Celebs Are Being Moronic Again: No One Cares About Chris Pratt
C’mon celebs, people are dying.
For what seems like the tenth year in a row, Chris Pratt reigns again as the internet’s Worst Chris (compared to the likes Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, and Chris Pine). Year after year on Twitter, random people assess who is the “worst Chris” — all in good fun — but this year, his Marvel colleagues had something to say about Pratt’s unanimous win. Fellow Marvel alums, from Robert Downey Jr. to James Gunn, defended Pratt on Tuesday against not only the online trolls, but the sincere critics of Pratt’s support of The Hillsong Church, a notoriously anti-LGBTQ organization.
During a time of unrelenting turmoil, celebrities still have something to say, and it has nothing productive to do with the dismantling of systemic racism or patriarchy. It has everything to do with ego and reputation. Mark Ruffalo attempted to settle the online fun by making Pratt’s apolitical stance, political, stating, “You all, @prattprattpratt is as solid a man there is. I know him personally, and instead of casting aspersions, look at how he lives his life. He is just not overtly political as a rule. This is a distraction. Let’s keep our eyes on the prize, friends. We are so close now.” This is the same man that consoled Chris Evans online after he accidentally exposed himself online…
