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‘A Problem For Us’: Tiger Woods’ Tampon Joke Forces Paige Spiranac to Drop Her Bold Take on the Controversy

Published 02/18/2023, 3:30 AM EST

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Tiger Woods passing on a tampon to Justin Thomas on the grounds of Riviera Golf Club is still the topic of discussion in the golf world. Many criticized the GOAT as they claimed he insulted women with his prank. Meanwhile, half of the golf world supported him. Notably, Paige Spiranac was part of the second gang. She found his joke funny

The controversies led Woods to apologize for his actions, making many to support him. Yet, some still criticize him for his pranks, as they believed in using feminine products to make jokes is not the right thing to do. And like always, the internet queen, who believes in equality, jumped in and expressed her honest views about the same.

Paige Spiranac agreed with the disparity in the society 

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Expressing her candid views on the tampon matter, Spiranac prompted women to do the right thing. She tweeted, “Instead of women being outraged by Tiger and the tampon, I would love for them to actually provide ideas to help.” She further explained how one could be helpful.

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For example, I would have Tampex team up with the PGA tour to run a campaign where they provide free feminine products at golf courses.” The caring golf beauty then pointed out the problems female golfers faced and said, “Most don’t actually have them and during long rounds, it can be a problem for us.”

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One user replied to her tweet, talked about patriarchy, and pointed out the reality. Spiranac did not waste any time agreeing with the comment. She pointed out the flaws in the system and said, “ Agreed. Women say sexist shit to men (and other women) all the time but are too self involved to see the hypocrisy.” Her disappointment was visible in her words.

However, she also made another tweet pointing out the fake feminists.

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She said it was interesting to see some women getting outraged by Woods’ Joke. But according to her, they were the same women who would knock her down due to her career choices and the online content. Spiranac also sarcastically said that these women could not decide when to be a feminist. 

Spiranac has suffered before

The disappointment mentioned above in hypocrisy is not new for the internet queen. The hypocrisy of a female once disheartened the 2018 SI swimsuit model. In 2017, Golf Digest had Spiranac as the cover model of their magazine, to which a famous American reporter lashed with criticisms. Notably, after being a golf influencer, Spiranac has received hate comments from women and men alike, and as always, she has acknowledged all of them in the public. 

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Watch This Story: Paige Spiranac’s Latest Tiger Woods Prediction Receives Assorted Reactions From the Golf World

Paige Spiranac thinks instead of lashing out at the legendary male golfer, everyone should work smartly and provide some help in any way to women in golf. What are your thoughts on it? 

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Written by:

Saumya Yashawant

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A Commerce graduate who turned her passion into her profession, Saumya is a Golf writer at Essentially Sports. Having developed the love for the sport at a very young age, she watched Tiger Woods and caught inspiration from his legacy early on. Apart from Woods, she shares great admiration for her country's players like Vishwanathan Anand and Neeraj Chopra.
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Edited by:

Anjana Prabhakaran

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