And so the media world is in shock and disbelief at Tiger Woods' transgressions. Or so the mealy-mouthed mainstream media would have you believe.

But, have you noticed that it is not so much shock (OMG!!) as shock (I Told You so, hehehe)? And disbelief? Really? The true disbelief is that he was able to 'fool' mainstream America into giving him a glamorous lifestyle based on advertising endorsements never before available to a 'coloured' American, not even Michael Jordan. Mainstream America (and, despite so-called liberals' disingenuous avoidance of unpleasant truth, that's all America) always secretly thought that Woods' popularity with corporate America was, like Michael Jordan, unbelievaBULL.

Exactly what did mainstream American media expect? That a gazillionaire male super-athlete, whose job takes him worldwide (while his nice former nanny wife is at home bringing up children) and at whose feet women of every ilk and description throw themselves by the thousand, would live the life of a monk? That a man for whom sex of any type, shape or form has always been readily available, would suddenly be prepared to be content with whatever brand of bland married-style sex his wife handed out at irregular intervals?

Hands up those of you who believe that professional sport, including golf, is played by saints. Nobody? If every professional sportsman with similar lifestyle flaws that now plague Tiger Woods stopped playing and lost all his/her endorsements, there would be no sport on television and (this is the good news) no advertisements either!

Unsolicited 'advice'

So, let's stop the hypocritical tut-tutting so that those without sin among the mainstream media can continue casting stones at Tiger Woods. And some of the most cowardly hypocrisy has come as unsolicited 'advice' from overly religious ex-sportsmen/coaches like Herman Edwards, unsuccessful former NFL coach who was fired from his two head-coaching positions for non-performance.

Edwards, who blamed Tiger's friends for not straightening him out, clearly does not live in the professional sports world where he ought to know that EVERYBODY lives like Tiger only to different degrees dependent upon their strength of cash. And men who'd love to be in Tiger's position are as likely to advise him to abstain as was Linda Tripp to advise her 'friend' Monica to throw away her semen-stained Bill Clinton memento. To how many athletes did Herm give that advice when he was coaching the Jets and Chiefs to multiple-losing seasons?

Has anybody asked themselves what's this really all about? Who believes that Nice-Nanny knew not who Tiger was when they married? Why not believe that, like every other woman in Tiger's life, she rushed to the dollars like a moth to flame? Is her sudden outrage a result of Tiger's transgressions (that's 'transgressions', not 'infidelity', the word shoved into Tiger's mouth by his lawyers only after the first statement they drafted for him failed to stem the voyeuristic tide; there can be no 'infidelity' if there's an 'arrangement') or the fact that some bimbo was about to publicly embarrass her?

Tiger's habitual reclusiveness has permitted a willing media to speculate, and they haven't disappointed. But the media prefer to speculate that previously perfect Tiger is really a monster. Why is nobody speculating about Nice-Nanny's contribution to the saga?

The test

Let's be real. God put man in the world with the necessary equipment for sex, an insatiable appetite and free will. Then, as proof of His sense of humour, He sicced Woman upon Man as a test. Man failed the test when Woman, preferring (surprise, surprise) a talking snake's gossip to God's Word, 'transgressed' and then, realising what she'd done, manipulated immature, genitally obsessed Man into keeping her company in 'sin'. So, that Man will have sex with as many women as possible is not only natural but inevitable, and also well known to Woman, who uses this unfortunate proclivity to her advantage when it suits her. If only Eve had exercised some patience, maybe Adam would have first transgressed and Woman would have today's moral high ground.

It's not within the realm of common sense that Nice-Nanny entered this marriage expecting Tiger to be 'faithful'. All that she could ask (and probably did) was for his discretion which was, in Tiger's circumstances of unlimited cash and opportunity, an unrealistic request. She wanted to be first in line for his dollars and has succeeded, subject to the terms of the prenup, in that ambition. Any bets on whether or not she'll leave the matrimonial home due to his egregious transgressions? Don't hold your breath.

Peace and love.

Gordon Robinson is an attorney-at-law. Send feedback to columns@gleanerjm.com.