Chiefs kicker faces backlash over graduation speech

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Published 2024-05-15
The Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker is facing criticism online over a commencement speech he delivered at Benedictine College, a Catholic liberal arts school in Kansas. Butker railed against abortion, Pride month and quoted Taylor Swift lyrics. 

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All Comments (21)
  • @davemathews7890
    Free speech means that people are allowed to express beliefs that the majority does not want to hear. Free speech also means that the majority has the right to criticize a speaker when he says dumb things.
  • @penguin902
    A Catholic speaking at a Catholic school isn't controversial.
  • I was getting Idiocracy vibes when they reached out to Taylor Swift for comment 😂😂😂
  • @MrZackavelli
    This dude really thinks "familiarity breeds contempt" comes from Taylor Swift?
  • @AR7271
    This guy got paid $20 million to kick balls.
  • He spoke at a Catholic college and shared Catholic beliefs. Parents paid tuition to have these beliefs instilled in their kids. I don't share these beliefs so that's why I didn't send my kids to Catholic school. But he certainly didn't do anything wrong, given the circumstances.
  • @brooke4259
    Meanwhile his mom is a medical physicist working in radiation oncology…. So I wonder if his life would be the same without that income 🤔
  • Sounds like a shut and dribble moment here. Unless you say what they want you to say.
  • @Xxshane71xX
    People who are offended or upset over this are 💯 percent the problem!!!
  • I give him a thumbs up for having the courage to speak his beliefs. A woman's job as a homemaker has always been underrated, and it's time for that to change.
  • @nicoforte5064
    It's a Catholic College. He is saying Catholic things. Why are people surprised? John 15:18.
  • @LandonDeshields
    Media is acting like what he said is the most damnest thing going on in this country lol.
  • I have three daughters and a son, one of them is a marine and owns a shooting school for women and is now a candidate for the senate of Georgia. One has a masters degree and is married to a Col in the military, one is just a average working lady.? But they all were raised to be what they wanted to be. However I happen to know from experience, that raising a family and taking care of children and a spouse is the most important job in the world for whoever does it. 69% of one demographic was born with no father at home, and look up the results. We should love each other and back each other no matter what our choices in life are.
  • Wow a conservative Christian talking to a group of conservative Christians about being a conservative Christian- if u disagree with him, his msg clearly was not meant for u- he’s at a church, talking to CHRISTIANS. He’s message isn’t for u
  • In a Constitutional Republic “I may disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.” - Evelyn Beatrice Hall
  • @davebittner4395
    It's a Catholic institution. He's expressing biblical views. There was thunderous applause.