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Golfweek magazine replaced the editor responsible for illustrating the current cover with a noose and apologized Friday for its depiction of a Golf Channel anchor's use of "lynch" in a comment about Tiger Woods. "We apologize for creating this graphic cover that received extreme negative reaction from consumers, subscribers and advertisers across the country," Turnstile Publishing Co. president William P. Kupper Jr. said. "We were trying to convey the controversial issues with a strong and provocative graphic image. It is now obvious that the overall reaction to our cover deeply offended many people. For that, we are deeply apologetic." Turnstile...

Golf Channel Anchor Kelly Tilghman Says Young Golfers Should 'Lynch Tiger Woods'Posted Jan 8th 2008 2:01PM by Michael David SmithFiled under: Golf, Breaking NewsThe woman you see in the photo here caddying for Arnold Palmer is Kelly Tilghman, a former college golfer at Duke who now is play-by-play announcer for The Golf Channel's PGA Tour broadcasts. Tilghman made a shocking comment during Friday's telecast of the PGA Tour's opening event. She said -- on the air -- that today's young players should "lynch Tiger Woods in a back alley." What was Tilghman thinking? Who knows. It's not entirely clear what...

Princeton’s feminist president March 17th, 2005 After Harvard University president Lawrence Summers dared to suggest that innate differences between men’s and women’s aptitudes for high-level math and science careers may be one of the reasons for the lower percentage of female math and science professors at major research universities, the National Organization for Women angrily demanded his resignation. Summers’ speculative remarks, though controversial, are supported by substantial theoretical and empirical evidence. Nevertheless, NOW president Kim Gandy sees in them an example of “personal sexism” and lack of a “true commitment to inclusion.” According to Gandy, “equality for women” requires that...