Earlier this month, Kansas Metropolis Chief’s kicker Harrison Butker came under fire for a graduation speech he gave on the Benedictine Faculty. The speech inspired the graduates, particularly girls, to begin a household and lift children, mirroring his 2023 speech, the place he mentioned:
“In the long run— irrespective of how a lot cash you attain— none of it should matter if you’re alone and devoid of objective… I can supply one controversial antidote that I imagine could have an enduring influence for generations to return: GET MARRIED AND START A FAMILY.”
Clips of the 2024 graduation speech went viral after Butker instructed the ladies current that they’ve “had essentially the most diabolical lies instructed to [them].” He then requested:
“What number of of you might be sitting right here now, about to cross the stage, and are fascinated about all of the promotions and titles you’re going to get in your profession?
A few of it’s possible you’ll go on to steer profitable careers on the earth, however I might enterprise to guess that almost all of you might be most enthusiastic about your marriage and the youngsters you’ll convey into this world.
I can inform you that my lovely spouse Isabel, can be the primary to say that her life actually began when she started residing her vocation as a spouse and as a mom. I’m on this stage enabled to be the person I’m as a result of I’ve a spouse who leans into her vocation.
I’m past blessed with the numerous abilities God has given me, but it surely can’t be overstated that each one of my success is made doable as a result of a lady I met in band class again in middle-school would convert to the religion, develop into my spouse, and embrace some of the necessary titles of all: homemaker.
Whereas a number of social media posts excoriated the Chiefs’ kicker for daring to make such a Christian assertion at a Catholic faculty, his jersey skyrocketed to the top-selling jersey for the Chiefs following the occasion. A kicker beat out Tremendous Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce.
A former Chiefs cheerleader on Tik-Tok put out a smug video stating that as a result of Butker “represents a billion greenback group” and certain took the identical PR courses as her, he’s “not simply Harrison Butker”. Apparently, he’s “Harrison Butker that performs for the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs and something you say or do this doesn’t align with that model…might be grounds for termination.” In case you don’t have something glass or fragile round you, here’s a clip from her video:
Watch the video with out listening to the sound or studying the captions.
Do you discover her mannerisms extremely annoying?
— Mike Lee (@BasedMikeLee) May 22, 2024
The fascist concept that Butker is one way or the other forbidden by “the model” from making a lawful, harmless assertion about his religion, having nothing to do with soccer or the staff, at a graduation speech for a Catholic faculty, is absurd. Additional, the implication that Butker’s ‘house owners’ wouldn’t agree with the speech can also be incorrect.
Each the spouse and daughter of Chiefs’ proprietor Clark Hunt, have come out in help of Butker. His daughter, Gracie Hunt, expressed help for Butker and his religion throughout a FOX Information interview and his spouse, Tavia Hunt, posted a beautiful message about motherhood and religion on her Instagram:
Now This…
Yesterday, Butker’s teammate, the staff’s All-Professional quarterback Patrick Mahomes, got here out and supported Butker, calling him “an excellent individual”.
Head Coach Andy Reid joined Mahomes in supporting Butker, saying that “all of us get alongside, all of us respect one another’s opinions” and “we respect all people to have a voice…that’s the beauty of America, man.”
A reporter requested, “With so many ladies on the employees right here and within the constructing, his feedback form of touched on girls within the work drive. What do you inform them if they arrive to you with a priority about gamers talking in poor health of, you already know, girls generally?”
Reid responded, “Yeah, that hasn’t occurred. I don’t suppose he’s talking in poor health of a lady. However he has his opinions, and all of us respect that.”
JUST IN: Kansas Metropolis Chiefs coach Andy Reid and QB Patrick Mahomes strongly defend kicker Harrison Butker for his pro-traditional values speech.
Reid even shot again after one reporter tried claiming that Butker was talking “in poor health” of ladies.
Mahomes: “I’ve recognized [Harrison] for… pic.twitter.com/Lj9Hm8XLCv
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) May 22, 2024
Are some folks that far gone that they’re really offended by a Christian man giving a speech at a Catholic faculty that praises his spouse and her sacrifices whereas embracing a family-centered life, held collectively by the bounds of a robust matriarch?