Wrestler-turned-actor John Cena has come beneath fireplace on social media, after making a tweet that appeared to use the continuing Russian invasion of Ukraine to promote his HBO Max television show, Peacemaker.
Cena, 44, had made a tweet on Thursday evening (Feb 25) saying, “If I might by some means summon the powers of an actual life #Peacemaker I believe this is able to be a good time to accomplish that.”
His Peacemaker character has been described as a vigilante decided to obtain peace at any value.
Many customers pointed to his use of the hashtag – a sponsored hashtag that masses a customized Peacemaker emoji when used on Twitter – as being suspect.
“Would’ve been effective with out the hashtag,” mentioned one particular person.
“I perceive the sentiment however using this second to plug the show is a bit… bleh,” wrote one other person.
Another remark was, “Why are you using a conflict to promote a show?”
Others mentioned that Cena, who has 13.5 million followers on Twitter, might have used his platform in a extra productive means.
“You do not have the powers of Peacemaker however you do have the ability of cash and standing. Please donate to assist Ukraine or unfold the hyperlink to donate,” mentioned one particular person.
Some additionally identified that Cena’s phrases did not make sense anyway, provided that Peacemaker is a morally ambiguous character, having began as a secondary antagonist in filmmaker James Gunn’s Suicide Squad film (2021) earlier than receiving his personal spin-off show on HBO Max – the place he stays each jingoistic and homidical.
“John, that is in poor style. Also your character shouldn’t be the nice man,” one netizen mentioned.
Cena didn’t instantly reply to the backlash. But he did tweet on Saturday (Feb 26) evening: “Sometimes the best alternative is to relaxation. Disconnect. Take day without work.”
Just final May, Cena precipitated one other fracas on social media – albeit amongst followers in China – when he referred to Taiwan as a “nation”. He later apologised in Mandarin. – The Straits Times/Asia News Network
