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Apple + 50 Cent = Affordable Inner-City Mac?

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pedrov said:
hey gary, would u like if queer eye branded a mac and everyone in the thread called it the "iCock" or "iFag" and made fun of the homos?

you're a hypocrite with little tolerance. that makes you racist.
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And you compairing people saying 50 cent is a bad role model with blatant homophobia makes you a dumbass....

If this was a deal with say....."Denzel Washington" to make a designed ipod for charity, I bet you'd get no vitriol against it....

But the fact 50 cent is a homophobic abusive violent man is the problem, not his skin colour.
 
Look people, listen, what people are saying here is not an attack on african-americans or african-american culture. People are simply saying that they disagree with 50 cents womanising, advocating of guns and violence, and the glamorisation of drug use, etc. No-one here is racist against african-americans or is saying that all african-americans are like 50 cent (see above). :)
 
kahn said:
anytime you make broad statements, about a race of people, based on the actions of a few, are racist. all the bling bling, bullet proof, crack pipe, etc, etc. yea, that's racist. you think this country has made progress? Think again.
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Ah Crap... I'm racist to whites... and I am white... I just made fun of trucker hats...

(ashton)

How is it racist to make fun a celeberity who glorifies "all the bling bling, bullet proof, crack pipe, etc, etc."

I make fun of Brittney Spears because she played the virgin for how long after her virginity?

I'm not being racist I'm talking their personality and their actions...
 
Not Like Me

They'd probably call it the G-Unit - DUH...and i cannot believe how ignorant u people are being after all his record was created by DR. DRE who owns many macs....and yes the more macs the merrier..targeting inner cities would be a good way to get the word out...bigger the city the bigger the popluation...duh...


if it were a snake it would have bit you


Gi-Gi-Gi-G-UNIT
 
commonpeople said:
Finally, a computer for African Americans. Can we also have a jewBook endorsed by Woody Allen? Or how about the original 'white' iBook endorsed by Steve Martin?
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Can You See Now?

EDIT: iGary You Still Looking?
 
nihilisticmonk said:
And you compairing people saying 50 cent is a bad role model with blatant homophobia makes you a dumbass....

If this was a deal with say....."Denzel Washington" to make a designed ipod for charity, I bet you'd get no vitriol against it....

But the fact 50 cent is a homophobic abusive violent man is the problem, not his skin colour.
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Who has he beat?
What gay man did he make fun of?
Who said he doesn't like gays?
 
kahn said:
anytime you make broad statements, about a race of people, based on the actions of a few, are racist. all the bling bling, bullet proof, crack pipe, etc, etc. yea, that's racist. you think this country has made progress? Think again.
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Are they making statements about 50-Cent or the entire African-American community? Someone making a joke about a 50-Cent Mac isn't necessarily making a joke about an inner-city Mac. 50-Cent is a thug. So is Eminem. Doesn't matter what color they are. Neither one of them is a good role model and neither one of them should be used to sell a computer to kids.
 
How much will this so called "inner city Mac" cost?

0.50cent!

maybe thats the connection? LOL

Sorry someone had to say it!

:)

Cheap computers accessible to anyone? good.
Apple "cheapo computer" aligned with 50cent? not good.

my 2cents.
 
macthorough said:
They'd probably call it the G-Unit - DUH...and i cannot believe how ignorant u people are being after all his record was created by DR.DRE who owns many macs....and yes the more macs the merrier..targeting inner cities would be a good was to get the word out...bigger the city the bigger the popluation...duh...


if it were a snake it would have bit you


Gi-Gi-Gi-G-UNIT
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50 cent isn't G-unit.
 
If you all want to talk about the definition of "racist" go start a thread on dictionary.com or something. This thread is supposed to be about apple, I dont think apple has been mentioned in the last few pages.
 
SPUY767 said:
I personally don't like the idea of Apple associating itself with a vendor of Hip-Hop rubbish such as $0.50. Apple has a reputation as a good company with good values. $0.50's values are, shall we say, unproven.
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Would those drug addicted rock bands be more appropriate? Shut up you closeted bigot. Oh, it's perfectly fine to pimp the hip-hop culture to sell iPods and whatever other Apple products, right!?! estupido!

Word to ya motha!
 
nihilisticmonk said:
And you compairing people saying 50 cent is a bad role model with blatant homophobia makes you a dumbass....

If this was a deal with say....."Denzel Washington" to make a designed ipod for charity, I bet you'd get no vitriol against it....

But the fact 50 cent is a homophobic abusive violent man is the problem, not his skin colour.
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not true. on this site there's a thread where iGary calls for the death of certain celebrities.

yet if i called for his death because he's queer, i would get a talking to, i'm sure.

hes offended by a picture of a black man with tatoos.
he as much as said it a few posts earlier. there's nothing out of the ordinary on that pic, but there's is a black man. he said he doesn't like it. what is that?

I think he just need to shut up his dirty mouth. disgusting and immature.
 
pedrov said:
not true. on this site there's a thread where iGary calls for the death of certain celebrities.

yet if i called for his death because he's queer, i would get a talking to, i'm sure.

hes offended by a picture of a black man with tatoos.
he as much as said it a few posts earlier. there's nothing out of the ordinary on that pic, but there's is a black man. he said he doesn't like it. what is that?

I think he just need to shut up his dirty mouth. disgusting and immature.
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the gun & infant is what got him.
'cause we all know that 50 cent is gonna go postal on everyone's ass at the effing photoshoot.[/sarcasm torwards igary]
 
Considering this is simply a rumor, and not specifics are at hand, people sure are up in arms about it.

why be so negitive about a computer that poor people can afford because it is associated with 50cent? hell, would the thing even say mac or apple on it? or would it simply be designed by apple, and feature OSX?
that sounds good to me... for apple to be involved in that, makes sense to me.
more people using OSX, rather than windows.
if kids would be using it for music, get them started on garageband, and move them up to Logic.
anyone know if 50cent uses macs or logic to produce his music?
 
Heb1228 said:
I kind of like the idea. Say what you want about the rap music industry, I have to believe that most of the people that really succeed in it are probably a lot smarter than than images they carve out for themselves.
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yeah, i would say that about any musical artist...like, oh i dont know...britney spears?
 
I'm gonna step out of this, because, quite frankly, it has gotten stupid.

There is not one comment (by me or others) that singles out 50-Cent for being black in this thread.

NOT ONE

Yet many think that criticism of him is an immediate racist ticket -and when asked you cannot point to anything specifically racist in the comments here, but instead say "oh yeah, just look."

Now, if you think that making comments about him carrying guns around, or being an ex-con, a drug user, drug dealer...is racist, then I suggest you look a little deeper into your own hatred.

Peace.
 
pedrov said:
not true. on this site there's a thread where iGary calls for the death of certain celebrities.

yet if i called for his death because he's queer, i would get a talking to, i'm sure.

hes offended by a picture of a black man with tatoos.
he as much as said it a few posts earlier. there's nothing out of the ordinary on that pic, but there's is a black man. he said he doesn't like it. what is that?

I think he just need to shut up his dirty mouth. disgusting and immature.
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No, it is a picture of a (black) man (race does not matter in this at all) who is carrying a GUN while carrying a BABY, not exactly perfect parenting, or a good role model.
 
A is jump said:
Considering this is simply a rumor, and not specifics are at hand, people sure are up in arms about it.

why be so negitive about a computer that poor people can afford because it is associated with 50cent? hell, would the thing even say mac or apple on it? or would it simply be designed by apple, and feature OSX?
that sounds good to me... for apple to be involved in that, makes sense to me.
more people using OSX, rather than windows.
if kids would be using it for music, get them started on garageband, and move them up to Logic.
anyone know if 50cent uses macs or logic to produce his music?
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Most studio I've seen have Apple products in them.
 
iGary said:
I'm gonna step out of this, because, quite frankly, it has gotten stupid.

There is not one comment (by me or others) that singles out 50-Cent for being black in this thread.

NOT ONE

Yet many think that criticism of him is an immediate racist ticket -and when asked you cannot point to anything specifically racist in the comments here, but instead say "oh yeah, just look."

Now, if you think that making comments about him carrying guns around, or being an ex-con, a drug user, drug dealer...is racist, then I suggest you look a little deeper into your own hatred.

Peace.
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as said earlier skin isnt the only thing to racism.
but whatever.
 
markkk! said:
Who has he beat?
What gay man did he make fun of?
Who said he doesn't like gays?
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He did

VIOLENCE
I got the sickest vendetta when it come to the cheddar
n***a you play with my paper, you gonna meet my berreta

VIOLENCE
Smith and Wesson's the weapon in case you was guessin', escape lesson
Caps in my benze, I'm beginning to end
Watch the 22 spin, My hoes a perfect ten
I got shot but I got up and I'm back at it again

HOMOPHOBIC
I'm that cat by the bar, toasting to the good light
You that f****t ass n****a trying to pull me back ride

HOMOPHOBIC
tells Playboy: "I ain't into f*****s. I don't like gay people around me, because I'm not comfortable with what their thoughts are. I'm not prejudiced
 
Someone please lock this thread. I'm begging you. Why did I even read it. It's like a car crash.

Everyone needs to calm down.
 
markkk! said:
What gay man did he make fun of?
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Lyrics from In Da Club...written and sung by fiddy pennies...

I'm that cat by the bar, toasting to the good light
You that ****** ass nicca trying to pull me back ride
 
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