Chris Pratt has spoken out about how he feels to have become, shall we say, an object of desire since starring in movies like ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ and 'Jurassic World’.
The actor, who was at the start of his career hardly the beefcake he is now, says that it has been a 'huge part’ in helping him get leading roles in the space of just a handful of movies.
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Asked if he thought having a toned physique was a prerequisite for male actors, he told Radio 4’s Front Row: “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.
He added that he now feels 'totally objectified’.
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“I think it’s OK, I don’t feel appalled by it,” he went on.
“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.”
Nice image, thanks Chris.
Went from fluff to buff, saved the galaxy, became a raptor whisperer, and now champion of equality. We're not worthy, tbh!