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Tuesday, June 29, 2010

And That's Why I'm Not Getting an iPhone 4

 

At first I didn't have an opinion about Apple's iPhone 4, but after watching their  TV commercial, I am now boycotting it.  Keep watching until the halfway mark and take a good guess as to why it pisses me off.

 

Gee, I thought Apple was supposed to be a cutting edge, innovative company. So why is it, when it comes to portraying cultural diversity, they resort to the old playbook? By that, I mean either inserting a Black sidekick or have a chick from ethnic country X hook up with the White guy. This convention has been used by anything from James Bond to Battlestar Galactica and everything in between. If you notice, there's no minority male in the TV spot at all, and all all the minority chicks are paried with the Caucasians. Yeah, like we haven't seen the White Male/Asian Female pairing before, and the Caucasian GI with the Oriental wife? Yeah, never seen that before.  And is that Matt Damon in the end acting like a deaf dude?  What's up with that?

Come on Apple, you're supposed to represent new, fresh, and douchey! Why not stick in an Asian dude with Shakira or something?  Mix it up a bit.  Be daring.  Be original.

 

 

 

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LOL why is Matt Damon acting deaf? They couldn't find someone else to do it? Strange...

Don't deprive yourself from the new iphone because Apple Marketing is stupid!!!!
Posted 6/29/2010 3:06 PM by AmeliaHart Xanga True Member - recommend - reply

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The 500 million dollars a month they've been getting in profit (not revenue) for the past 3 years says they probably won't even bother to tell you where you can stick your opinion.  lol 

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@AmeliaHart - 

Agreed! LOL

My reason for not getting one is will simply be that I'm simply not spending $300 -$400+ for a phone. My $100 Blackberry is sufficient.
Posted 6/29/2010 3:56 PM by bluepillorredpill - recommend - reply

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I didn't think there was anything wrong with it... They probably had more white people than minorities because there are more white people than minorities in America. And sometimes people are friends with or date people of different races... I think they did a good job of having diversity without making a point of it. The deaf part was especially good because they were making a point about how you can see each other.

I actually thought this was a really sweet commercial.
Posted 6/29/2010 4:03 PM by Alyxandri - recommend - reply

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@Alyxandri - I don't buy that for a second.  For every Asian girl in America, there's probably 2 Asian men.  Yet, in media, the White male/Asian female dynamic is far more prevalent.  I would believe the probability game if it were more random, but it's almost always the aforementioned formula.

Posted 6/29/2010 4:06 PM by coolmonkey - recommend - reply

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I heard their new data plan is some kind of scam, too....! 

And while I don't necessarily think there's anything wrong with not including an asian male in their commercials, I think they're definitely losing out on hitting the asian male demographic.  If they HAD put an asian male in their commercial, I'd bet money that it'd boost their sales. 

We are, after all, a prime demographic of I-Phone users. 
Posted 6/29/2010 4:33 PM by crazygrampastuey Xanga True Member - recommend - reply

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My rule is never shell out for new technology. Let someone else be the lab rat and wait for the technology to mature a bit.
Posted 6/29/2010 4:44 PM by Ricardo98 - recommend - reply

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What? I don't see anything wrong with Ad. I live in Michigan where you can different races mixed with each other. I don't see why not asian girl and white man be together. It might be different in Asian countries but here in the US, mixed couple isn't strange thing.Do you have problem with deaf people? Just curious.

You can just say i don't like the iPhone (i don't like it). To be honest, this is the stupidest reason i've ever heard so far for not buying an iPhone. Sorry, Its just my opinion.
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@Eng9land - FYI, I live in the US, not Asia.  I'd say it's a lot more insidious than innocent race mixing.  If the ratio between White Males/Asian Females to White Females/Asian Males wasn't 10-1, then I might give your opinion more credit.  However, if you examine history, the present, and cliched conventions on the subject, you'd realize that these images have been fed to us for a very long time and with much frequency.  Sure, we shouldn't blame it all on the media, but once you look at the numbers, you can't help but feel like they have something to do with it.

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I'm Arabic, should i be offended that i'm not included in this ad. Its only commercial and you're looking between the lines trying finding excuse for not buying. Yes, there are few white and asian mixed couple. I don't see any problem showing mixed couples as they did in the ad. Whats wrong with it? they look at the market and make a commercial to bring more customers for that market. They might show this commercial in the Midwest but show different one for the South. You're making this a big deal where the only thing they want you to know is that the iPhone can make Video Calls. Thats it. They don't dislike Asian Males.

Just relax. The iPhone is overrated anyway.
Posted 6/29/2010 5:43 PM by Eng9land - recommend - reply

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@Eng9land - I see you're new to my blog, and so perhaps you don't pick up on my sense of humor.  Boycotting the iPhone is just hyperbole.  If you're hung up on that part, then you're missing the point.  In any case, I am serious about the portrayal of my race in media, just as I'm sure you don't want your to be juxtaposed with flag burnings and Al Qaeda all the time.  Every day we are bombarded my messages and it inevitably frames how we view the world.  Just like I'm okay with watching Arabs on TV going "sha la la la la, death to America," I understand it probably isn't as funny to you.

Posted 6/29/2010 5:49 PM by coolmonkey - recommend - reply

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I share your sentiments with the WM/AF thing, but that's a lame reason not to want to buy it. If the product sucked, ok. I'm just sayin'...
Posted 6/29/2010 6:15 PM by mayanao Xanga True Member Xanga Lifetime Member - recommend - reply

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AT&T sucks. Why can't the iPhone move to another carrier?!?
Posted 6/29/2010 6:28 PM by yakko1 - recommend - reply

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Those you see on the TV are bunch of idiots. Anyone want the death of anyone else is a complete moron. We're human no matter what race we belong to or what part of world we live in. I'm going to talk about this subject because it has nothing to talk about.

Sorry, i thought you were serious about this. This is the 1st time i hear about this issue. I lived among asians for a while and i've asian friends as well and no ever mentioned that.

I'm young and political stuff isn't something i care about. It just depressing.
Posted 6/29/2010 6:31 PM by Eng9land - recommend - reply

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Hey, complain all you want. The black female is always the bridesmaid and never the bride in Hollywood. I rarely get to see black women as the leading male's love interest. It sucks!
Posted 6/29/2010 6:32 PM by misuriver - recommend - reply

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i've never hooked up with an asian girl. But after watching this video... I really really want to!

Thanks Apple for giving me more visual for my fantasy!
Posted 6/29/2010 7:12 PM by Jack_Daniels_Distillery Xanga Lifetime Member - recommend - reply

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well i approve =P
Posted 6/29/2010 7:31 PM by MyCongee - recommend - reply

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I actually got a little teary eyed during the part when the GI saw his baby on the sonogram machine for the first time. Besides, if I had to date again, I'd probably date a white guy, so it is a good representation of me! Ha!
Posted 6/29/2010 8:54 PM by j_e_n Xanga True Member - recommend - reply

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Asian females of the world,unite, go get the white guys!


I'm not buying an iPhone 4 either. That shit is too expensive.
Posted 6/30/2010 6:21 AM by windoftheforest - recommend - reply

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yea I second that. I too would like to see an asian guy with shakira.
Posted 6/30/2010 6:10 PM by Genie118 - recommend - reply

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Some kid I know wants an iPhone 4. I find it strange how a kid wants one, yet I don't want to have anything to do with an iPhone 4. (mainly for the reason that it's expensive, though...)
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DUDE WHEN I SAW THIS I WAS SO ANGRY! i was like effing white guy and she was pregnant too! fawk me!
Posted 7/16/2010 1:40 PM by Manbeast Xanga True Member - recommend - reply


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