Chris Pratt Shamed for ‘Both Sides’ Election Take
Given how high the stakes are this election season, readers were left rolling their eyes at Chris Pratt's banal 'both sides' political take.https://t.co/z3g2dPXTGy
- The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) November 4, 2024
The Worst Chris™ is facing backlash for his "both sides" approach toward Tuesday's presidential election between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. In an op-ed he wrote for his mother-in-law Maria Shriver's website, Maria Shriver's Sunday Paper, the actor said he wanted to remind people that whichever side wins, "we are fellow countrymen."
"Like so many of us, I’ve been doomscrolling my way through this election season. And I see things from both sides. I understand that people’s lives and rights are on the line. I also see that there are millions of people who feel overlooked and invisible to our government and are desperate for something to change."
"I was an incredibly sensitive kid, so when I lost on the football field or got pinned on the wrestling mat, I cried. Like, a lot. Even well into my high school years. I didn’t lose all that often but when I did, it devastated me."
"One day after getting home from losing a wrestling match, I cried for at least an hour. I looked at myself in the bathroom mirror, tears streaming down my cheeks, and a calm bewilderment came over me. Why was I crying? I decided to stop. Looking back now, I believe it was in that moment that I became a sportsman. In that moment, I understood that losing is part of the game."
"I feel as though we live in a time now when so many people have yet to learn that lesson. Sometimes your team doesn’t win. The 2024 presidential election is three days away as I write this. The biggest game of all time approaches. Team Red versus Team Blue. A rematch for the ages. A showdown four years in the making. It’s giving UFC 3Million energy."
"I write this now because about half of the voting population is going to be incredibly disappointed on November 6th. But for me, the question is not, “Did your candidate win or lose?” but rather, “Will you wake up the next morning and help an old lady move?”'
Read his full word salad here, or don't.
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