I just saw the commercial for G Unit shoes. If you haven't seen it three little boys are peeking through a hole in a wharehouse window. They aren't watching the usual image of Fifty with the Bling chain throwin money around. They're watchin a shirtless, sweaty Fifty Cent work out. The shots feature his back and chest. The kind of shots that would make sense if teenage girls were peering through the window, but no it's three little boys. Then he takes a drink of water and flashes the camera a come hither glance, and the three little boys run from the window. Homo eroticism has never really been a hood thing, certainly not pedophilia. G-G-G-G- Gay Unit?
Amika
ReplyDeleteHey Kindred, I feel you on this one. Not just the weird homo-erotic vibe, but also...I'm so tired of the glorification of street life. Yes yes we all know Fifty is packing up G-Unit Gear, but the reason he knows how to pack that stuff up is his many years as a drug runner. I've always said that they should rehab drug dealers into hard to sell salesmen positions (Pharmacuticals, Radio Advertising...). In the real world this would just be a scene out of one of my fav movies "Fresh".
Let me stop ranting. Love your thoughts and words girl. I'll definately be back.