Kansas City Chiefs player Harrison Butker is facing backlash after
delivering a controversial graduation speech to the class of 2024 at Benedictine College.
The 20-minute speech was delivered on May 11 at the Catholic college’s
campus in Atchison, Kansas. The NFL kicker spoke on a range of topics, including reproductive issues, women’s roles in the home, Pride month
and more.
"The bad policies and poor leadership have negatively impacted major
life issues. Things like abortion, IVF, surrogacy, euthanasia, as well
as a growing support for degenerate cultural values and media all stem
from the pervasiveness of disorder," the 28-year-old said.
A common theme in the address was the importance of “accepting your
lane,” and Butker went on to address the women in the graduating class, saying that they had been told “the most diabolical lies.”
He shared that his wife’s life “really started when she began living her vocation as a wife and as a mother.” Butker married his wife, Isabelle,
in 2018 and the couple share two children.
“I’ve seen firsthand how much happier someone can be when they disregard the outside noise and move closer and closer to God’s will for life. Isabelle’s dream of having a career might not have come true, but if you
ask her today if she has any regrets on her decision, she would laugh
out loud without hesitation and say no.”
While speaking about the importance of embracing tradition, Butker
referenced Pride month, a month, typically June, dedicated to the LGBTQ community, as a “deadly sin sort of pride.”
Butker encouraged men to be “unapologetic in your masculinity” after addressing reproductive issues during his speech.
Online reactions to the speech by Harrison Butker were a trending topic
on X by May 14.
https://www.today.com/news/harrison-butker-speech-benedictine-college-rcna152297
Yep. Accept your lane.
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"And off they went, from here to there,
The bear, the bear, and the maiden fair"
-- Traditional
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