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White for females, black for males?

What is your gender and what color is your G3 iPhone?

  • I'm male, I have a white iPhone

    Votes: 129 48.7%

  • I'm male, I have a black iPhone

    Votes: 112 42.3%

  • I'm female, I have a white iPhone

    Votes: 11 4.2%

  • I'm female, I have a black iPhone

    Votes: 13 4.9%
  • Total voters
    265
  • Poll closed .
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Mikey B said:
seriously though, there was a lot of this debate when the colors were first announced and i just never understood why so many people thought white was "girly."
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Well, the most obvious reason would be that brides dress in white, while grooms (usually) wear black. In the military world, white is the color of surrender. In Victorian England a purported coward would be presented with a white feather. In English heraldry, white signifies purity, virtue, and innocence. The white ribbon is a symbol for feminists and people denouncing violence against women. The list goes on... virgins... angels...

Of course there are some gender neutral, male and perhaps even borderline macho associations to white as well... the white knight... moon rockets... the White House... royalism... capitalism... Japan's official racing color... etc.

If anyone needs help to perceive the colors as more gender neutral, think of them as chess pieces, or just as Stormtrooper vs. Darth Vader.
 
I'm a guy and I've got a black one. I felt like the white contrasted the front of the phone too much and well... black seemed sleeker :cool:
 
I don't have a 3G but IF i were to get one i'd get the Black. The white just seems fisher pricey to me
 
neesh0 said:
Im a male, and I have the 1st generation iphone, but if I was gonna get 3g, it would definitely be black
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I like the 1st generation better (not that I ever owned one).

The aluminium and that black rubber trim at the bottom made it look more sophisticated. The iPhone 3G looks cheaper, less premium.

Had the iPhones been Volkswagens, the gen1 iPhone would be the sportier Golf GTI and the iPhone 3G would be the standard model.
 
I'm female and love black so ofcourse I went with the black iPhone, same as my MacBook, I'll probably sell my Touch and get the black Nano as well.
 
I'm a male and I got the white because I knew all the iClones would be in black (I'm looking at you instinct and voyager). And seriously, if you think white is a feminine color you need to get your head checked. Especially if you think you are a Mac aficionado.
 
I've got the black iPhone 3G (And I'm a male..)

I've not actually seen the iphone in white yet!! Although I'd love to see the difference as it looks pretty cool.
 
One reason you might see a lot of people with the black one is because they could have the 8GB that doesn't come in white
 

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