You probably were wondering why Chris Pratt was trending on Twitter over the weekend. If not, congrats, you probably have healthy boundaries with your doomscrolling, unlike the rest of us. But, for the last two days, Chris Pratt was trending because TV writer/producer Amy Berg posed a simple question: Which Chris had to go?
One has to go. pic.twitter.com/HUWnbQOA43
— Amy Berg (@bergopolis) October 17, 2020
This is a common debate, but what’s hilarious about this round is the seemingly unanimous decision by the entire internet. Has the Chris debate finally been settled?
100% Chris Pratt. He’s a far right religious MAGAt. https://t.co/4J6JytlTdK
— Rob Gill 🗳 iwillvote.com (@vote4robgill) October 19, 2020
we’ve all been in agreement that it’s Pratt for years now, don’t need to keep doing this https://t.co/p2g9p8DW8I
— Bat Linghost 👻 (all cops are still bastards) (@LingoIndoors) October 19, 2020
Easy, Chris Pratt has to go! https://t.co/CDcEnsUdPi
— Jaymes Mansfield (@JaymesMansfield) October 19, 2020
Can emphasize enough how this absolutely isn’t a debate. https://t.co/vo1EtyfvIU
— Taylor Kay Phillips (@TayKayPhillips) October 18, 2020
Goodbye Chris Pratt https://t.co/fzuHmbdcpK
— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) October 18, 2020
So why is it instantly Chris Pratt? Well, while he hasn’t made his support of a particular political party or candidate public, he did wear a “Don’t Tread On Me” shirt, which got people talking, and he hasn’t been involved in any of the political stuff with his fellow Parks and Recreation cast members trying to get out and vote Dem. Many have gotten the impression, through the views he has expressed, that he’s politically conservative, and that’s a knock against him for a lot of fans. (He also belongs to a church that is famously anti-LGBTQ+, even though Pratt has insisted they’re not.)
As a number one Chris Pine girl (with Chris Evans close at number two), it’s never really been a debate for me. I enjoy Chris Pratt in certain roles and at certain moments, and if he had stayed Andy Dwyer, this list might look different. But he didn’t, and my views on Pratt slowly changed into putting him (or basically my love of Andy Dwyer) in fifth place because my list DOES include Chris Messina.
It’s also an arbitrary war that we keep waging online for no reason. I don’t understand limiting yourself to your “favorite” version of a name (the Tom battle is also going around, and I refuse to choose), but also we just like to talk about things … like our favorite actor named Chris.
So, sorry to Chris Pratt that you are everyone’s choice. My best friend Brittany loves you best out of all the Chrises, though, so at least you have her love and affection, as well as Arnold Schwarzenegger’s number on speed dial. (See? Chris Pratt is doing fine. No need to bemoan “cancel culture” just because he’s lost fans.)
Anyway, never forget.
Thinking about how Chris Pratt’s son went as Captain America instead of Star Lord once for Halloween 😭 pic.twitter.com/AZaAvhbBXX
— Ashley K. (@AshleyKSmalls) October 19, 2020
(image: NBC)
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