So Not Hood: 50 Cent Photoshopped Beyond Recognition
I gotta give props to my girl, LJ Knight, over at YeahISaidIt.com for putting this 50 Cent ad up first. But my goodness, 50 Cent is hardly recognizable in this Power by 50 cologne advertisement.
Fifty is that you or is that Tyson Beckford? People always talk about women “wanting” to be photoshopped to look thinner and prettier, but this remake of 50 Cent takes the cake. I doubt if his mama would know him looking at this picture. So I have to ask you, has this photoshop thing gone too far? Did the graphic artists behind this ad create a 50 Cent that we don’t even recognize. Come on, tell me. 50, is that you? And do you lose your street cred by being photoshopped to this extent? Inquiring minds want to know!
On the plus side, if I was into buying men’s cologne, the ad looks hot. I might buy it. I had to say that.
Tags: 50 Cent, cologne, photoshop, Power by 50
About the Author
Yasmin Shiraz is the President of Still Eye Rise Films, an independent production company which films educational and thought provoking documentaries that chronicle the lives, traumas and experiences of youth. Her first production, Can She Be Saved?, a documentary that examines violence among middle school girls, was an official selection of the 2009 Roxbury Film Festival and recently won a 2009 Indie Award of Merit from IndieFest.
Yasmin Shiraz is the Award winning Author of Retaliation a novel about a community’s response to youth violence. In 2009, it was selected as one of the top Ten Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers by the American Library Association. She is the author of The Blueprint for My Girls: How To Build A Life Full of Courage, Determination & Self Love (Simon and Schuster) and five other books. Her best selling “Blueprint” empowerment series is utilized as a self esteem, motivational, and educational tool at middle and high schools, after school programs, non-profit youth centers, as well as Boys and Girls Clubs throughout the country. 
One Comment for So Not Hood: 50 Cent Photoshopped Beyond Recognition
November 4, 2009 at 9:08 pm
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