{"id":1687795,"date":"2022-10-13T09:40:36","date_gmt":"2022-10-13T13:40:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1687795"},"modified":"2022-10-13T09:40:50","modified_gmt":"2022-10-13T13:40:50","slug":"chris-pratt-is-the-new-tim-tebow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chris-pratt-is-the-new-tim-tebow\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Pratt Is the New Tim Tebow"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchris-pratt-is-the-new-tim-tebow%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1687795&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodintoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/chris-pratt-jurassic-world.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p><strong>Some movie stars behave oh, so badly, behind the scenes. The same is true of NFL players.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Both professions produce humble heroes and despicable types, with the latter often getting more attention.<\/p>\n<p>Tim Tebow\u2019s biggest sin, to football faithful, was not living up to his Heisman Trophy hype. The University of Florida standout had a brief, glorious run with the Denver Broncos but couldn\u2019t sustain a pro football career.<\/p>\n<p>His baseball career <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/news\/tim-tebow-retiring-from-baseball\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">started, and stalled,<\/a> in the minor leagues.<\/p>\n<p>The press might have faulted him for that and that alone. Instead, he became a \u201ccontroversial\u201d figure in the sport for being openly Christian. The \u201cTebow Knee\u201d became his signature move, a gesture brimming with humility in a sport replete with boastful taunts.<\/p>\n<p>He thanked God, not his physique, for his gridiron glory.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Ci3PVg1O5JZ\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Tebow didn\u2019t trash his opponents or question coaches who noticed his skill deficit. He comported himself like a gentleman, always, and occasionally mentioned his faith in the Almighty.<\/p>\n<p>Current athletes bowing to the Black Lives Matter movement, certainly divisive to many Americans, face zero scrutiny.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodintoto.com\/chris-pratt-disney-christmas\/\"><strong>RELATED: WHY CHRIS PRATT\u2019S CHRISTMAS MESSAGE MATTERS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Parents had a sports figure their children could emulate without guilt. Yet the press pounced and seized on Tebow\u2019s flaws in ways that weren\u2019t commensurate with his miscues.<\/p>\n<p>Consider this sneering report from an ESPN columnist about an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/espn\/story\/_\/id\/6846531\/tim-tebow-not-ready-prime-time\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">early QB battle between Tebow and Kyle Orton.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tebow, meanwhile, looked like a man being chased by bees. He barely got off a pass (1-for-3) and was sacked three times. Nice kid, sincere as a first kiss, but he\u2019s not ready yet, might never be ready. Somebody alert the Filipino missionaries. If he doesn\u2019t improve, he might be among them sooner than we thought.<\/p>\n<p>Deseret News\u2019 Doug Robinson <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deseret.com\/sports\/2021\/5\/11\/22430843\/tim-tebow-controversy-nfl-return\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">summed him up perfectly<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTebow didn\u2019t drink, didn\u2019t smoke, didn\u2019t swear, didn\u2019t chase women, didn\u2019t budge from the standards that were once America\u2019s standards.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Grantland captured <a href=\"https:\/\/grantland.com\/features\/the-people-hate-tim-tebow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">why Tebow frustrated his critics.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>He refuses to say anything that would validate the suspicion that he\u2019s fake (or na\u00efve or self-righteous or dumb).<\/p>\n<p>Chris Pratt can relate, with one major difference.<\/p>\n<p>Pratt earned a modicum of fame as the pudgy, pleasant chap from \u201cParks &#038; Recreation.\u201d He lost weight, got ripped and snagged the role of Star-Lord in 2014\u2019s \u201cGuardians of the Galaxy.\u201d He quickly ascended to Hollywood\u2019s A-list once that film exploded, following it up with a part that cemented his heroic brand \u2013 \u201cJurassic World.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s been a superstar ever since, anchoring that dinosaur franchise while co-starring in two MCU hits (\u201cGuardians\u201d and \u201cThe Avengers\u201d). And, along the way, the press has treated him as, literally, the \u201cworst Chris.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Why?<\/p>\n<p>Pratt, like Tebow, is open about his faith. He\u2019s less vocal about it than Tebow, but anyone who digs into his life story will learn how God played a major role in his personal life.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodintoto.com\/chris-pratt-pc-scolds-free-speech\/\"><strong>RELATED: WHY CHRIS PRATT MUST STAND UP TO PC SCOLDS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And while Tebow never reached sports glory as some predicted, Pratt did exactly that. He\u2019s on top of the Hollywood mountain, starring in hit TV shows (\u201cThe Terminal List\u201d) and lending his voice to animated fare (\u201cThe LEGO Movie,\u201d the upcoming \u201cGarfield\u201d and \u201cSuper Mario Bros.\u201d).<\/p>\n<p>The press\u2019 reaction to his fame has been Tebow-like in its intensity. He\u2019s been skewered for allegedly belonging to a church that is hostile to the LGBTQ+ community (not true). Media outlets roasted him for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/chris-pratt-comments-healthy-baby-backlash-instagram-1646223\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">benign comment<\/a> he made after the birth of his latest child.<\/p>\n<p>The far-Left Buzzfeed drummed up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/ryanschocket2\/times-chris-pratt-was-problematic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">13 examples of Pratt being \u201cproblematic,\u201d<\/a> each being more absurd than the last. (In 2020 he jokingly told fans to \u201cvote\u201d for his movie, \u201cOnward\u201d)<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cWorst Chris\u201d meme, comparing Pratt to Pine, Evans and Hemsworth, is silly and should have stayed on social media. Instead, the media picked it up and did all it could to confirm the diagnosis.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fashionmagazine.com\/flare\/chris-pratt-shirt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">It\u2019s Official: Chris Pratt Is the Worst Chris<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/culture\/21517475\/chris-pratt-worst-chris-explained\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How Chris Pratt became the internet\u2019s least favorite Chris<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pratt didn\u2019t attempt a clunky Italian accent for his upcoming \u201cThe Super Mario Bros. Movie\u201d vocal performance, an approach that\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/decider.com\/2022\/10\/07\/the-super-mario-bros-movie-chris-pratt-sounds-like-linda-belcher\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">drew snickers<\/a>. (Imagine the uproar had he attempted a cartoonish accent?)<\/p>\n<p>When co-stars speak of Pratt it\u2019s typically to praise him and the camaraderie he brings to the set. \u201cJurassic World\u201d co-star Bryce Dallas Howard feted him for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiewire.com\/2022\/08\/jurassic-world-chris-pratt-bryce-dallas-howard-salary-1234751875\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">helping her land a larger payday<\/a> for the franchise.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CeeE_TUp825\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Pratt\u2019s on-set kindness comes when we hear horror stories from La La Land, from Bill Murray\u2019s behavior on multiple film sets to director <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gq-magazine.co.uk\/article\/amy-adams-arrival-nocturnal-animals-tom-ford\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">David O. Russell\u2019s punishing treatment of Amy Adams<\/a> while making \u201cAmerican Hustle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>You can expect nothing of the sort from Pratt, but his sour press notices will continue.<\/p>\n<p>Why?<\/p>\n<p>He, like Tebow, is a Christian, and religious bigotry is part and parcel of both select media outlets and social media.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some movie stars behave oh, so badly, behind the scenes. The same is true of NFL players. 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