Harrison Butker backlash: Thousands sign petitions asking NFL kicker be fired
The fallout from Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker‘s controversial commencement address continues to grow, and now the NFL player finds himself in the crosshairs of multiple petitions calling for him to be fired.
In case you missed it, Butker raised a bunch of fury with a speech he delivered to graduating students at Benedictine College in Kansas last weekend. The address touched on a range of issues taken up by Christian conservatives, including Pride month, women’s roles in the home, abortion and in vitro fertilization.
He attacked what he called “dangerous gender ideologies” in a reference to Pride month and compared the celebration to “deadly sins,” called President Joe Biden “delusional” and criticized his leadership during the pandemic and, most controversially, told the women graduates in the crowd that their “most important title” should be that of “homemaker.”
“I think it is you, the women, who have had the most diabolic lies told to you,” Butker said. “Some of you may go on to lead successful careers in the world, but I would venture to guess that the majority of you are most excited about your marriage and the children you will bring into this world. I can tell you that my beautiful wife Isabelle would be the first to say that her life truly started when she started living her vocation as a wife and as a mother.
“All of my success is made possible because a girl I met in band class back in middle school would convert to the faith, become my wife and embrace one of the most important titles of all: homemaker,” he continued while choking back tears.
To say his remarks have not gone over well in more liberal circles would be an understatement.
After his speech went viral, multiple Change.org petitions
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