary states that to lynch someone, is to execute them without due process of law. It even goes so far as to state the term most often refers to execution by hanging. Try as I might, though, I could not find a dictionary definition listing a connotation referring to the race, color, religion, nationality, gender, or sexual orientation of the person being executed. Are you suggesting that the only proper usage of the word, is when one is referring to the execution of someone of a specific color? With all due respect, don't you think that's just a bit presumptive on your part?
Rev. Sharpton, you and I are the same age, a generation removed from both Tiger Woods and Kelly Tilghman. When we were growing up, women and African-Americans were unquestionably treated as second-class citizens. But we're not living in the 50's and 60's any more. Tiger Woods is, without question, the most succesful athlete in America, and probably the most widely recognized and respected man on the planet. Kelly Tilghman is the first woman to ever be hired as a fulltime golf play-by-play announcer. I'd say our country's come a long way since we were kids, wouldn't you?. Now you're calling for this woman to lose her job over an idle remark that was never intended to offend anyone.
You know how we'll be able to tell when we've achieved true equality? No, it won't be when Obama or Clinton is elected president; it'll be when headlines like "Anchor Says Players Should Lynch Tiger" are no longer considered newsworthy. But until that time comes, it would sure remove some of the guesswork if you could just compile a list of words and terms that some African-Americans could possibly consider offensive, and distribute it to anyone and everyone whose job involves being close to a microphone. You know what they say: An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
January 10th, 2008 9:28 PM
Based on some of the remarks being posted here, I can only assume that many of the posters are not golf fans.
At this time, everyone even remotely connected to professional golf is riding a gravy train of unprecedented proportions. The person driving that train is Tiger Woods. There is NOBODY who wants to see anything happen to him. That includes Kelly Tilghman, Nick Faldo, and everyone who competes against him.
Now do you understand how ridiculous this whole thing is?
January 10th, 2008 9:48 PM
From one "Cracker" to the world...........lighten up on the race card. I'm not a racist, but I'm about to become one due to all the wanking done by those of you who keep playing the card. And as for Sharpton?? what an embarassment for all mankind.. Please Al, crawl back in the hole you came from..........
January 10th, 2008 10:33 PM
Thank you, John Kelahan, for your insightful and thoughtful comments. I completely agree with you. This "incident", and the consequent furor of impassioned responses, serve only to highlight how pathetic and shallow is the mindset of those so easily offended. Kelly Tilghman's comment
was meant as a joke - as harmless banter between friends. Is that so hard to understand? No offense was intended, and none was taken by the object of same. Can people really be so humorless as to take Ms. Tilghman's comment literally? Sadly, perhaps I've answered my own question. To everyone who is offended: perhaps a little introspection is in order. Maybe you will find the real reasons for your misdirected anger and your guilt. Do us all a favor, and, as the Eagles so eloquently said, get over it! For the record, I think Ms. Tilghman does a fine job and is very professional (especially for a Dookie! Gasp!!). I also enjoy Nick, and have nothing but admiration for Tiger Woods and his accomplishments, both on and off the course. Now - it's time to move on. Shall we?
January 11th, 2008 4:19 AM
It is sad when professional announcers tend to stray from their profession at hand and that is being professional while on the air. Kelly Tilghman allowed herself to fall into the proverbial trap of allowing herself to think that she was having a private tete-a-tete with her partner and lost control of her mouth. All sports announcers do it every time they step up to the microphone.
I for one have liked Ms.Kelly Tilghman since the first time I saw her on the Golf Channel and I personally don't want to see her release from her job. I don't fully blame her, but I do blame her childhood environment. "You can take a person out of their country, but you can't take the country out of the person." The comment was made about Tiger but when you go nationwide it becomes public. These comments are overseas.
Mr. Woods receives snide remarks every time he steps on to any American golf course and now he is getting it from the Golf Channel. He is walking the course with his head spinning like a red hazardous light.
Mr. John Kelaman I agree with you in part but I disagree with your analogy about growing up in the 50's and 60's because if you think about it again you will recall that racial prejudice is still prevalent today. Prejudices will continue for light-years to come.
Prejudice toward Black Americans will never cease. Not in your life time, mine, Al Sharpton, Tiger's, Kelly's and definitely not a new-born 2008.
When has any person, of any nationality, recall hearing that Jack Nicklaus should be lynched? Arnold Palmer? Babe Ruth? Wayne Gretzky? Roy Roger? Fox announcer Steve Lyons? How about Jackie Robinson? Hank Aaron? Mohammed Ali? Oh, yeah, John Kelaman?
If Ms Tilghman remains on staff with Golf Channel or not, does anyone think she should be considered for Hall of Fame announcer?
Of all people why did it have to come out of her mouth?
John Moore 1/11/08 1:20AM