The Backlash Against Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson.....

Intellectual Takeout ^ | 10/12/18 | Barry Brownstein

[Impala64ssa]

Dwayne Johnson's father is Rocky Johnson, who was a damn good wrestler himself back in the day. He and Tony Atlas were the first Black tag team champs. The Rock's mother is Samoan, so apparently, he ain't "Black enough" for the role. Amazing what snowflakes get triggered over. Maybe Randy Orton is right, wrestling's real, people are fake!

[golux]

He is a very down to earth guy, by the way. A family man, and very intelligent. Also, he does not act like a “star.” He talks and behaves just like any normal guy down at the hardware store. I do not know a single person in our small community who doesn’t think he’s the cat’s pajamas.

[TADSLOS]

[so_real]

Oh my gosh, these triggered snowflake professional victims are arguing that the Rock can't act the role of childhood hero of his because he is not "black enough"? Meanwhile white people had better not saying anything about about a black Little Orphan Annie cuz "racism"? This mental disorder is getting out of hand. These people are crazy crazy. Build the wall and toss them over!

[davidb56]

Im trying to remember who his Samoan mother was related to in the restling world....Peter Mavia? Also, he can have black makeup on to satisfy all the racist negros.

[Carriage Hill]

“This mental disorder” - and about 200 to 300 more, are way out of hand. Gives me headaches to even read about it.

[BookmanTheJanitor]

And, yet, (to these same people) Obama is black.

[Mr. N. Wolfe]

I wonder what the people criticizing Dwayne Johnson think about Elizabeth Warren.

[BBQToadRibs]

One of my favorite clips of him on YouTube is a Saturday morning in the kitchen at the stove making bacon and pancakes for his kids. Just a dad bantering back and forth being silly with the kids, telling bad dad jokes. You could tell he loves being a dad and those little girls have him wrapped around their finger.

[Impala64ssa]

Yes Peter Mavia, and his maternal grandmother was involved in promoting pro wrestling in Polynesia.

[Lizavetta]

Some think Johnson, who is among the highest-paid actors in the world, is not black enough to play a black man in the movies

The same people who undoubtedly have no problem with the Hamilton cast not being white enough to play their roles.

[Impala64ssa]

Meanwhile white people had better not saying anything about about a black Little Orphan Annie cuz "racism"?

Also The Wiz, an "urban" version of Wizard of Oz. The movie version was a flop but the Broadway production received 7 Tony Awards as well as Best Musical, lots of White theater goers must've been impressed.

[GreenHornet]

Im trying to remember who his Samoan mother was related to in the restling world....Peter Mavia? Also, he can have black makeup on to satisfy all the racist negros.

His grandfather was "High Chief" Peter Mavia, and his father is Rocky Johnson, former WWF Tag Team Champion (along with Tony Atlas)

There was an episode of "That 70's Show" where the gang went to the wrestling matches. Dwayne Johnson played his father Rocky Johnson in the episode. After the match, Red Forman and the kids were talking with "Rocky", who had his small son with him. The kid playing the son said: "Someday I'm going to be the biggest star in sports entertainment!" Red Forman replied: "Yeah, sure you will, kid."

[Baynative]

"He is a very down to earth guy, by the way. A family man, and very intelligent. Also, he does not act like a “star.” He talks and behaves just like any normal guy down at the hardware store."

That was indeed the case through much of his past. But, I think he was somewhat led astray by the Half-rican president who told him he had to get down with the struggle and drop his republican party affiliations to atone for speaking at the RNC Convention in 2000.

[seawolf101]

I remember years ago seeing an advertisement for the wiz and I thought it was a joke about taking a wiz.

[Aevery_Freeman]

It is part of a deliberate plan - erasure of White, deification of Black - pure and simple.

Say Buh-Bye Cracker!

[laweeks]

Right, but Alexander Hamilton, who was Caucasian, gets a Negro to play him in that stupid play, which I consider to be a direct damning insult to his legacy.

But Rock Johnson isn’t BLACK enough? Filthy bastards just don’t know when to stop.

[Dalberg-Acton]

Those pushing the identity politics must be apoplectic about the stage play “Hamilton”. Oops, forgot they are hypocrites.

[inchworm]

if my memory serves me correct I thought Johnson is an anti trumper. If so then let dog eat dog.

[seawolf101]