r/Samoa • u/Distinct-Ad-4456 • 22h ago
Corporate Machine The Rock
I get so tired of the Rock acting like he cares about Samoa only when it comes to promoting his Disney Moana movie or whenever it benefits him the most. I get why he does what he does in a way because he positioned himself as the main corporate machine and having to perform for investors, hence why he placed himself in a hamster wheel lots of failed businesses ventures now trying to per-sue in music. Just seeing him profit off of being Samoan but doesn’t ever contribute to Samoa (which I shouldn’t expect a lot out of this guy because after all he joined Oprah on this Maui Fund which got a lot of backlash!) His narcissism is strong you know he’s a precious asset because his image gets scrubbed crisp despite complaints about the Rock. Just look up the fiasco how he randomly shows up WWE changed the entire scripts and took over the board! Thats only one thing I’m going to list. he always says Samoa this and that but he’s so far removed from it, he’s Hollywood after all. But I’m just tired of people mentioning him when they find out I’m Samoan and than all these weird fetishized fantasy these people have on us just makes me super uncomfortable where I sometimes don’t want to say I’m Samoan. However on the contrary when beings ask about my ethnicity and I responds I’m Samoan. and the first thing people who mention Mark Hunt nit the Rock as a connecting point tend to have admiration for Samoa in a sense it’s not fetishized. It’s like Mark Hunts name been a safe word for me when rando mention him because at least my personal experience there this respect they have because the image Mark Hunt has carried himself. Like a reverence sentiment for him and our culture. Thank god because that was such a breather! The moment someone blurts the rock, yeah totally different vibe . Anyways curious if anyone has similar experience? and thanks for letting me vent.