Y U MAD AT...Tiger Wood's Ex?

E! was met with an overwhelming amount of commenters crying foul at the actions of Tiger Woods former wife Elin Nordegren when they reported that in an extravagant display of wealth the former model demolished the 12 million dollar home she had recently purchased after deciding she didn’t like it anymore. People were understandably astonished by her wasteful actions.  But it was the anger towards them that concerned me. The unilateral cry of “how dare she?” that sprang out from commenters perplexed me because the majority of us waste things all the time.  A homeless person might be inclined to cry foul at seeing you tossing out a half bag of chips. And it personally makes my blood boil when people act like they are too cute to take home leftovers from a restaurant because if I paid for food best believe I’m eating it. The woman more than likely has serious issues and while trying resolve them with an Eat Pray Love type trip like the rest of the over privileged and under appreciated members of the first wives club would’ve made much more sense not to mention would’ve been much cheaper she chose to go in another direction...with a wrecking ball leading the way. I’m not defending her actions. But I am pointing out that that was her choice to make. Be mad at the system that gave her that choice.  Be mad that she is taxed far too little and publicized far too much. But don’t take time out of your day to judge how she gets through a break up. Abject poverty does not assign one automatic moral high ground and you have no more right to judge this woman than she has to judge you. Yes her actions were excessive and uncalled for. But can you honestly say you haven’t done anything excessive and uncalled for yourself? Uh huh I thought so. It’s not fair to hold people to a higher standard because from the outside their blessings seem to be greater than yours. The disparity of wealth in our nation is enough to make anyone angry (As fashionbombdaily pointed out luxury brand the Row sold out of backpacks whose price were equivalent to a recent college graduates starting salary!) but that is a fundamental flaw within the system not merely those who benefit from it. If you’re arguing that Nordegren’s behavior speaks to a flaw in her character it might be time to consider exactly what her character flaws have to do with you. And unless you’re a friend or a family member the answer to that is most likely very little. In which case it might be time to ask yourself Y U MAD?  

UPDATE:  Reps for Nordegren are saying that the mansion was torn down as a result of structural damage and she did allow Habitat for Humanity to take whatever was salvageable.

Armed and Intelligent....and appreciative

A year ago I got upset. And in typical Keyaira fashion I sat down at my laptop and wrote my feelings down. But this time I went off of the advice of my friends, family and co-workers and posted it online. The feedback and criticism from me doing so has been invaluable. The text messages, phone calls, comments and tweets have taught me so much in such a short time. I just wanted to thank everyone who takes time out to see the view from my little corner of the world and sincerely wish you all blessings in 2012.