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Tiger deserves scrutiny and criticism as he attempts to sort out his personal life. Enough has been said, implied and parodied
Desiree
Rogers does not warrant the castigation of her character that is
currently happening. To tie her responsibility for the embarassing
episode at the White House State dinner to Tiger Woods immoral behavior
is unfair and unwarranted.
One was a crisis of
commonsense. There should have been social secretary staff at the
checkpoints. The other was a crisis of conscience.
When
faced with a public or private crisis, responses are varied. There is a
choice of silence, defensive explanations or complete avoidance. The
selection of one over the others does not provide insight into
personality or character. Until aware of the origin of their silence,
speculation is damaging.
So, what do we really know about Desiree's response
to the situation. She answered honestly to the media that there was not
any one from her staff at the checkpoints. Her recent "stonewalling" is
not due to personal priviledge as implied by Maureen Dowd, but
obviously on the advice of the White House.
Dowd's
personal attack on the brand of Desiree Rogers should be an affront to
black women. Desiree Rogers is a confident, beautiful Harvard trained
business woman, whose ability to blend social networking with attitude,
aptitude and intelligence should be front and center. She should not
have to apologize for that nor be compared to a selfish, over-indulged
professional athlete.
We need to stand up for her brand. Branding consists of experience, information and expectations as well as truth.
I
will admit, I was disapointed that she did not testify to Congress. She
could have been an example of transparency and how to "show up" in the
face of confrontation.
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