Posted on 12/26/2018 5:22:43 PM PST by Kaslin
Hollywood elites are no stranger to the finer things in life. Luxurious cars. Extravagant homes. Lavish lifestyles. It's part of the territory that comes with being famous.
Actor Chris Pratt, best known for his role as Andy in "Parks and Recreation," lives a different lifestyle than many of his Hollywood comrades. In fact, he has a farm and raises his own animals to feed his family. But now the simplistic lifestyle is being labeled as "problematic" by TV Guide:
When you take a deeper look at Pratt the man and not necessarily Pratt the actor, some of the shine wears off. Although he can be as funny offscreen as he is on — his recurring "What's My Snack" videos on Instagram are almost always delightful — it's impossible to ignore some problematic aspects of his life offscreen.
For instance, animals: In 2011, Pratt apparently tried to give his family's aging cat away via Twitter, though he later gave an explanation (future children) and said the cat eventually found a good home. (Five years later, there was also a bizarre tabloid story about Pratt and then-wife Anna Faris' attempt to rehome the family's dog.)
Adding fuel to this particular fire is the fact that Pratt, an avid hunter who has often spoken about his love of hunting, currently raises lambs on his farm. The enthusiastic tone he took when speaking about "eating fresh farm-to-table lamb" in an Instagram video earlier this year — "They are the happiest lambs on the planet, they are so sweet and then one day they wake up dead and they're in my freezer" — sparked backlash from a number of fans, and not just those who are vegetarians or vegans. The next day, Pratt posted a photo of several pieces of fresh lamb meat and even compared said lamb's death to something as easy or trivial as "unplugging a TV."
This is the video the author was referring to:
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A post shared by chris pratt (@prattprattpratt) on Jan 15, 2018 at 4:36pm PST
Here's the thing that Hollywood elites, including the author of this hit piece, fail to realize: everyone talks about eating non-GMO, all organic, healthy food but no meat is as clean or safe as raising your own food. You know exactly what and how much they're being fed. You know if the animal has been sick, needed medical treatment – including antibiotics – and the kind of living conditions they were raised in.
You would think more Hollywood liberals would jump on this bandwagon. Farm-to-table is the healthiest, most sustainable way of living. And guess what? That's how most of the country, you know, those of us who live in flyover, live. We raise our own cattle, pigs, goats and sheep. We have chickens to lay fresh eggs and rely on our hunting skills for wild game.
So thank you, TV Guide, for not only insulting Chris Pratt's way of life but for also insulting the rest of us average, everyday folk who can't afford to go to the Whole Foods down the street to pick up tofu and soy beans for dinner.
If anything, you should be applauding Pratt's passion for the outdoors and "becoming one" with nature.
He's growing his own garden:
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A post shared by chris pratt (@prattprattpratt) on Jul 15, 2018 at 7:17pm PDT
Having fresh eggs delivered daily:
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A post shared by chris pratt (@prattprattpratt) on Apr 27, 2018 at 3:01pm PDT
Utilizing every aspect of his land:
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A post shared by chris pratt (@prattprattpratt) on Jul 13, 2018 at 8:43pm PDT
Tending to his herd:
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Almost died today in a stampede. But that’s just #farmlife you know?
A post shared by chris pratt (@prattprattpratt) on Jul 8, 2018 at 10:03pm PDT
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A post shared by chris pratt (@prattprattpratt) on Jul 10, 2018 at 10:15am PDT
And even finding joy in the miracle of life:
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A post shared by chris pratt (@prattprattpratt) on Jul 8, 2018 at 9:55pm PDT
Instead of looking down at Pratt's way of life, Hollywood elites could learn a thing or two from how he feeds his family and finds joy in the simple things of life. It's easy to say things like killing innocent animals is disgusting and heartless but here's the cold, hard truth: humans were made to eat meat. We were never intended to live off plants. We're carnivores. That's just fact. When you grow and hunt your own food, you're given a greater appreciation for the great outdoors, God's gift of life and you're more likely to cherish and utilize every last aspect of the animal you harvested.
“Actor Chris Pratt, best known for his role as Andy in “Parks and Recreation,””
I doubt that. A lot more people have seen him in the 2 Guardians of the Galaxy movies and 2 Jurassic movies than on Parks.
OK, considering it's Hollywood, I should rephrase that to say do these idiots not know where their restaurants get their meat?
Nick Offerman, from the same show, got a lot of grief from the media for the same sort of things before he swore fealty to the Obamas.
I guess he dumped his wife unexpectedly, he does not come across as a good guy.
There’s still a TV Guide?
I thought Peg Bundy bought the last one in the early 90’s
never watched Parks & Recreations on 7 seasons, I was watching Survivor
Pratt has been in 32 movies including two Guardians of the Galaxy. I doubt he is most remembered for Parks and Rec.
Who is he again?
“They are the happiest lambs on the planet, they are so sweet and then one day they wake up dead and they’re in my freezer”
Love it. Probably on some Progressive kill list now...might even be on His Arrogances drone kill list at the Deep State.
Why does anyone share the details of their life on Facebook or twiterpated? Stupid.
He eats meat. Have these people never figured out what grocery stores sell, what McDonald’s or any other restaurant sells. The media that spews this crap needs to be boycotted. Its anti farmer, anti American, and just plain stupid.
Everyone knows meat comes from the grocery store, from the refrigerated case, on a foam tray, wrapped in clear plastic. Duh!
First to reference Silence Of The Lambs.
BTW, I do not eat sheep.
Idon’t think I ever heard of that actor
I guess he dumped his wife unexpectedly, he does not come across as a good guy.
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He’s an outspoken Christian in Hollywood who got divorced with no unseemly details I heard about. Not perfect, like us all, but does come across as a good guy.
Yeah, but if you’re trying to tie his “OH MY GOD” natural lifestyle to the ‘appearance’ of used to be successful, then you can’t mention current successful acting endeavors.
FVck TV guide.
I hope they die in a fire.
Soon.
Not true. Most of the country is not raising its own food for consumption. Lot of metro-cowboys wear fancy boots and buy straw hats at tractor supply, but they're not ranching.
Beth is out of touch on this. I do wish more folks were farming and ranching, but the reality is most cannot afford the capital to scale: land, stock, fencing, trailer, trucks, feed, vaccinations, and of course time.
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