--- title: Celebrity: Chris Pratt Says Men Should Be As Objectified As Women description: "Objectify men as often as we objectify women" canonical: https://time.com/3928230/chris-pratt-gender-equality-comment/ author: Entertainment Weekly article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-06-19T15:04:39.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:21:17.124Z og:title: This Is What Chris Pratt Thinks Gender Equality Should Look Like og:description: "Objectify men as often as we objectify women" og:url: https://time.com/3928230/chris-pratt-gender-equality-comment/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt590deb9f07087428/69885559e53aba987a4de432/476597488-copy.jpg?branch=production&width=433&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 433 og:image:height: 244 og:image:alt: Chris Pratt at the premiere of 'Jurassic World' in Hollywood on June 9, 2015. og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: This Is What Chris Pratt Thinks Gender Equality Should Look Like twitter:description: "Objectify men as often as we objectify women" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt590deb9f07087428/69885559e53aba987a4de432/476597488-copy.jpg?branch=production&width=433&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # This Is What Chris Pratt Thinks Gender Equality Should Look Like > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically. by [Jessica Derschowitz / Entertainment Weekly](https://time.com/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Jessica Derschowitz / Entertainment Weekly Jun 19, 2015 3:04 PM UTC  Chris Pratt at the premiere of 'Jurassic World' in Hollywood on June 9, 2015. Chris Pratt at the premiere of 'Jurassic World' in Hollywood on June 9, 2015. Jason LaVeris—FilmMagic/Getty Images by [Jessica Derschowitz / Entertainment Weekly](https://time.com/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Jessica Derschowitz / Entertainment Weekly Jun 19, 2015 3:04 PM UTC Chris Pratt’s star has risen as his physique transformed from the less-than-toned Andy Dwyer of _Parks and Recreation_ to Star-Lord’s superhero six-pack, and he doesn’t have a problem with that connection. In a new interview, Pratt admits his new physique played a “huge part” in landing his leading roles in blockbuster films like _Jurassic World_ and _Guardians of the Galaxy._ “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 told [Radio 4’s Front Row](http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02tcyn3), adding that he feels “totally” objectified now. “But 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 really advocate for equality, it’s important to not objectify women less, but objectify men as often as we objectify women.” Pratt added, “There are a lot of beautiful 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.” He also said the decision to transform his body wasn’t a “calculated” one, but it’s certainly one that’s paid off – to the tune of [that $500 million opening weekend](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/06/14/box-office-report-jurassic-world-roars-biggest-global-opening-all-time) for _Jurassic World_. Pratt has spoken about his body transformation throughout the _Jurassic World_ press tour. In the July issue of _Men’s Health U.K._, Pratt said his weight – which once ballooned toward 300 pounds –[raised some big health concerns](http://www.people.com/article/chris-pratt-mens-health-uk-interview). “I was impotent, fatigued, emotionally depressed. I had real health issues that were affecting me in a major way,” Pratt said. “It’s bad for your heart, your skin, your system, your spirit.” Listen to Pratt discuss his body in the interview clip below. _This_ [_article_](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/06/19/chris-pratt-men-objectified-as-much-as-women) _originally appeared on_ [_EW.com_](http://www.ew.com) [_Download TIME’s mobile app for iOS to have your world explained wherever you go_](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/time-mobile/id328218429) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3928230/chris-pratt-gender-equality-comment/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3928230/chris-pratt-gender-equality-comment/"},"headline":"This Is What Chris Pratt Thinks Gender Equality Should Look Like","datePublished":"2015-06-19T15:04:39.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:21:17.124Z","description":"\"Objectify men as often as we objectify women\"","url":"https://time.com/3928230/chris-pratt-gender-equality-comment/","keywords":["Newsfeed","celebrities","gender equality","Weight loss","celebrity","chris pratt","Jurassic World"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt590deb9f07087428/69885559e53aba987a4de432/476597488-copy.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Jessica Derschowitz / Entertainment Weekly"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt590deb9f07087428/69885559e53aba987a4de432/476597488-copy.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Chris Pratt at the premiere of 'Jurassic World' in Hollywood on June 9, 2015.","caption":"Chris Pratt at the premiere of 'Jurassic World' in Hollywood on June 9, 2015.","creditText":"Jason LaVeris—FilmMagic/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3928230/chris-pratt-gender-equality-comment/","name":"This Is What Chris Pratt Thinks Gender Equality Should Look Like"}}]}] ```