http://www.ideagrove.com/blog/2005/10/50-cent-billboard-controversy-a-pr-coup.html The Idea Grove is a full-service agency specializing in public relations, marketing and Web design. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:07:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.ideagrove.com/blog/2005/10/50-cent-billboard-controversy-a-pr-coup.html/comment-page-1#comment-223 sbaradell Mon, 31 Oct 2005 02:11:00 +0000 http://www.ideagrove.com/weblog/?p=268#comment-223 I guess so. My problem is the suggestion that these were the only choices 50 cent had. There are many impoverished people who never turn to crime, and I wish those people received a little of the acclaim. This idea that black kids in the inner city have to choose between the professions of "jock, rapper or drug dealer" is part of an incredibly unhealthy cycle that is exploited by music conglomerates and mocked by the minstrel-show-style mimicry of white suburban kids. I'm with Spike Lee and Bill Cosby on this one. I guess so. My problem is the suggestion that these were the only choices 50 cent had. There are many impoverished people who never turn to crime, and I wish those people received a little of the acclaim. This idea that black kids in the inner city have to choose between the professions of “jock, rapper or drug dealer” is part of an incredibly unhealthy cycle that is exploited by music conglomerates and mocked by the minstrel-show-style mimicry of white suburban kids. I’m with Spike Lee and Bill Cosby on this one.

]]> http://www.ideagrove.com/blog/2005/10/50-cent-billboard-controversy-a-pr-coup.html/comment-page-1#comment-222 Jami Mon, 31 Oct 2005 01:55:00 +0000 http://www.ideagrove.com/weblog/?p=268#comment-222 I agree,there really is not much that could hurt 50 Cent's reputation other than the two things you listed. His identity is a product of what and where he came from. The whole rapper "gangster, thug" image will always be an issue with parents and its influence on young children. This ad is portraying the real world choices that 50 Cent was faced with. I guess the only way this message would be socially acceptable is if it were one of those "the more you know" ads on tv. I agree,there really is not much that could hurt 50 Cent’s reputation other than the two things you listed. His identity is a product of what and where he came from. The whole rapper “gangster, thug” image will always be an issue with parents and its influence on young children. This ad is portraying the real world choices that 50 Cent was faced with. I guess the only way this message would be socially acceptable is if it were one of those “the more you know” ads on tv.

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