>I made several references to the fact that this is a legit
>problem and the article is speaking truth.
>
>None of that makes up for dismissing The Rock simply so you
>can say 0 instead of 1 (which would still make a really good
>point) and writing it like you're mad you have to write about
>the topic. That's just unprofessional.
>
>Especially when the reasons for dismissing The Rock were he is
>half black and he didn't get pushed on the gimmick of being
>black.
>
>I know the shit is real, there can still be flaws.


The thing is....It's easy to dismiss the Rock in the context of race when it comes to his WWE run. When Dwayne was doing that whole Nation of Domination Black Power gimmick, he was certainly pushed as "black"...

Once Vince figured out that he had something special on his hands, all that blackness was shown the front door. The Rock became this exotic "other" whose Samoan side was played up far more than the black kid that attended the U...

The writer is simply pointing out that The Rock was not packaged as a BLACK champ....The fact that he is the only black world champion during the WWE's 60 plus year run says a lot...