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Men with the Rose Gold iPhone

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kinster said:
That case any good? I went for the Peel instead.
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I just got it... like very much how the phone feels. Naked is a smidge thin and slippery for me and the Veil takes care of that perfectly. Now... as far as drop protection goes... I'm not expecting much. It doesn't come forward of the screen... so I'm relying on my Zag glass to do that. Hope that helps.
 
Just get the color you want, don't bother yourself with labels and primitive people. I'm gay and I like the space gray, I just like black bezels more and that's that, a color does not define a person or a gender (especially not a sexual orientation).
 
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iMacedonian said:
Just get the color you want, don't bother yourself with labels and primitive people. I'm gay and I like the space gray, I just like black bezels more and that's that, a color does not define a person or a gender (especially not a sexual orientation).
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Absolutely, but pink is still internationally seen as being a girly colour no matter what anyone says. Going out on a limb here, I'm pretty sure that Apple weren't aiming this new colourscheme/colorway at men. Any man who buys the rose gold is going against society's unwritten code whether he likes it or not, and no it doesn't therefore mean that he's gay.
 
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sunking101 said:
Absolutely, but pink is still internationally seen as being a girly colour no matter what anyone says. Going out on a limb here, I'm pretty sure that Apple weren't aiming this new colourscheme/colorway at men. Any man who buys the rose gold is going against society's unwritten code whether he likes it or not, and no it doesn't therefore mean that he's gay.
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Yup, I get the mick ripped out of me.
 
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maxsix said:
No it's a cultural difference that's to be respected.

We used to be like that in the USA, but sadly now with so many single Mom's the boys grow up without a male influence. They are not masculine, they are not strong, they are effeminate through _no_ fault of their own or their moms.

Without a dad, there is no way for the boy to learn how to _be_ a man.

It's just the way it is. Sad but true. Like it or not.
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No. This is how you only perceive it to be.

There are plenty of boys grow up with single mothers who turned out to be strong, supportive, empathetic, yet thoroughly masculine to where they are men and raise their children to be men.

Seems to me that your only issue is that what you see isn't what you think meets your definition of what a man is or isn't. Thank $DEITY that you don't get to define or judge what a man is or isn't. Nor should you.

BL.
 
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maxsix said:
No it's a cultural difference that's to be respected.

We used to be like that in the USA, but sadly now with so many single Mom's the boys grow up without a male influence. They are not masculine, they are not strong, they are effeminate through _no_ fault of their own or their moms.

Without a dad, there is no way for the boy to learn how to _be_ a man.

It's just the way it is. Sad but true. Like it or not.
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What a ridiculously horrid example of ignorant stereotyping! Besides, what do you consider "_being_ a man"? Different people, cultures, and societies have vastly different ideas about that. For some, one is not "a man" unless they can tear apart and rebuild a engine, others only care about strength, still others look for intelligence. The father of one of my high school girlfriends thought that "real men" never used a napkin/serviette, which is odd considering that for centuries the "real men" we're the ones who had class and manners and would never think of not wiping their mouths.
 
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Wondercow said:
What a ridiculously horrid example of ignorant stereotyping! Besides, what do you consider "_being_ a man"? Different people, cultures, and societies have vastly different ideas about that. For some, one is not "a man" unless they can tear apart and rebuild a engine, others only care about strength, still others look for intelligence. The father of one of my high school girlfriends thought that "real men" never used a napkin/serviette, which is odd considering that for centuries the "real men" we're the ones who had class and manners and would never think of not wiping their mouths.
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Oh my such emotion...
 
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sunking101 said:
The fact is that pink is regarded as a feminine colour and some guys seem to be trying to change that perspective purely because they have a rose gold iPhone. Sure it doesn't make any man who owns it 'gay', 'metrosexual' or 'feminine' but it does mean they're rocking a girly-coloured phone however they choose to see it. Pink is for women and they're boldly challenging that idea.:D
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That's the thing though, in a lot of regions in the USA it's not considered an exclusively feminine color anymore. At least not for clothing and some athletic gear. Odd as that may sound to you. However I don't think it's most men or boys' first choice for cell phone color.

Though wearing pink and having pink sports gear and pink headphones was a huge fad among the boys at my daughter's primary school for some reason. And those boys are from two-parent households for the most part. Go figure.
 
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GrumpyMom said:
That's the thing though, in a lot of regions in the USA it's not considered an exclusively feminine color anymore. At least not for clothing and some athletic gear. Odd as that may sound to you. However I don't think it's most men or boys' first choice for cell phone color.

Though wearing pink and having pink sports gear and pink headphones was a huge fad among the boys at my daughter's primary school for some reason. And those boys are from two-parent households for the most part. Go figure.
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I do agree that pink is just a colour and after all, which colour is considered male-only? Not many things apart from boxer shorts and Y-Fronts are 100% masculine anymore. I'm sure there are other things but I can't recall any. I've just been brought up the old way.:D
 
sunking101 said:
Absolutely, but pink is still internationally seen as being a girly colour no matter what anyone says. Going out on a limb here, I'm pretty sure that Apple weren't aiming this new colourscheme/colorway at men. Any man who buys the rose gold is going against society's unwritten code whether he likes it or not, and no it doesn't therefore mean that he's gay.
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Right, and just because a man may buy a space gray version doesn't therefore mean he's not gay;)
 
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LOL... men. I love you, I really do, even when you're this silly over the color of your phone.

For the record, I finally saw the rose gold in person. Not for me, but I can understand the appeal for men and women.
 
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Why do we even refer to it as a rose gold model. It is pink plain and simple.

In HK I have seen ladies carrying and guys who like to dress up in flashy color and unique style. Not that there is anything wrong with it.
 
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sunking101 said:
Not at all. I 'did' it, repeatedly. It isn't like I took the laces out after one comment, or stopped wearing the shirt. I used both until they wore out. It was a choice I made and I stuck with it, I just used it as an example of how men and the colour pink are perceived over here. I had sooo many 'gay' comments but as I thought they were cool items I brushed them off. Still, a pink phone to me is a girly item. It would work in certain instances, like if wearing a blue suit with a pastel shirt as Grumpy Mom says, but 24/7 in all scenarios not so much. Just my personal opinion.
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I would think it depends whereabouts in the UK you are, the country isn't some homogenous whole in its attitudes. I imagine you'd get a harsher reception in some areas than you would in larger metropolitan areas.
 
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