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==Possible real-life inspirations== | ==Possible real-life inspirations== | ||
Tony McTony is partially a parody of young internet moguls, primarily [[:wp:Mark Zuckerberg|Mark Zuckerburg]] of Facebook or the YouTube creators ([[:wp:Chad Hurley|Chad Hurley] and [[:wp:Steve Chen (YouTube)|Steve Chen]]), but made more in the likeness of rap stars like [[:wp:Sean Combs|Sean "Diddy" Combs]], [[:wp:Kanye West|Kanye West]], [[:wp:Jermaine Dupri|Jermaine Dupri]] and [[:wp:Pharrell Williams|Pharrell Williams]]. McTony's antics are inspired by certain famous incidents: | Tony McTony is partially a parody of young internet moguls, primarily [[:wp:Mark Zuckerberg|Mark Zuckerburg]] of Facebook or the YouTube creators ([[:wp:Chad Hurley|Chad Hurley]] and [[:wp:Steve Chen (YouTube)|Steve Chen]]), but made more in the likeness of rap stars like [[:wp:Sean Combs|Sean "Diddy" Combs]], [[:wp:Kanye West|Kanye West]], [[:wp:Jermaine Dupri|Jermaine Dupri]] and [[:wp:Pharrell Williams|Pharrell Williams]]. McTony's antics are inspired by certain famous incidents: | ||
*Zuckerburg handed out [http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/11/28/8361945/index.htm business cards that read "I'm CEO... Bitch"] during the first year or so of Facebook's success in 2005. This likely inspired McTony's logo and "Bitches love initials" comment. | *Zuckerburg handed out [http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/11/28/8361945/index.htm business cards that read "I'm CEO... Bitch"] during the first year or so of Facebook's success in 2005. This likely inspired McTony's logo and "Bitches love initials" comment. | ||
*Chad Hurley and Steve Chen are normally more modest, but once flaunted their success with a video on their own site after being bought by Google founders (fellow young billionaires and other possible influences). | *Chad Hurley and Steve Chen are normally more modest, but once flaunted their success with a video on their own site after being bought by Google founders (fellow young billionaires and other possible influences). | ||