Posted on 05/26/2021 1:07:06 PM PDT by rickmichaels
I’m afraid there’s no way back for John Cena, the ex-pro-wrestler and action-movie star who had to grovel before the People’s Republic of China Tuesday. While visiting Taiwan, Cena had done an appearance on the Taiwanese commercial broadcasting network TVBS, and he had boasted in Mandarin — perhaps following a poorly written script? — that Taiwan would be the “first country” to get to see F9, the newest installment of the Fast & Furious car-racing film epic.
This ticked off millions of people instantly, and he had to make a short online video apologizing, again in Mandarin, for his slipup.
Cena appeared glum, almost heartbroken as he chattered away about how sorry he was. “I love and respect China and the Chinese people,” he said. “I’m very, very sorry about my mistake. I’m sorry. I’m sorry. I sincerely apologize. You must understand that I really love and respect China and the Chinese people. I’m sorry.” His Mandarin is said to have been pretty good, and supposedly Cena began studying the language before there was any thought of him being a second-tier Hollywood action hero.
Cena had defied the PRC’s great territorial taboo, referring to a part of greater China as an independent country. The mainlanders are particularly fussy about Taiwan, which was colonized by nationalist refugees from the mainland after the 1949 communist victory in the civil war. Taiwan, of course, is now what we would refer to in English, uncontroversially, as an independent country with its own government. But until recently the two countries had established a diplomatic balance based on the fiction that they are each the legitimate rulers of all of China.
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“Made to look like a weenie, John Cena won’t recover from China apology”
Good!
“Lol. You don’t believe that 90lb Lucy Liu could beat the crap out of Antonio Banderas? She did on screen. It’s gotta be true.”
Just as much as I believe Megan Fox is a special forces mercenary. She weighs about 110, but 20 pounds of that is...let’s just say body parts that would be less than useful in battle. I saw this advertised somewhere and laughed out loud.
“O’Hara is a mercenary leading a squad of soldiers on their mission to rescue hostages in remote part of Africa. Unfortunately the mission goes wrong and the team are stranded, forced to survive against the local rebels.”
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11576124/
His audience is China.
His has his millions and isn’t worried at all about the American views who are willing to avoid funding what he does.
Agree!
Disgusting!
Yup. Couple that with the nonexistent plot.
Did China atleast give him his pants back when they were done with him? Or are they keeping the pants as a trophy?
He is Wūguī. Literally: tortoise, but colloquially Wūguī is the mandarin word for cuckold.
I think I’ll just refer to him as Wūguī from now on.
That might be the most ridiculous shit ever.
I never saw F&F #1. Don’t feel I’ve missed a thing.
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