Chris Pratt on equality: ‘not objectify women less, but objectify men as often’

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Chris Pratt is still promoting the enormously successful Jurassic World. He’s probably feeling desperate for a vacation but powering through interviews in England. Pratt spoke with Radio 4?s Front Row program (via Yahoo!). Chris talks about being objectified for his (sort of) newly ripped body. Dude lets the world know he’s fine with “using it to my advantage” because women have been doing it for ages. Oh boy:

Is being ripped an acting prerequisite now? “Never in a calculated way, but in hindsight, yeah. It was a huge part of how my career has shifted is based on the way that I look, on the way that I’ve shaped my body to look.”

On being “totally objectified”: “I think it’s OK, I don’t feel appalled by it. I think it’s appalling that for a long time only women were objectified, but I think if we really want to advocate for equality, it’s important to even things out. Not objectify women less, but objectify men just as often as we objectify women. There are a lot of women who got careers out of it, and I’m using it to my advantage. And at the end of the day, our bodies are objects. We’re just big bags of flesh and blood and meat and organs that God gives us to drive around.”

[From Yahoo! UK]

Sigh. Should Pratt whip out his pre-written apology? It’s fine if Pratt enjoys being objectified because that’s his choice. We already know the dude enjoys surprising people with nudity, which is already sketchball all by itself. His “not objectify women less” statement is downright bizarre. Pratt’s gleefully deciding everyone should be objectified, and it’s a little unsettling. Welcoming objectification is completely different than having it forced upon you. Pratt doesn’t know what it feels like to hear threatening catcalls and fear for safety while walking down the street. He just doesn’t understand at all.

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