We can smell what Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is cooking and apparently, it’s controversy.
The 46-year-old had fans talking on Friday after criticizing the so-called “snowflake generation” (a slang term commonly used as a jab at liberal sensitivity) during an interview with Britain’s The Daily Star.
The former wrestler slammed the current generation for “looking for reasons to be offended.
“I don’t have to agree with what somebody thinks, who they vote for, what they voted for, what they think, but I will back their right to say or believe it,” he told the outlet.
He continued, “So many good people fought for freedom and equality — but this generation are looking for a reason to be offended … If you are not agreeing with them then they are offended — and that is not what so many great men and women fought for.”
The Fast & Furious star believes that despite all the progress that society has made over the last couple of decades, the “snowflakes” as he calls them are setting us back.
“We thankfully now live in a world that has progressed over the last 30 or 40 years,” he said. “People can be who they want, be with who they want, and live how they want. That can only be a good thing – but generation snowflake or whatever you want to call them, are actually putting us backward.”
His comments have since spurred a big debate on social media. Some people have taken to Twitter to praise his criticism, even calling for him to enter politics.
