Philly has no love for 50 movie posters

[j_shady]

Movie billboards advertising 50 Cent's new semiautobiographical film, Get Rich Or Die Tryin,' are quickly being removed in Philadelphia.

According to the Associated Press, 21 billboards featuring 50 holding a gun in one hand and a microphone in the other have already been ordered down in response to protests from various community groups.

"The message could be 'rob to get rich,'" said Bilal Qayyum, who heads up an anti-violence group Men United for a Better Philadelphia. "It's a very offensive message that is part of a mind-set that says you can solve problems with violence."

According to Qayyum, Clear Channel Outdoor, the company responsible for putting up and taking down billboards, have been totally cooperative in honoring these requests. "They showed corporate responsibility," the activist said.

In late October, Paramount Pictures agreed to remove some of these same movie billboards after fielding numerous complaints and protests from community activists in a South Los Angeles neighborhood. In this particular case, billboards had been placed in front of area schools where gang and gun violence are prevalent.

[AspirinE]

U know im willing to bet ... if U2 made a similar poster it would be ok with them

[SNaKe]

yeah you're right!

[Coccoa]

This people are getting rly annoying some times.

[Shadyluva]

although im looking forward to see the movie, i think he couldve promoted it better, he shudve made billboards that don have guns in them, cuz supposedly ppl say pictures of guns influence kids and shit

[Coccoa]

Yeah he toooooooooooooooooootally influenced me, as i totally need 50 Cent to hustle, like i cant do it on my own.

[lyriks i got]

everything is bad

dang its a movie! people pay to watch it...its not sumthin u dont wanna see someone will force u...ITS RATED R

dang!

[Prodigy10]

you know every kid that sees one of those posters is gunna go kill someone

[Nu Syd]

only if their easily influenced..just remember,movies dont kill ppl,ppl kill ppl,if someone looks at a poster and wants to kill someone,than that person got some serious issues upstairs lmao