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Apple's Ultra-Slim 12-Inch Notebook Reportedly Entering Production in Small Quantities
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It's not 1 interracial couple. Black couples are almost entirely excluded from Apple's ads. Apparently, they don't exist in Apple's world. And yes, the total exclusion of black couples has become insanely racist.
If a black male is featured in an Apple ad, he needs to have his arms wrapped around a white woman. I guess a black couple is just "too black" for Apple. Or maybe the message is that black males are only legitimized when in the company of whites (white females, specifically).
Don't kid yourself. NOTHING in modern advertising is an "accident". Every last detail is scrutinized. There is a very real reason Apple decides to show all of it's black males with white women.
The idea that a MBA "clashes" with a 12" iPad is the dumbest idea ever.
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Thanks, but we already know what Stormfront members think.
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Thanks, but we already know what Stormfront members think.
Good to see you support racism, nutjob. Not that I'm surprised. I'm sure you are VERY familiar with that site and agree with Apple's "too black" stance.
He's expressing his subconscious desire to lose weight by offloading onto these devices. We've all seen that photo of him with those fashion moguls. 2+2=4
Apparently, that someone is you. And yeah, I'm sure Apple was attempting to portray them as brother and sister.
Excluding black couples or groups of African Americans in Apple ads has become overtly racist. In order for black males to be shown in an Apple ad, they need to be surrounded by caucasians, or have their arms draped over a caucasian female. And black females? Forget about it. They're lucky if they are shown at all. And when they are shown, they are usually alone.
God forbid two African Americans are shown together! That would be "too black" for Apple.
In the real world (come visit sometime) African Americans occasionally date each other. I know it might sound crazy to a caucasian Apple fan, but it actually happens from time to time. It would be nice if Apple wasn't so terrified of representing that in their ads.
I think the real racism is that everyone is referring to a "black man" or a "white woman". From the look of him, that's not a black man, that's a metis. It's just like people thinking of Barack Obama as "black". He's not black, he's also a metis, he is actually as much white as he is black.
The fact that America is thinking in binary terms (black/white) is the real racism, that is, not recognizing that at this point only a handful of its citizen are actually 100% white or black and that the majority are just metis...
I agree, just like the 13" White Macbook got eventually discontinued, I dont see the point of keeping the 11" and 13" MBAs if Apple releases the 12" MBA. And let's face it: the 13 MBA" and 13" MBP are too similar.
So my guess is that we will have a 12" MBA, 13" MBP and 15" MBP. That's all.
Sadly.
OSX is quite popular for businesses as well ( especially software development - not just Mobile applications ) .. reducing OSX to iOS capabilities will kill these market. You need a file system and you need a sandbox free environment.
Apple making a failed product that they've dismissed many times as "a solution looking for a problem"?
I totally understand what you were thinking. I get the whole concept of this device with two processors etc. THAT is what I say is a geek want of limited actual desire to the iPad or laptop audience. Folks around here would cream their pants but ultimately it isn't needed by the overwhelming portion of either audience and might not be wanted either.
How do I use an ultrabook without the keyboard to jot down notes and sketch diagrams using a stylus?
How many times are you going to bring this up? And how about couples from a mix of other racial groups, as well?
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"Apple sure does LOVE showing white woman in interracial relationships with black men in all their ads.
Don't think I've ever once seen a black couple in any Apple adds. It's always a black guy..."
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"Shocker!
A black guy with a white girl used in the photo ads. Total shocker coming from Apple."
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"Apple sure does LOVE the black male/white female combo in its advertising. You'd think white couples or black couples don't exist."
It looks like Apple is evolving into three offerings for each product category:
Watches: sport, standard, edition
iPhones: 5s (4 in), 6 (4.7in), 6+ (5.5in)
Tablets: iPad Mini, iPad Air, iPad pro
Laptops: Macbook Air 12in, Macbook Pro 13in, Macbook Pro 15in
Consumer Desktops: Mac Mini, iMac (21in), iMac(27in)
The lines tend to blur between some categories. For example, the iPhone 6+ and iPad Mini kind of overlap. My guess is that iPad Pro and Macbook Air will overlap somewhat. Nevertheless, Apple may decide to offer both products because there are some customers that want an entry level laptop and others that want an ultimate tablet. It is possible that the iPad pro might even be more expensive than the entry level macbook Air.....just as the iPhone 6+ is more expensive than the entry level iPad mini.
Watches: sport, standard, edition
iPhones: 5s (4 in), 6 (4.7in), 6+ (5.5in)
Tablets: iPad Mini, iPad Air, iPad pro
Laptops: Macbook Air 12in, Macbook Pro 13in, Macbook Pro 15in
Consumer Desktops: Mac Mini, iMac (21in), iMac(27in)
The lines tend to blur between some categories. For example, the iPhone 6+ and iPad Mini kind of overlap. My guess is that iPad Pro and Macbook Air will overlap somewhat. Nevertheless, Apple may decide to offer both products because there are some customers that want an entry level laptop and others that want an ultimate tablet. It is possible that the iPad pro might even be more expensive than the entry level macbook Air.....just as the iPhone 6+ is more expensive than the entry level iPad mini.
I don't know, buy a surface it's probably aimed at the tiny percentage that need to do this.
The reason it gets brought up so often is because Apple goes to this particular well over and over and over again. It's not an occasional thing with them. They make a deliberate effort to use black males with caucasian females in an astonishing number of their ads. It's gone way beyond representing reality and has veered into fetish at this point.
Even in group shots, the black males are sandwiched between caucasians. As if even touching another african american is "too black" for Apple. It's pretty vile stuff when you study it. And yes, ad agencies discuss details like that before submitting their work. I know all too well.
No other company is as overtly racist with their advertising as it relates to their refusal to show black couples or black families as Apple. I remember a recent Thanksgiving ad from Apple where they showed a black family having thanksgiving dinner together... wait for it... at a white family's home. That's right, they can't even enjoy Thanksgiving without white people to make them more palatable to uptight, closet racists.
I, along with many others, commented on how ridiculous that ad was. Guess you missed that one while creepily stalking my post history.
Tough Guy, you are obviously mentally ill. I, too, looked back at your posts and it seems as if all you do is complain, dislike, or troll. I sincerely hope you get the help that you so obviously need.
Now, can we get back to discussing the possibility that an
ultra-slim 12-inch notebook is reportedly entering production? Thank you.
Now, can we get back to discussing the possibility that an
ultra-slim 12-inch notebook is reportedly entering production? Thank you.The reason it gets brought up so often is because Apple goes to this particular well over and over and over again. It's not an occasional thing with them. They make a deliberate effort to use black males with caucasian females in an astonishing number of their ads. It's gone way beyond representing reality and has veered into fetish at this point.
Even in group shots, the black males are sandwiched between caucasians. As if even touching another african american is "too black" for Apple. It's pretty vile stuff when you study it. And yes, ad agencies discuss details like that before submitting their work. I know all too well.
No other company is as overtly racist with their advertising as it relates to their refusal to show black couples or black families as Apple. I remember a recent Thanksgiving ad from Apple where they showed a black family having thanksgiving dinner together... wait for it... at a white family's home. That's right, they can't even enjoy Thanksgiving without white people to make them more palatable to uptight, closet racists.
I, along with many others, commented on how ridiculous that ad was. Guess you missed that one while creepily stalking my post history.
This is pretty off topic so I don't wan't to spend too much time on this. I just disagree completely. Apple spends a lot of time promoting its own diversity. I don't see why they wouldn't want to promote it in their advertisements. Interracial couples exist, Apple likes to feature them in ads.
Believe it or not, black couples also exist (at a far higher rate than "interracial couples") yet Apple does not like to feature them in ads.
You tell me why that is. I think we all know the reason.
The exclusion of black couples... or black families... or black friends is not "diversity". It's exclusion. Deliberate exclusion.
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Apple's skewed and perverse use of race in advertising is pretty well-known. You'd have to be mentally ill to not have noticed it by now.
And speaking of mental illness, stalking a user's profile on a message board just might be symptom #1.
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In your world, calling out racism is "racist"? I gotta laugh at that. I really do.
Listen, Apple is excluding african american couples from its ads. Point blank. There is no denying that. There *might* be 1 black couple for every 10 mixed (black male/white female) couple shown in Apple ads. We know why. It's become blatant and offensive at this point.
This doesn't reflect reality. It reflects Apple's desire to not seem "too black". Either that, or the guys running the ad campaigns have an interracial porn fetish.
Sorry, I don't see an issue with using interracial couples even if it's disproportionate to real life statistics. Interracial couples exist, they're awesome, and Apple seems to agree.
It's funny how you keep ignoring the point. Maybe because you can't defend it. The point is the EXCLUSION of black couples. Address that point and maybe you'll get somewhere.
And guess what? Black couples exist and they are also "awesome" (I really can't believe you even typed that... so corny). And they exist in FAR, FAR, FAR greater numbers than "interracial" couples. Apparently, the only place they don't exist is in Apple's world.
Oh, and by the way, most "interracial" couples are not only black males and white females. Those couplings are a tiny fraction of the "interracial" couples in the real world, yet they are the only ones Apple's features. Like I said, it's become a fetish for somebody at Apple. Where are the white males and asian females (the most common "interracial" coupling in reality)? Or the hispanic males and asian females? We don't see them in Apple's world.
The only time Apple features a mixed couple, they make sure to include a white female. Otherwise, I guess it's not "white enough". It's blatantly racist. Keep ignoring that point though.