Posted on 02/27/2018 2:53:56 PM PST by SMGFan
Chris Pratt is facing backlash from social media users after he posted a tweet in which he sent “prayers” to Kevin Smith following a heart attack. Pratt wrote that Smith’s “Clerks” inspired him when he was a senior in high school and included the line “praying for you.” Smith suffered a heart attack on February 25 following a comedy show in California. The director said he almost died.
Many Twitter users responded in fury to Pratt’s well-wishes, mocking the fact he was “praying” for Smith. The backlash cited the politicians who sent prayers and thoughts to the survivors of the Parkland, Florida high school shooting while not actually attempting to enforce changes to gun control laws. James Gunn, Pratt’s director on the “Guardians of the Galaxy” films, quickly came to the actor’s defense. In a lengthy Twitter thread, Gunn attempted to explain the differences between the connotation of “praying” in these two examples.
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Maybe this should be embarrassing, but I don’t know the name Chris Pratt, nor the person he was praying for.
Thought that was telling.
Very.
Exercise for the day: suppose that a message about "praying for Kevin Smith" came from a Muslim. Also suppose that you were a twit. Would you be supposed to be furious, or would that fury be Islamophobic? Discuss!
Yup! I will never forget it. It was a sign for sure. Spiritual warfare signal. They also boo’d Israel right after.
Hey, I love it. The Democrats/American Left are absolutely EMBRACING the label of Anti-Christian and Anti-American....the more they post, the more they convert to our side.
Yep.
Well, he directed the movie “Red State” which is a really shoddy hitpiece against right wingers and Christians thinly disguised as a horror movie.
Chris Pratt ?
No, Kevin Smith. This part of the thread (posts #19 and following) started discussing two different people.
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