The emasculation of the American White Male continues.
Death to those that call for my demise!
Chris had a momentary lapse of truth.
Then promptly back-tracked.
Hollywood does indeed have plenty of movies about blue-collar people, mostly very derogatory. They don’t tell our story, they tell us what they think of us. . .and they don’t think much of us. Dwindling ticket sales indicate we don’t think much of them either ;)
Blue-Collar Actors ?
Sheesh a backbone made of jello.
Chris Pratt is a moron. Good thing he found a job reciting other people’s words, because his own aren’t worth squat.
Isn't the Walk of Fame for "stars" who you actually knew who they were?...
Chris Pratt is wrong, but the reasons why he's wrong aren't what people might expect.
First of all, Robert Redford (the old radical chic 60s guy) and his Sundance festival have generated dozens of low-key blue collar heartland dramas (which isn't something one might have expected of Redford). You could make the case that Hollywood makes more big ticket flicks about America's ethnic minorities, but at a lower level of production cost, there may be at least as many dramas about rural, often blue collar whites.
Secondly, there's comedy. From Jackie Gleason to Tim Allen, Roseanne Barr, Jeff Foxworthy etc, blue collar comedies have been a staple of US television. They aren't always friendly or supportive of the group they depict, but that's true of other forms of comedy as well.
Third, there are an awful lot of rural or blue collar crime dramas. Again, it may not be what you like and it may make poor whites look stupid or depraved, but the movies are out there, usually set in the Southwest.
It's never who you want that puts you on the map. People in Queens may not love Fran Drescher or Kevin James, but they did at least put the name of the borough on national television. And why are there so many movies about Boston? Two words: Whitey Bulger.
He told the truth. If they do something “blue collar” its a dysfunctionally idiotic person, usually on meth, a racist, a bigot, on a compound, occasionally murdering someone, etc.
There is nothing “blue collar” on TV that is decent, tolerable, and showing someone you wouldn’t mind having for a neighbor.
Who'd bother to watch them?
Yay, didn’t know who Chris Pratt was and checked, and haven’t seen anything he’s done!
Can’t wait to see Starlord do a dance again...
He stumbled into the light, realized where he was, and then dove for the shade.
Cross a liberal and they will do everything to destroy you, your family, and your profession. Doesn’t matter who you are or what you do. This is why you NEVER apologize to these thugs.
I’ve enjoyed his movies. Because of this article and reading all the comments, I’ve learned he’s a Christian. I’m giving him break and a prayer for being in the den of Satan.
He was actually pretty good in The Magnificent 7, sort of had the Steve McQueen role opposite Denzel.
The Hollywood Leftist vision of the blue collar American is certainly represented in Hollywood output.
“Movie Stars. Is there anything they don’t know?” ~ Homer J. Simpson