50 Cent in trouble for wearing Marine Uniform

[Kill You]

Even though I do think he's overreacting, I can also see where he's coming from. Having severed in a branch of the army myself, there's several factors that apply to this case. But all-in-all, Marines are taught to have the upmost respect for they're uniform and I can see what he's pissed about.

The thing is, he's doing nothing wrong. Why can an actor portray a marine (and not be one) but 50 Cent can't? It's retarded and just makes me think this guy is a racist hick who associates black people with violence and guns. A lot of people in our (US) military are huge racists.

You probably weren't one of them and you seem to conduct yourself well. Unlike this sad excuse for a marine who got his panties in a bunch over something so small and stupid lol. Acting like a hoe as Kendrick would put it.

[Ka0t1c]

ignorance, everywhere

[UofLCard]

Personally, coming from an American, I don't see how wearing a Marine uniform would be offensive, even if he's never served in the military. It's not as if he's giving the finger or grabbing his balls.

[Blu]

Basically.


Em, Ye, Jay...etc have worn crowns, are they kings? Hell no, but who gives a shit? This is ART, get over it you gay douchebag!

Stupid reasoning. We're not living in the middle ages anymore, there are no kings around to get upset.

BTW, are you homophobic or something?

[AbramIsaac]

There are still kings though...not the best example, but there are still kings in the world today.

A better example would be priests getting offended over Eminem or Yelawolf dressing like them in their videos. The video for "Role Model" comes to mind, or Rittz's "White Jesus". They haven't earned the right to wear the cloth, to go through seminary, to pledge their allegiances to god, to sacrifice their personal lives in service of the almighty...etc...but the thought of them getting upset over the very use of costumes in a satirical or artistic way--not even in a mocking or degrading manner--would be fucking ridiculous.

To me, that's the same thing here. He wasn't impersonating a soldier, he was using a costume as an artistic prop to convey a metaphor. Yeah, I get it...Marines are proud. They give up so much for our freedoms, whatever. That's awesome.

Guess what though? If we don't have the freedom to use a fucking costume in an artistic manner because it might offend some tight ass jar head, then I think we need to reexamine our cultural sensitivities. This guy had the right to speak his mind, just as we have the right to point out the fact that he was acting like an asshole. Pride aside, if he cares about this country so much, he needs to respect the fact that we were founded on principles of freedom of expression.