Current Events > Dwayne Johnson won't support Biden; rails against "woke culture"

(+) Yeah! (+)

I still have no idea what woke culture actually is

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/dwayne-the-rock-johnson-drops-biden-endorsement-1235867282/

The Rock isnt exactly known for his intelligence.

CRON posted...

I still have no idea what woke culture actually is

No one who complains about it does either

Most wrestlers are right wing. So this isn't a surprise.

The endorsement that I made years ago with Biden was one I thought was the best decision for me at that time, he told Will Cain on Fox News in an interview posted online Friday. I thought, Im in this position where I have some influence and I felt it was my job then to exercise my influence [and] share: This is who Im going to endorse. Im not going to do that. I was then, the most followed man in the world, and am today, and I appreciate that but what that caused was something that tears me up in my guts which is division. That got me. I didnt realize that then, I just felt like there was a lot of unrest and Id like things to calm down.

He continued, The takeaway after that was it caused an incredible amount of division. I realize now going into this election, I will not do that. My goal is to bring this country together. I believe in that. There will be no endorsement. At this level of influence, I will keep my politics to myself. It is between me and the ballot box. But I will tell you this: Like a lot of us out there, not trusting of all politicians, I do trust the American people and whoever they vote for that is my president and who I will support 100 percent.

It's purely because he can't stand to do anything that might threaten his mass appeal. He is obsessed with believing that people love him and he doesn't think giving a 2024 endorsement will increase the amount of people that love him.

Anti-woke people get mad at seeing Dwayne's culture represented in media tho

I guess he is becoming a Chud

He's 100% voting for trump as soon as he starts talking about 'division' but then doesn't point out the main source that caused it. What a pussy not just owning it but skirting around buzzwords

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We would have been a better-off timeline if most Americans had no concept of politics and were just pacified by traditional television. The ripple effect of smartphones becoming affordable is real.

It sounds more like he just doesn't want to publicly announce who he's voting for anymore. He might still be voting for Biden.

The takeaway after that was it caused an incredible amount of division. I realize now going into this election, I will not do that. My goal is to bring this country together. I believe in that. There will be no endorsement. At this level of influence, I will keep my politics to myself. It is between me and the ballot box."

Basically he wants everyone to love him. And he can't get that if he openly picks a side. It's dumb, but it tracks with his ego

Dudes a China shill anyway

I mean he is a heel

He's really embracing that heel persona, isn't he?

What an incredibly daft and insensible thing for him to say.

It is your DUTY to take a stand and make your voice heard if you are someone who believes yourself to have any kind of influence in the world. If you are blessed enough to have a platform on which you can make a stand for the right causes and issues, it is your responsibility to take advantage of that. Look at all the heroes and activists the world over who we cherish and have given their lives for just causes so YOU as a minority can enjoy the success that you do now?

Pathetically weak move and he ought to be ashamed of himself.

NoxObscuras posted...

The takeaway after that was it caused an incredible amount of division. I realize now going into this election, I will not do that. My goal is to bring this country together. I believe in that. There will be no endorsement. At this level of influence, I will keep my politics to myself. It is between me and the ballot box."

This makes me think he probably got a lot of hate thrown his way in 2020 from MAGA lunatics and he doesn't want that garbage this time around.

The Rock? More like Dumb as a Rock

hereforemnant posted...

He's 100% voting for trump as soon as he starts talking about 'division' but then doesn't point out the main source that caused it. What a pussy not just owning it but skirting around buzzwords

Eh, it's simpler than that.

He's voting for Trump because he's a greedy motherfucker.

Man, "woke" has been a journey.

Used by about 3 people sincerely, then taken over and stripped of any meaning by folks with superiority complexes using it as a blunt object, now it's used by Republicans as a slur? Wild stuff.

TheSuperSilver posted...

What an incredibly daft and insensible thing for him to say.

It is your DUTY to take a stand and make your voice heard if you are someone who believes yourself to have any kind of influence in the world. If you are blessed enough to have a platform on which you can make a stand for the right causes and issues, it is your responsibility to take advantage of that. Look at all the heroes and activists the world over who we cherish and have given their lives for just causes so YOU as a minority can enjoy the success that you do now?

Pathetically weak move and he ought to be ashamed of himself.

That duty hurts his bank account it's better to just.... Uhhh.... (Checks notes) "Know your role and shut your mouth"

The endorsement that I made years ago with Biden was one I thought was the best decision for me at that time, he told Will Cain on Fox News in an interview posted online Friday. I thought, Im in this position where I have some influence and I felt it was my job then to exercise my influence [and] share: This is who Im going to endorse. Im not going to do that. I was then, the most followed man in the world, and am today, and I appreciate that but what that caused was something that tears me up in my guts which is division. That got me. I didnt realize that then, I just felt like there was a lot of unrest and Id like things to calm down.

He continued, The takeaway after that was it caused an incredible amount of division. I realize now going into this election, I will not do that. My goal is to bring this country together. I believe in that. There will be no endorsement. At this level of influence, I will keep my politics to myself. It is between me and the ballot box. But I will tell you this: Like a lot of us out there, not trusting of all politicians, I do trust the American people and whoever they vote for that is my president and who I will support 100 percent.

So this is 100% a self-serving move, which is perfectly on brand for the man. When he speaks of division, he isn't talking about America, he's talking about his fan base. The racist rightwing Rock fans don't like Biden and the woke leftwing Rock fans don't like Trump, so he won't endorse either. Becoming a billionaire is more important to him than using his platform to make the country a better place.

TheSuperSilver posted...

What an incredibly daft and insensible thing for him to say.

It is your DUTY to take a stand and make your voice heard if you are someone who believes yourself to have any kind of influence in the world. If you are blessed enough to have a platform on which you can make a stand for the right causes and issues, it is your responsibility to take advantage of that. Look at all the heroes and activists the world over who we cherish and have given their lives for just causes so YOU as a minority can enjoy the success that you do now?

Pathetically weak move and he ought to be ashamed of himself.

https://youtu.be/7CKTunuhk9Y?si=0_gfv7sWwuakn3BQ

He barely mentions "woke culture". Fuck out of here with the clickbait title. He's just not sharing his opinions publicly because he doesn't wanna put anyone off of his brand. He doesn't want to lose any popularity.

Someone with influence that does not rail against the fascists are no better than them.

Heartbreaking if he truly has fallen in with that crowd (Speaking on Fox News isn't encouraging).

Though this could just mean he doesn't want to hurt his brand by talking about politics, because yeah everyone's looking for a excuse to declare someone "The Enemy". I mean just look at Twitter assholes who put people on list for maybe possibly allegedly being a Zionist (When that person hasn't actually said anything to deserve being labeled as such).

specialkid8 posted...

He barely mentions "woke culture". Fuck out of here with the clickbait title. He's just not sharing his opinions publicly because he doesn't wanna put anyone off of his brand. He doesn't want to lose any popularity.

Still waiting on you to find your spine and explain why liberals need to define woke.

Umbreon posted...

Heartbreaking if he truly has fallen in with that crowd (Speaking on Fox News isn't encouraging).

Though this could just mean he doesn't want to hurt his brand by talking about politics, because yeah everyone's looking for a excuse to declare someone "The Enemy". I mean just look at Twitter assholes who put people on list for maybe possibly allegedly being a Zionist (When that person hasn't actually said anything to deserve being labeled as such).

Then he's not the role model that he wants to be if money trumps morality.

And yeah giving that interview on Fox News tells me all that I need to know about where his mind is.

specialkid8 posted...

He barely mentions "woke culture". Fuck out of here with the clickbait title. He's just not sharing his opinions publicly because he doesn't wanna put anyone off of his brand. He doesn't want to lose any popularity.

So his popularity is more important than our democracy. Got it. The Rock is a shit stain.

specialkid8 posted...

He barely mentions "woke culture". Fuck out of here with the clickbait title. He's just not sharing his opinions publicly because he doesn't wanna put anyone off of his brand. He doesn't want to lose any popularity.

Hey, you're supposed to be in that topic where you wanted a definition of "woke."

Deal with that before you start shitting up others, kthx

That's perfectly fine with me, as it's none of my business on who he chooses to endorse.

It's well within his right.

No shit he's a Trumper, look at the company he works for.

The Rock is a registered Republican and has always made that clear. He just never drank the MAGA kool-aid. My guess he will take the "Enlightened centrist" view.

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The fact that he thought he could save the mess that was the DCEU speaks volumes to his ego. His movie was dogshit, like a lot of the DCEUs movies. They really lucked out with getting James Gunn on the payroll.

He sounds like he's trying to be as neutral and ambiguous as possible but people are assuming the worst

specialkid8 posted...

He barely mentions "woke culture". Fuck out of here with the clickbait title. He's just not sharing his opinions publicly because he doesn't wanna put anyone off of his brand. He doesn't want to lose any popularity.

If he mentioned it at all, thats really not a good look for him to dabble in ignorance or bigotry.

KitKats posted...

If he mentioned it at all, thats really not a good look for him to dabble in ignorance or bigotry.

Depending on how you WANT to take what he's saying, and if this is an accurate quote:

In the spirit of that, you either succumb to that and be what other people want you to be, or you be yourself and be real and that might make people upset and piss people off, and thats OK.

He's saying be true to yourself and don't let people try to keep you down. As soon as you assign that to only certain groups its purely positive or incredibly negative, and that's the danger of trying to stay a centrist.

Why did you leave out the first part of the quote where he complains about cancel culture and woke culture?

Turning a dial that says racism and looking to the audience for approval like Im on The Price is Right
-dril

he calls himself a centrist.

hereforemnant posted...

He's 100% voting for trump as soon as he starts talking about 'division' but then doesn't point out the main source that caused it. What a pussy not just owning it but skirting around buzzwords

I mean, when you actually read everything that he said, it was such boring corpo speak of "I don't want to rustle feathers on either side of things, so I will vaguely point to everything in the room and say it's all bad." He's literally not even a person anymore but an amalgamation of ideas and brands.

Look we all know what woke is so dont ask any questions or seek clarification.

Thanks bye

"I can't stand all this division. We need to unite with people who hate black people, LGBT people, and women. Because really, my bottom line counts on grifting right-wingers who hate those groups of people."

He's gonna learn what division truly is if Trump wins.

Oh right, if he's on contract again he probably has to keep certain things close to the chest.

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Tf is Kayfabe?

bnui_ransder posted...

Depending on how you WANT to take what he's saying, and if this is an accurate quote:

Depending on how much of the quote you ACTUALLY quote anyway. Why did you intentionally leave out the part where he specifically mentioned cancel culture and woke culture? lol
Let's at least keep it real here.

LonelyStoner posted...

Tf is Kayfabe?

Not breaking character, devotion to the story, and an absolutely abysmal excuse for being apathetic towards massive chunks of the population being declared enemies of the state.

ClayGuida posted...

No shit he's a Trumper, look at the company he works for.

He doesnt saying anything about being for Trump.