Posted on 10/21/2020 5:54:28 AM PDT by Red Badger
Actor Robert Downey Jr. joined several colleagues from the Marvel Comics Universe in defending fellow cast member Chris Pratt after he was attacked on social media.
Pratt, who plays Peter Quill (Star Lord) in the “Guardians of the Galaxy” films, was voted “the worst Chris in Hollywood” after his name was noticeably absent from a political fundraiser that included several of his “Avengers” costars.
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Jezebel even published an article “outing” Pratt as a Republican — despite acknowledging that he has never officially declared allegiance to either party.
Robert Downey Jr., who suits up as Iron Man in the Marvel Comics Universe, came to Pratt’s defense in an Instagram post Tuesday. He shared a photo of the two of them together on set with the caption, “What a world… The ‘sinless’ are casting stones at my brother, Chris Pratt… A real Christian who lives by principle, has never demonstrated anything but positivity and gratitude… AND he just married into a family that makes space for civil discourse and (just plain fact) INSISTS on service as the highest value. If you take issue with Chris,,, I’ve got a novel idea. Delete your social media accounts, sit with your OWN defects of character, work on THEM, then celebrate your humanness… @prattprattpratt I #gotyerbackbackback.”
Director James Gunn also tweeted in support of Pratt, saying that his personal views were not necessarily identical to those held by any church.
Zoe Saldana — Gamora on “Guardians of the Galaxy” — added her own words of wisdom by way of Tupac Shakur: “No matter how hard it gets, stick your chest out, keep your head up and handle it.”
“Your family, friends, colleagues & everyone who’s ever crossed paths with you knows your heart and your worth!” she added.
The Hulk actor Mark Ruffalo also took a moment to defend Pratt, adding, “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.”
Ruffalo received some pretty nasty responses to his support. So nasty, in fact, they resemble the kind of anger Ruffalo himself often shows to people he disagrees with. The irony just drips.
Source of the phrase, c. 1990, during Bush41:
"Even though there is no evidence, the seriousness of the charge is what matters. The seriousness of the charge mandates that we investigate this."--Thomas Foley (D, WA), Speaker, US House of Representatives
(Foley use to steal food off of airliners when deplaning.)
Downey has said, “I have a really interesting political point of view, and it’s not always something I say too loud at dinner tables here, but you can’t go from a $2,000-a-night suite at La Mirage to a penitentiary and really understand it and come out a liberal. You can’t. I wouldn’t wish that experience on anyone else, but it was very, very, very educational for me and has informed my proclivities and politics ever since.” He later added, I wouldn’t say that I’m a Republican or a liberal or a Democrat.”
Gunn’s going to end up in jail too . . .
Really? Why?
I don’t know much about these people, other than Robert Downey, Jr. Chris Pratt is familiar; he’s in movies my kids like.
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