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Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson hits out at 'snowflake generation' for 'looking for a reason to be offended (Update: The Rock Says Interview Never Happened)
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Pretty mild thing to say really, but people are going to react to this as if he was waving a nazi flag and wearing a maga hat. You can be against bigotry and hatred and still critique how sensitive our culture has become, it's not a simple binary good or bad as so many seem to see it as.
Sure, there are snowflakes in every generation. But the point he makes is completely valid, these people get offended by the smallest things.
Out of touch old guy lacks self-awareness and feels like his generation was the best one. News at 11.
Disappointing to see this come from Dwayne though. : /
Disappointing to see this come from Dwayne though. : /
Unfortunately knew he was trash when he stayed friendly with Kevin Hart after that whole thing.
And some people will always be trash. You can't come up with some example of a horrible person you encountered one time, and then toss around the, "snowflakes are ruining everything these days."
Is this a copypasta?
"Snowflake" is an alt-right term though.
And some people will always be trash. You can't come up with some example of a horrible person you encountered one time, and then toss around the, "snowflakes are ruining everything these days."
You don't have to agree with The Rock coming off as supporting Kevin Hart but you're blind if you don't see how much society has changed in the fact that there are so many people that are looking for any sort of way to be offended these days.
You're right, that's never happened before until this decade
What a fucking snowflake y'all.
Stop being offended by jokes you massive hypocrite. Jesus christ, I assume your a Boomer/X cause your entire generation is full of sensitive special individuals.
Huge red flag. I've never seen someone whine about that kind of bullshit for any good reason.
Stop being so easily offended and grow a thicker skin.
Is it sensitive or is it a society movement that is tired of letting people be assholes for no reason other than hatred? If you do dickhole things, you deserve to get called on it. No one forces people to be shitheels.
I agree with the general sentiment that people tend to be oversensitive nowadays, but that's not exclusive to the left. He's not exempt from that. "Snowflake" may have started as an insult for liberals but evidently it applies to conservatives as well. People getting offended over Hart's comments was pretty reasonable IMO, and getting offended that people were offended at it seems kinda... fragile.
I mean, the man got irrationally upset over people critisizing the Baywatch movie.
He's the last person that can complain about "snowflakes".
Maybe if that person actually contributed something to the conversation but all they do is troll
Not very surprising, unfortunately. But certainly disappointing.
Maybe put down twitter for a bit and stick to them weights BRO. /s
Maybe put down twitter for a bit and stick to them weights BRO. /s
Yep it's my favorite Disney movie. And I think it works because they made an effort to hire a diverse cast of people to do the voice acting and write the music.
Erm.....I think this thread getting worked up is a good example...lol
And I already had the expected replies in my mind.. :P
Huge divide in this thread is interesting, I wonder if it's just because people like the rock.
I wonder the actual context of the quote, or what he's actually thinking about, it looks like people are assuming the Hart controversy, but it doesn't seem to actually be confirmed?
I agree that in certain circumstances people are definitely overly sensitive. The Kevin Hart thing isn't that though. That's why context matters here.
I wonder the actual context of the quote, or what he's actually thinking about, it looks like people are assuming the Hart controversy, but it doesn't seem to actually be confirmed?
I agree that in certain circumstances people are definitely overly sensitive. The Kevin Hart thing isn't that though. That's why context matters here.
People who spent their lives constantly attacked are sensitive. That shit is crazy yo!
His quote mirrors things I see online from some members of my family and their straight white friends.
It's this kind of (paraphrased) mentality: "Gays have rights now and are totally accepted. What more do they want? Just shut up about it. Why do they still need a parade? I don't care. I literally don't care. Why do I see so much LGBTQ whatever stuff everywhere I go? Why do people have to always talk about it?"
I ended up quoting the top 10 movies at the time, 8 of which starred straight white guys, 1 starred a black man, and the other a white woman. Then tracked news for a couple of days and went back to the comment about how I'm still waiting for the wave of SJW/LGBTQ "stuff" that he's talking about, as there was nothing discussing those issues on the daily news.
Fuck off.
Apologies are a funny thing and are something I've never understood fully or even expected from those in Hollywood, the public eye, wherever. They're typically just hush money without the cash and from the mouth. I know people probably won't agree with me but in all honesty if someone is a fucking shithead then I don't necessarily want an apology that was forced to be given as a means of damage control to further prevent hurting their own career. It's still an insincere and selfish gesture that doesn't mean shit UNLESS the person is actually willing to truly step back and challenge their own faults and proclivities towards hate and intolerance. Actions speak louder than words.
I do believe in second chances and that people truly can adapt and reform to become better people in the wake of some public disasters, but show the world you have changed and apologize when you do see the error of your ways and make steps to correct them, not just when you need a tourniquet to keep your public image from completely bleeding out.
And if you don't apologize because you haven't changed? Then cool, at least we have an honest idea of where you stand (and how far up your ass your head will forever remain located) so we can ignore your intolerant ass.
Who are "these people"?
Also, dude's probably referring to Kevin Hart. His statement needs context in order to be valid.
I kept waiting for this joke's punchline but it never happened
Well, while most people are offended righfully, some others seem to indeed actively seek any offense that might or not be directed towards them. So i can't really say he's wrong.
But with the Hart bullshittery happening around and knowing that they are probably friends, this rubs in the wrong way.
But with the Hart bullshittery happening around and knowing that they are probably friends, this rubs in the wrong way.
Kinda yeah, but what he says i's true. We have actual offenses, cases of blatant racism like the blackface teens in Spain and then we have people complaining to Netflix for calling Thanos a sociopath, and I'm like "internet, stop".
The people who look for ways to get offended are not always people who spent their lives constantly being attacked
The thing that sucks most about this, is when any celebrity or public figure or even some rando on this site says "people just get too offended these days!" it is always said with this air of importance as if it's the most original and profound statement ever despite the fact that it's the most unoriginal and boring shit ever
Looks like after this comment, and reading this thread, just like that, The Rock is aligned with the alt-right?
Wait what? People offended by that last thing you said has to be a joke. Lol
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