Tiger Woods is being called out by a women’s empowerment group for his tampon prank at a PGA Tour event … saying how dare he, especially with a daughter at home.
Kara Sugar, CEO of the Women’s Global Empowerment Fund, tells TMZ … Tiger’s tampon moment was not only misogynistic but also tone-deaf and straight-up disrespectful to women and girls all over the world.
Sugar ripped the golfing legend, wondering if he’s intimating “periods are embarrassing or shameful or a sign of weakness?”
As you know … Tiger was playing his Friday round at the Genesis Invitational in Los Angeles with Justin Thomas when he hit his ball further than Justin and handed a Tampax to his friend and competitor. The misguided sentiment — Justin hits “like a girl.”
The women’s group says it’s sad to see Tiger do this because he’s a grown man with a daughter … and they feel the joke distracts from the serious issues involving mental health and periods, which women and girls around the globe face.
Tiger gave an apology/non apology, saying “It was supposed to be all fun and games. Obviously it hasn’t turned out that way. If I offended anybody in any way, shape, or form, I’m sorry.” In other words, not really an apology.”
Bottom line for the org. … women compete in sports and all areas of life, all while handling their periods, so tampons are no joke.