So what if they don't have a problem with their masculinity and are not a macho moron, but like the colour, where do they fit in?
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Will any of you men (dudes) be purchasing the pink iPhone?
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Uhm..if you like the color, get it.
I, personally, will be skipping this model because I have 6+, but I think the color is really unique and cool.
I have only ever had black/grey phones so I never ventured out into other colors..but now i'm starting to lean toward Gold (Which is a big change for me) we'll see. Maybe Pink/Rose will tickle my fancy by the 7. Ya never know.
Be unique. We have enough copies.
I, personally, will be skipping this model because I have 6+, but I think the color is really unique and cool.
I have only ever had black/grey phones so I never ventured out into other colors..but now i'm starting to lean toward Gold (Which is a big change for me) we'll see. Maybe Pink/Rose will tickle my fancy by the 7. Ya never know.
Be unique. We have enough copies.
Well what a post full of assumptions and generalisations lol.
You've heard it in this thread guys. You are buying rose gold because you want people to know it's the new iPhone. Ignore the fact you like the colour, these people know the real reason lol. Christ on a bike
I got a Rose Gold phone but I'm putting it in my black Apple Leather Case. You wouldn't even be able to notice that it's the 6S unless you look at the TouchID ring. I personally really like the color and don't care that people know that I have the newest phone. But this doesn't mean that other people aren't buying it because they want to show off the new phone.Well what a post full of assumptions and generalisations lol.
You've heard it in this thread guys. You are buying rose gold because you want people to know it's the new iPhone. Ignore the fact you like the colour, these people know the real reason lol. Christ on a bike
You said it yourself, this is a post full of assumptions and generalizations, which is exactly what you just did. Everybody is different, let's not make blanket statements.
It's exactly what I just did?
What because I made the suggestion some people will buy it because they like the colour? How is that a generalisation? It's a safe assumption on my part. The post I quoted was insinuating that having the look of the new phone was the sole reason and I mocked that. You are the type of person I was talking about and have proved my assumption is correct.
I'd love an explanation as to what you thought I was saying? :-/
No. I don't like the color. It's pink. As a man, a gay man even, I don't like it--too feminine. I'm not opposed to pink clothing: I'm wearing a salmon/pink colored v-neck tee right now, and I have some pink underwear, but a phone--every day? No.
Won't say never because last year I did not like the Gold and this year that is what I'm getting.
So maybe next year? I doubt it though.
Won't say never because last year I did not like the Gold and this year that is what I'm getting.
So maybe next year? I doubt it though.
Me too... I like the pink color but I wish they have it in a black front face. Same reason I went for the space gray. I can just get a pink case if I want to.
If my plan was just to sell it I definitely would. I ordered fairly late in the day and there was a wait on the Rose Gold so I grabbed the Space Gray like my current 6. Color means nothing to me really... my phones are always in cases anyway.
Let's be real, though. The only questionable people are the ones who judge people off the color of the items they carry.
If your sexuality is attached to an object and not your personal feelings you have to lead a very confusing life. I touched a tiara once and was fabulous for a week. Now I carry a lumberjack's axe everywhere I go. My beard has grown 6 inches since typing this response.
Let's be real, though. The only questionable people are the ones who judge people off the color of the items they carry.
If your sexuality is attached to an object and not your personal feelings you have to lead a very confusing life. I touched a tiara once and was fabulous for a week. Now I carry a lumberjack's axe everywhere I go. My beard has grown 6 inches since typing this response.
It's not a bad color (and I'm generally someone who hates pink, not because it's "girly", but because most shades are just garish) but I think I'll stop and just get the more conservative colors like last time (white 4S, silver 6). The gold looks nice too, but the two-tone antenna stuff on the back of the 6 makes the silver look better to me, and the gold and pink are a little more showy for my tastes.
Wow, LOT of homophobia happening in here.
Pink =/= gay
gay =/= having a pink phone
If someone calling your phone pink makes you insecure about your sexuality, then you may need to do some soul searching about what it is you're really afraid of. But propping up gender and sexuality stereotypes doesn't help you or anyone else.
We won't have to know or determine who's who. They'll solve the riddle for us. With the phones coming out on Friday, I'd be willing to bet that by Monday, there's at least a few dozen threads ranting about about how their rose gold phones are pink, and for bonus points I'll predict that at least one of them will feel obligated to add the word "gate" in to the thread title. I'm pretty sure we'll see more than a few posts in those threads mentioning "it's the only way everyone would know it's an S."
Even the gold and silver iPhones would look better with a black faceMe too... I like the pink color but I wish they have it in a black front face. Same reason I went for the space gray. I can just get a pink case if I want to.
As others have said, buy what you like. It's only fair to judge people on their personality and abilities rather than something as irrelevant as the colour of their phone.
Now, would I raise my eyebrows at a musclebound bodybuilder dude wearing a T shirt saying 'I love boobies' rocking a rose gold 6S? Absolutely. But if he was a nice guy I'd be able to get along with him just fine. Actually working in healthcare where we see the whole gamut of people, at their best and worst, it's rare to see something truly new or different. If anything seeing such an incongruous sight would make my day.
As others have said, until the early 20th century, pink was for boys and blue for girls. Here in the UK, well towards the end of that century, the 'Lloyd-George' cards documenting children's growth and development was that way round. Just goes to prove that pink-blue is just a conditioned social phenomenon.
Personally, I hate pink but love orange. Maybe I was deprived of vitamin C as a young child - unlikely but we'll never know. I'm also keen on brown, and have even gone out of my way to purchase orange and brown cars, brand new when available. I will never forget the incredulous looks I have got when explaining that my brown car wasn't a rusting Austin Princess but rather a maxed-out model straight from the factory.
Now, would I raise my eyebrows at a musclebound bodybuilder dude wearing a T shirt saying 'I love boobies' rocking a rose gold 6S? Absolutely. But if he was a nice guy I'd be able to get along with him just fine. Actually working in healthcare where we see the whole gamut of people, at their best and worst, it's rare to see something truly new or different. If anything seeing such an incongruous sight would make my day.
As others have said, until the early 20th century, pink was for boys and blue for girls. Here in the UK, well towards the end of that century, the 'Lloyd-George' cards documenting children's growth and development was that way round. Just goes to prove that pink-blue is just a conditioned social phenomenon.
Personally, I hate pink but love orange. Maybe I was deprived of vitamin C as a young child - unlikely but we'll never know. I'm also keen on brown, and have even gone out of my way to purchase orange and brown cars, brand new when available. I will never forget the incredulous looks I have got when explaining that my brown car wasn't a rusting Austin Princess but rather a maxed-out model straight from the factory.
They should rename this thread to "Tell us what color your phone is and we'll tell you whether or not you're a man." Some of y'all have some true life problems up in here lol.
Then quit propagating the idea that (a) pink is an insult, and (b) calling something pink is calling it gay. Like I said, reinforcing gender and sexuality stereotypes does nothing good for anyone.
Both GF and I wanted the new phone. She absolutely wanted the Rose Gold. I initially thought it looked cool and, after many versions of the black/space gray, I wanted to try something different. So I ordered us two Rose Gold phones. But the more pictures I saw, the less I liked it. It looked too much like a whitish/lavender-pink, and not the copper-pink that I see in the Apple photos. So, I canceled my Rose Gold and got the space gray. When I see hers I might wish I didn't change it, but dem's da breaks.
I'll relay an anecdote from my teenage years to help you dudes work through your difficult "color issues".
My Uncle Pat (RIP) was a manly man. As in this dude fought (and got shot) in Korea, worked construction in rural Maine, cleared land by ax, drove a tractor, fill in all the other red white and blue stereotypical American male stuff. At a family event, I was wearing a pink shirt and one of my cousins made a wise crack like "I thought real men don't wear pink?" Uncle Pat shot back, "A real man wears whatever the hell he likes."
I'll relay an anecdote from my teenage years to help you dudes work through your difficult "color issues".
My Uncle Pat (RIP) was a manly man. As in this dude fought (and got shot) in Korea, worked construction in rural Maine, cleared land by ax, drove a tractor, fill in all the other red white and blue stereotypical American male stuff. At a family event, I was wearing a pink shirt and one of my cousins made a wise crack like "I thought real men don't wear pink?" Uncle Pat shot back, "A real man wears whatever the hell he likes."