This is disturbing. Rapper 50 Cent spent some time in Morocco, that much I was aware of. And then this photo (below) surfaced, leading me to have perhaps an ounce of respect for the man - he’s clearly lunching in an average Moroccan home (if the Sidi Ali didn’t tip you off, I don’t know what would).
But then he has to go and say ignorant shit like this:
Some of my experiences while filming in Morocco really stuck with me. When you think of Morocco, you think of belly dancers and s**t, but it wasn’t anything like that. The area we were in was war-torn. I took a lot of photos, and I ended up giving them to the (video game) developers
Really, fiddy? You think of belly dancers when you think of Morocco? Okay, I suppose that on the ignorance scale, that’s only about a five, but what’s up with Morocco as “war-torn?” I mean, aside from the Western Sahara (and I highly, highly doubt they’d let 50 Cent film a movie there), the last war in Morocco was in the ’60s, and there are certainly no blatantly war-torn areas of the country!
Perhaps it was a war set left over from Black Hawk Down and 50 was just too stupid to realize it?
Barbara
War-torn? Do you know where he’s been?
Added Thursday, June 19th, 2008 @ 9:56 am
Jillian
No idea, sounds like BS to me.
Added Thursday, June 19th, 2008 @ 10:01 am
Paul
I think perhaps the phrase “war torn” is like a figure of speech.
Perhaps the expression “poverty riddled” is more of the meaning he mean’t.
When you travel Morocco extensively and see families living in one room shacks and unfinished buildings everywhere, perhaps 50c, being an average Joe blog, is not far wrong.
Added Thursday, June 19th, 2008 @ 10:27 am
Jillian
I’ve seen plenty of poverty in Morocco. Even Sidi Moumen could look a bit “war-torn” I suppose, but it bothers me that that’s the image of Morocco 50 Cent is out there propagating.
“War-torn” in the US, incidentally, has never really been used as a figure of speech.
Added Thursday, June 19th, 2008 @ 11:17 am
Sarah
ROFL @ “Perhaps it was a war set left over from Black Hawk Down and 50 was just too stupid to realize it?”
I agree that sidi moumen doesn’t look war torn and I highly doubt 50 cent was anywhere near side moumen. I doubt he was even in Casablanca.
His entourage didn’t teach him manners either…he has his shoes on in a Moroccan house lol.
Added Wednesday, June 25th, 2008 @ 4:47 am
Jillian
@ Sarah,
Haha, didn’t even notice the shoes!
Please also note the prominent placement of a box of “kleenex.” Very realistic!
Added Wednesday, June 25th, 2008 @ 6:59 am
ben the moroccan
I am sorry but this is silly, 50 Cents is sooo stttuppid , the war torn area he was in was the freaking set for the film he was shooting in. what a stupid , now this gives you a raw image of how intelligence a typical american would have . my email johnnybravo20us@yahoo.com. stupid just stupid. i am an actor my self .
Added Tuesday, July 15th, 2008 @ 5:57 pm
Jillian
Ben,
Oh please. 50 Cent is far less intelligent than the average American!
Added Tuesday, July 15th, 2008 @ 6:00 pm
ben the moroccan
hehhehehe thats for sure. ” the area we were in , was war torn” its the set.I mean Its beyond stupidity. he doesnt need that title heheh. are you american jill
Added Wednesday, July 16th, 2008 @ 9:18 am
Jillian
I am American, but that’s not the point.
Yes, it is beyond stupidity, and I highly doubt that he was only referring to the set. Whatever he saw, he made an assumption about it. Not surprising at all.
Added Wednesday, July 16th, 2008 @ 4:21 pm