Chris Pratt Is Apologizing In Sign Language Now
Whenever Chris Pratt has a movie to promote, there’s a 98% chance Chris will open his mouth and say something dumb several times, and his press tour will turn into an apology tour. Chris is promoting Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, and he’s already said some things that have required him to slip into PR-sanctioned apology mode. His latest apology was delivered in ASL because he pissed off the hearing impaired.
According to People magazine, Chris got into trouble after he posted an Instagram video with subtitles and instructed viewers to ignore the subtitles and turn the volume up. (Instagram’s default setting is to play the videos on mute until you decide you want to hear it). That didn’t sit well with people who need those subtitles to understand what’s going on. Earlier today, Chris posted another video apologizing in sign language and an explanation why.
Chris didn’t sign the entire apology and that’s a cop out. If Chris was really sorry, he would have signed his entire apology. It would have taken forever and he’d screw up a lot, but I feel like that’s something people who know sign language would appreciate. The screw ups, not the effort. I can imagine it’s probably pretty funny to watch a person who isn’t fluent in ASL sign: “I really sandwich cactus my mistake.”
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