# #RipChrisPratt #RipChrisPratt took over Twitter on February 3rd, 2021 after @CATGRLISM circulated a photoshopped tweet appearing to show Chris Pratt using a racial slur. The hashtag reached the number three US trend with over 16,100 posts, revived by false rumors Pratt was MAGA and attended an anti-LGBTQ+ church. Deseret News covered the pile-on that same evening as cancel culture round two for the Guardians of the Galaxy star. ## Origin The backlash predated the hashtag by nearly four months. On October 17th, 2020, screenwriter Amy Berg posted photos of Hemsworth, Pratt, Pine and Evans captioned 'One has to go,' and @DrChaeEd quote-tweeted that Pratt was the pick 'because he's MAGA'[3]. Church rumors restarted the same day as users resurfaced Elliot Page's February 2019 claim that Pratt attended an 'infamously anti-LGBTQ church'[10]. The tag itself appeared on February 3rd, 2021, when @CATGRLISM paired two real 2012 Pratt tweets with a photoshopped tweet containing a racial slur, tagged #ripchrispratt[4]. That post cleared 10,300 likes inside a day. - **Platform:** Twitter - **Creator:** Unknown (popularized by @CATGRLISM) - **Date:** 2021 ## Overview Most posts under the hashtag were mock eulogies or 'worst Chris' rankings that placed Pratt below Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth and Chris Pine[2]. @mandaloriain's post picturing Pratt locked out of the Avengers group chat drew over 12,900 likes[5]. Others recycled Amy Berg's October 2020 'one has to go' thread as evidence Pratt had already been voted out. Both underlying accusations were unverified or false[6]. Pratt had never endorsed Donald Trump and told Men's Fitness in 2017 that he did not feel represented by either political party[8]. The church claim traced to Elliot Page's February 2019 tweets, which confused Pratt's Zoe Church with Hillsong Church, whose executives drew backlash in 2015 over calling homosexuality a sin[7]. ## How to Use Users attached the tag to mock funeral posts, 'worst Chris' rankings against Evans, Hemsworth and Pine, and scenarios imagining Pratt frozen out of Marvel co-star group chats[5]. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is #RipChrisPratt? A February 2021 Twitter hashtag that mocked Chris Pratt as the 'worst Chris' among Marvel actors, set off by a photoshopped tweet and older accusations about his politics and church[6]. ### Where did #RipChrisPratt come from? User @CATGRLISM tagged it on February 3rd, 2021 after posting a doctored screenshot that made Pratt appear to have used a racial slur[4]. The hashtag revived October 2020 criticism of the actor[1]. ### What does #RipChrisPratt mean? The 'RIP' setup was ironic, declaring Pratt socially cancelled over the slur hoax and lingering claims he was MAGA or attended an anti-LGBTQ church[1]. Neither underlying claim was verified, and Pratt actually attends Zoe Church, not Hillsong[7]. ### How do you use #RipChrisPratt? Posters attached the tag to mock eulogies, 'worst Chris' rankings against Evans, Hemsworth and Pine, and jokes about Pratt being frozen out of Marvel co-star group chats[5]. ### Is #RipChrisPratt still popular? The trend was largely a one-day event on February 3rd, 2021, when it reached the number three US Twitter trend with over 16,100 tweets[11]. It has not returned to trending status since. ## References 1. [https://www.deseret.com/entertainment/2021/2/3/22264586/rip-chris-pratt-canceled-again]() 2. [https://twitter.com/bergopolis/status/1317583965520240640]() 3. [https://twitter.com/DrChaeEd/status/1317624244382085121]() 4. [https://twitter.com/CATGRLISM/status/1356994799996456964]() 5. [https://twitter.com/mandaloriain/status/1357000267854708743]() 6. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/ripchrispratt-chris-pratt-church-controversy]() 7. [https://www.insider.com/chris-pratt-defends-zoe-church-ellen-page-anti-lgbtq-2019-2]() 8. [https://www.the-sun.com/news/1664917/chris-pratt-politics-support-donald-trump/]() 9. [https://twitter.com/mmpadellan/status/1317991997957951488]() 10. [https://twitter.com/TheElliotPage/status/1093771718966083584]() 11. [https://getdaytrends.com/united-states/trend/%23ripchrispratt/]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/ripchrispratt-chris-pratt-church-controversy Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library