Libs Are Attacking Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson Over ‘Controversial’ Movie Role

Earlier this week, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson announced that he was going to play John Henry in the upcoming movie “John Henry and the Statesman.”

“Every mornin’ at the mine you could see him arrive.
He stood six foot six and weighed 245.
Kind of broad at the shoulder and narrow at the hip.
And everybody knew they didn’t give no lip to Big John”
This is gonna be fun!
JOHN HENRY & THE STATESMEN @netflix @SevenBucksProd https://t.co/WbVf5xent2

— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) October 9, 2018

Thx for all the luv/support for our JOHN HENRY & THE STATESMEN movie. Great energy behind it!!
My STATESMEN, will be a bad ass multi cultural gang of fellow folklore legends from cultures all around the world.
Steel drivin’ man#JohnHenry 💪🏾🔨#AndTheStatesmen 🌎@netflix pic.twitter.com/LQx6pRTJeI

— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) October 11, 2018

The legend of John Henry tells the tale of a black steel-driver, and former slave, who raced against a steam-powered rock drilling machine supposedly in the 1800s.

Henry would beat the machine, only for his heart to give out from the stress. He died with his hammer in his hand.

Depictions of Henry show him as a young, dark-skinned black man. Actors Danny Glover and Roger Aaron Brown have both played the strapping hero on-screen and Henry was even featured on a postage stamp in 1996.

So what’s the “problem” here? Johnson is playing an African American, and he’s only BIRACIAL, so obviously, that doesn’t count…or something.

Now the mob is targeting Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, claiming he doesn't have dark enough skin to play John Henry in his own movie.

Johnson has a black father and a Samoan mother.

Is no level of absurdity beyond their reach?https://t.co/EUUfQY4mfz

— Paul Joseph Watson (@PrisonPlanet) October 12, 2018

See for yourself:

@TheRock I hope this movie thanks and I will spread as much negative feedback as possible for this. Dwayne repay black culture only when it benefits him. John Henry was dark skinned

— James Brown (@jheusner30) October 11, 2018

Agreed..this is terrible casting and he's selfish for taking on the role

— Monilove (@Monilove1375) October 12, 2018

“Multi cultural” pic.twitter.com/RmeYI0oEyu

— Nyasha Junior (@NyashaJunior) October 11, 2018

Crazy I’ve never in an interview or on video heard you EVER mention your family being slaves and using the Underground Railroad to get to Canada. You really only black when it benefits you 😂😂😂😂

— Plant 🌱Based Papi (@_Rico21) October 11, 2018

Or this guy… I love the Rock but this should've probably been someone else's shot pic.twitter.com/T0iYbczCq1

— Jordan Christie 🤙🏾 (@j0rdanchristie) October 11, 2018

Multi cultural…while depicting black folklore??? pic.twitter.com/epNAMMREzz

— Omarosas Dry Lips (@paulasaywhatnow) October 11, 2018

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson cast himself as African American folk hero John Henry and we have two questions:

1) WHO told Dwayne to merge out of his lane?

2) Was Terry Crews busy? https://t.co/esnfJrZG8x pic.twitter.com/yFY7FcPyob

— The Root (@TheRoot) October 10, 2018

The Rock is black when it's profitable and racially ambiguous when it isn't. We need a proud, strong, all-day black man to play John Henry.

— Rising Pupil (@risingpupil) October 9, 2018

Historically, John Henry’s always been depicted as having a *very* dark skin complexion and while Dwayne Johnson is undeniably a black man, this is all quite 🧐🧐🧐.

I’m legitimately curious who the target audience for this movie is meant to be.

— Anathema BYOD (@CharlesPulliam) October 9, 2018

*Pause* Please tell me the Rock is NOT playing my Dark-Skinned John Henry. Because that would be a problem https://t.co/FlPvRoobAl

— LaBlaq, the final Fantastic. (@LoveAndShalom) October 9, 2018

As you can see, a whole bunch of people consider this problematic. They’re seriously bored enough to debate the darkness of Johnson’s skin, because it’s ALL about the exterior with these people.

Question– if they have a problem with Johnson, would they also have a problem with like, Obama playing this role? (Hypothetical question.) After all, he’s biracial. Is he not black enough either? Just wondering.

h/t Daily Mail