Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson Pulls Support From Joe Rogan After N-Word Clips Surface

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

A compilation of video clips featuring controversial podcaster Joe Rogan using the N-word has made Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson rescind his previous support of Rogan and his podcast “The Joe Rogan Experience.” Until Rogan’s racist comments surfaced, Johnson was one of the only mainstream figures to show Rogan support amid an exodus of artists from Spotify in protest of Rogan’s spread of COVID-19 misinformation.

Last week, Johnson commented on an Instagram video of Rogan addressing the controversy around his podcast, writing, “Great stuff here, brother. Perfectly articulated.” He even added that he looked forward to “breaking out the tequila” with Rogan and appearing on his podcast.

Johnson retracted his support of Rogan after singer India Arie shared several clips of Rogan using the N-word on his podcast, as well as one clip comparing predominantly Black neighborhoods to the “Planet of the Apes.” In a tweet responding to Don Winslow, Johnson wrote: “I was not aware of his N-word use before my comments, but now I’ve become educated to his complete narrative. Learning moment for me.”

Link to tweet

https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/dwayne-the-rock-johnson-pulls-support-from-joe-rogan-after-n-word-clips-surface/ar-AATxhul

[Turbineguy]

1. Won't somebody think

of all the idiots who need Rogan's advice on every topic?

[BootinUp]

3. lol. nt

[Iris]

18. Haha!

[Walleye]

2. You don't have to hear the so-called N-word to know if a guy is a jerk and a lying sack of shit

Seems that men can be blind to other men’s faults. They think being macho is a virtue

[50 Shades Of Blue]

4. "Learning moment" - IOW - "Fine until my own particular ox was gored."

[Leith]

7. I thought the same thing

The leopard started eating his face and he got the picture.

[Poiuyt]

17. First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out

First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a socialist.

Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a trade unionist.

Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Jew.

Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.

Martin Niemöller

[uponit7771]

5. If I worked at Spotify I'd be going to HR after hearing Joe Rogan's OPENLY and OVERTLY racist

... shit.

He's a text book racist who's been enabled by money

[Sympthsical]

6. HR isn't going to do anything

Everything being dug up is pre-Spotify.

If someone came to me with, "Do you know what Sally said ten years ago?" I'd ask that person why they're wasting both our time. If Sally made those remarks while employed by us, that's a different kettle of fish.

Source: Am HR. And yes, I have been approached with, "Do you see what someone said online a century and a half ago?!" I do not ever care. I am not someone's off hours baby-sitter and the Ultimate God-Like Arbiter of Behavior in All Ages Past. Now if corporate catches wind and decides you're gone, that'll be that.

But HR? Covid has tapped our resources as it is. Please don't bombard us with online social media bullshit. This isn't college where people have to do something just because there's a bonnet enclosed bee afoot. We have actual important shit to do.

[uponit7771]

8. So what is the time span on complaints? tia

[Sympthsical]

11. For someone to come to me?

While employed by the company.

If you go back and read through stories of people getting fired for past behavior or social media issues, you'll notice it is almost always corporate's choice. They make the decision, "Hey, this is getting us bad publicity!" It is literally above my pay grade. We're just here for the paperwork.

If people want to protest, boycott, petition Spotify to deplatform, they have that right.

But the idea that people should go running to HR is a terrible one. Don't hassle people who haven't the power nor inclination. It's been a fun two years for us chasing employees around, monitoring protocols, and putting various systems and measures in place that we had no plans for.

We don't need a Twitter campaign we can do zero about on top of it. Nothing will be done to Rogan until the CEO and/or shareholders decide things.

[uponit7771]

13. Rogan's racism didn't end 10 yrs ago, it was recent. How does a person of color report racism in

.. a company when the blatantly see it?

Just let it go?

tia

[Sympthsical]

14. Did this happen while they were with the company?

Look, there's internet world where people think things just happen a certain way because they want them to. Maybe they think things work that way because they saw it on tv. Who knows. And that's a fun world! Anything is possible.

Then there's the real world. There are rules and policies in place. They are there for reasons (spoiler: Usually to protect the company, but a lot of the time we manage some good). There are things within an employee's power and things that are not. If you think Spotify HR has any say-so over this, I'd like to beckon a return from internet world. It's not gonna happen that way. They probably already have a file about Rogan that stuff goes into, as employees have complained about him before. "Behold The File of We Hear You, for it is voluminous and inert!"

It's going to be the call of the people much higher up than the usual HR desk jockey. It's not helpful. It's not going to change anything. It's not in their power.

There's useful and useless vigor. This would be the useless kind.

It's all going to come down to money. Cost/benefit. How much will they lose and project to further lose if they keep him vs. how much does it cost to boot him. It is literally the only decision that is going to matter in this.

I do not care if Rogan stays or goes, because I do not listen to him. But deciding to pointlessly hassle HR people is a bad idea. Not super appreciated. There's probably a better one.

[uponit7771]

15. Spotify is under same EEOC laws every other employer is.

[uponit7771]

9. Looks like Rogan's overtly racist bullshit didn't end 10 yrs ago, it was recent with Jordan Peterson

so ... yeah, I'd be at HR with his recent racist shit and in view of his past racist shit I'd not give him the benefit of the doubt

[USALiberal]

10. Parody? Nt

[Sympthsical]

12. I dearly wish

Truly, I do. Because in the instances that I've personally dealt with, it was usually petty score settling between employees who don't like each other. You know, a productive use of everyone's time.

[kcr]

19. Well, this is going to make your day

Sorry to inform you: https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mma/spotify-continues-to-delete-episodes-of-the-joe-rogan-experience-podcast/ar-BB1fp555

[lame54]

16. Can Spotify get their money back?...

If not they are forced to ride this pony all the way to hell

1 tenth of a billion dollars