Tiger Woods says he’s ‘Cablinasian,’ but the police only saw blackPosted in Articles, Media Archive, United States on 2017-06-27 00:48Z by Steven |
Tiger Woods says he’s ‘Cablinasian,’ but the police only saw black
The Undefeated
2017-05-30
The golfer’s DUI arrest highlights the country’s ‘one-drop’ rule and his complex relationship with black America
Tiger Woods, once the fresh-faced future of golf, stared into the police camera with a forlorn look and hooded eyes. A 41-year-old man who has famously insisted on his mixed racial heritage was identified in the arrest report with one word: black.
The former No. 1 golfer in the world was sleeping at the wheel of his Mercedes-Benz early Monday when Jupiter, Florida, police said they spotted his car stopped in the road, its blinker flashing and engine running. He was charged with driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol and is scheduled for a court appearance on July 5. Woods, who is recovering from back surgery, apologized for the incident, saying in a statement that it resulted from “an unexpected reaction to prescribed medications.”…
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