I remember reading some wrestling column where the dude had to be like "THE ROCK IS BLACK, THE ROCK IS BLACK" as if he had to convince the readers.

Rock has never run from them 'cestors. He proudly featured both his mother and father whenever he could, and if you've read his book he talks a lot about his experiences in that regard.

that being said, I do believe WWE played "both sides of the fence" with Rock. He truly is the Barack Obama of Wrestling (or rather Obama is The Rock of politics).

and I found it rather funny that he wrote that shit with his pinky up, considering most of the research he did on angles and such.

but yeah... going into Smart-Dumb Negro mode over The Rock was some bullshit.