Really quick...
A few weeks ago, Diane Dimond appeared on CNN's Reliable Sources to discuss the Tiger Woods drama. Naturally, she was on there because Tiger Woods is her 'beat' on Entertainment Tonight, not that she revealed anything of significance about him or the situation.
Anyway, she praddled on about how athletes 'like him' shouldn't be role models. But the kicker for me was when she said that he didn't deserve to be named Athlete of the Decade due to the scandal in his private life. And she called him a loser.
Okay... I don't give two $h*ts about golf or Tiger Woods, but who the h*ll is Diane Dimond to declare that Woods wasn't deserving of the title? He played the game, didn't he? He won hella many tournaments, didn't he? He inspired people from various walks of life to follow the game, didn't he? And the Dimond b*tch readily admitted that she knew nothing about golf, nor didn't harbor any interest in the game, so who the fcuk is she to try and overule what voters of this particular magazine/sports outlet decided?
Tiger's job was to play golf - his image was extra. Mind you, he was an absolute dumbass to portray himself as pristine, asexual Anointed Negro, but again, that was extra. The game was what was important and if he mastered the game, he deserved kudos, regardless of if he offended pedestrians such as herself.
Kinda curious how Dimond believes personal character should supercede the particular task at hand. If you're a good athlete... sweet! If you're a good athlete with a drama-free personal life - that's sweet too... for you and you alone. Public figures are only beholden to the public when it comes to executing their professional vocations. Private misconduct matters, but not as much as Dimond wants it too.
She pulled the same cr@p with Michael Jackson too, trying to convince the public that his professional achievements didn't matter because he was accused. Strangely enough, b*tch never admit that she was the main one doing the accusing and never finding incontrovertable evidence to prove her accusations. And yet, MJ fans are supposed to gauge his character based on Dimond's unsubstantiated allegations. But wait... are only Black male celebrities bond by this standard? Because, it seems to me that Dimond, more than a few times, didn't accomplish her professional obligations i.e. actually reporting what really happened in that Santa Barbara courtroom. Or going on Larry King Live and lying about having MJ penned love letters to that Arvizo kid. Or nearly getting her @$$ sued off after going on Hard Copy and claiming that she had a videotape of MJ molesting his nephew.
People like Dimond are fond of saying that Michael Jackson was just an entertainer or Tiger Woods is just an athlete, but nine times out of ten, they perform their jobs immaculately and with extreme precision. Diane Dimond, a 'journalist' has routinely performed her job recklessly. So is she trying to say that people who have drama-free personal lives should go to the head of the line, despite they're being total washouts professionally?
Yep... that's the way she wants the world to be because things would be a lot easier for flameouts like her.
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