Tiger Woods: Social Issues In Our Country

There is a big social issue arising in the United States with all of these up and coming stars. Do celebrities including athletes have an obligation to speak out about social issues in our country? The answer is yes, their opinion holds more value in times like today than any average person. People will listen to celebrities because we admire them, and they have an obligation to help out our country. This is a huge deal in our country because with many problems reoccurring in our country like racism, police brutality, and homosexuality. It is their duty as a human to do what they can to make this world a better place. Our goal in our society is to be all on the same page, be a team. These athletes can bring people together in so many unique

Tiger Woods is not a member of Augusta National Golf Club, so therefore he thinks that gives him a pardon to have a say on a big issue? Tiger needs to see the bigger picture here, he has a responsibility to all women golfers because he is also a minority golfer. According to Dictionary.com the definition of minority is the smaller number or part, especially a number that is less than half the whole number. Women in golf are a minority and so is Tiger Woods. His opinion is valued because he is the most well-known golfer. Shouldn’t he stand up and help other minority golfers whose voices are not being heard? As we are undergoing a very big racial issue, some celebrity athletes are doing the right thing. Richard Sherman of the Seattle Seahawks is from Compton California, and is also a Stanford graduate. He takes a lot of heat from the media for being selfish, arrogant, and even a “thug”. When it comes to social issues in America he is one of the first to speak up and help diffuse situations. As reported by Smith (2015) Sherman said that more people need to speak up about things like this because it will advance us as a society and as a team. He understands how powerful celebrity athletes words can be, and how it can influence the youth because they look up to these people as their role