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Is the white iphone feminine?

  • Dude approved!

    Votes: 362 65.6%
  • Wow that phone's for chicks

    Votes: 190 34.4%

  • Total voters
    552
Definitely White

My iMac has white keys, white remote, and white mouse.
My iPod has white controls, white headphones and a white dock.
My iPhone has white headphones and docking cables.
My stove and fridge are white.
My tub, shower, toilet, sink, and tiles are white.
My CDs and DVDs are white on one side.
...

I suppose the list could go on; but, suffice it to say, none of these items have affected my sexuality in the least.
My wife also uses all of these same items and has remained stable in her sexuality as well.

All of that aside; when I finally made it to the front of the line, on day one, white was the only thing still available if I wanted a 16GB model.
Despite my masculinity, I purchased it. Sometimes a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do.

And, I like it.
It doesn't show smudges as much as black, as others here have mentioned, and I have yet to hear any comments on its 'whiteness' from anyone who has admired the phone; on the contrary, both males and females have commented on how good the phone looks as a device.
Having used it for some weeks now I am glad that I didn't get black. Besides, I don't often see the back side.

"Thus what I thought I had seen with my eyes, I actually grasped solely with the faculty of judgment, which is in my mind" - René Descartes
 
no

If that were the case, then just a couple years ago Macs and iPods (not to mention a zillions add ons)

were only for girls.
 
I posted a similar thread about "Do you think white might be for the ladies?" and got completely flamed..

That being said, i'm completely happy with my White iPhone. ;)

Jay
 
I´m waiting more than one month now for my iphone to be delivered here in Spain ... I care less the color since it´s going into my Vaja case strait in the same minute I have it in my hands ....

So .... as long as it´s a 16 Gb it could be rose or white with red dots or pink or whatsoever :p

Saludos
 
In all honesty, since neither iPhone is exactly "Masculine" looking (as in mountain man or rugged biker), you really have only one option if you want to have an iPhone and still look like a big tough guy when you use it....

Take duct tape and wrap it around the back and the sides and most of the front that is not the screen. Then, make sure you have it wrapped loosely enough that it doesn't exactly fit the phone and that it's got some tags of tape that extend past the sides and bottom. And, put a few torn holes in where the microphone and speaker are. Just take a couple of stabs at the tape where the camera is to give it a peek hole.

And, for authenticity, you'll need an old car. Presumably your obsession with looking cool has left you without a classic POS car. So, you'll be forced to humble yourself to be seen with an old car long enough to pop the hood. So, here's what you do...

Find a car (preferably a Ford) from the 70's or early 80's. You need something with a big block V-8 because the smaller ones don't leak as much. Preferably something with a 390 block (those have exactly what you need).

Now, with said car / truck located (most likely a truck with a 390), you'll want to pop the hood. Unless it's been detailed and rebuilt, I can guarantee you that a Ford 390 is covered with a nice heavy layer of black sludge. This is the oil that leaked out and got baked on the block over the years. This is the stuff you need. It will be black and like a moist chalky compound.

Just reach in a grab a good handful of this stuff. Smear it around both hands until your hands are both covered in it and smear it around until there appears no hope of washing it off. Now, you should have something that resembles the hands of anyone who spends their day under the hood of a car.

Back to your phone... With hands covered in this stuff, and a little bit extra in your palm for good measure, pick up your duct tape covered phone and make a call. The longer the better. Spend maybe an hour or two on the phone with it in your greasy hands. Make sure to move your hands every once in a while to evenly spread the grime (so it doesn't look like the result of only a single call).

Now, when you've made your two hour call with your sweaty, greasy hands on your duct tape phone, you're almost done.

Now, take your phone and smear it around on your jeans and get the grease worked in good to the sides and seams of the threads on the outer edges of the tape.

Congratulations, you now have a "Masculine looking" phone.

I can guarantee you that if you use your phone as it is now, no woman (or man) will ever mistake you for being feminine or a woman.

The only problem, is that you'll never pull off the look wearing a suit or some designer clothes (honestly those are more likely to make you look feminine). So, you'll need to make sure you always use your phone while wearing some old jeans and a greasy shirt.

Now you'll always look like you're 100% man. You'll look masculine and no one will mistake you for being feminine.

Congratulations on your transformation :D

Oh, as a side benefit, you'll never again worry about what your iPhone looks like.
 
No, looks like a white iPhone, it doesn't seem to be as masculine as the black 8GB though
 
it does look pretty girly. but being a gay male i don't mind it.

plus my SWAROVSKI iPhone case if WAYYYYYYY more girly ... but its a show stopper for sure.

well one of my good frinds, (MeningeErns) is a very proud gay and he loves the white iphone, green singlets and all that sort of gay stuff!
 
white looks cleaner and more classier imo. But Ima try black 4G if its in black
 
Although I've owned many a white Apple product, I'm gonna have to go with no on this one...

"Hey everyone! Check out these new Apple products! They're gleaming white. I must keep them spotless. I keep cleaning cloths with me at all times.

This is Travis the MacBook and Music the iPhone. Say hi, boys!"
 
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