NFL Issues Stunning Response to Chiefs Kicker Harrison Butker’s Anti-LGBTQ+ Speech!
Harrison Butker, the kicker for the Kansas City Chiefs, and his conservative remarks have been distanced by the NFL. The 28-year-old football player spoke at Benedictine College’s commencement on May 11th for the class of 2024. Butker made a number of startling claims in his 20-minute lecture, some of which undermined the status of women in the labour. He remarked, “I believe the most devious lies have been told to you, the women.” “My lovely wife Isabelle would undoubtedly be the first to tell you that she felt her life genuinely began when she started fulfilling her role as a wife and mother.”
While praising Benedictine students for their pride in their faith, Butker also poked fun at the LGBTQIA+ community and Pride Month, saying that world leaders were “pushing dangerous ideologies onto the youth of America” and “[but] not the deadly sin sort of pride that has an entire month dedicated to it.” The conservative athlete concluded by claiming that the “pervasiveness of disorder” in the world is the source of issues with abortion, IVF, surrogacy, euthanasia, and “support for degenerate cultural values and media.” Because of his sexist and anti-LGBTQIA+ comments on social media, Butker has drawn a lot of criticism in the past week. Some fans have even started a Change.org petition to get him fired as the Chiefs kicker. It has received more than 200,000 signatures as of this writing.
Fans of Taylor Swift have even criticised him for using her song “Bejewelled” to further his conservative talking points. The NFL made a statement separating itself from Butker’s sexist and anti-LGBTQIA+ remarks in reaction to the criticism from Chiefs supporters and other quarters.
Harrison Butker delivered a speech in his individual role. Jonathan Beane, senior vice president and chief diversity and inclusion officer of the NFL, told PEOPLE in writing that “his views are not those of the NFL organisation.” “The NFL’s unwavering dedication to inclusivity only serves to strengthen our league.” Not just the NFL, however, voiced its criticism of Butker. Benedictine College’s founder institution and sponsor, Mount St. Scholastica, made a statement on May 18th that sharply criticised the kicker’s assertions.
The sisters of Mount St. Scholastica stated, “We at Benedictine College feel that Harrison Butker’s remarks from his commencement speech in 2024 do not accurately reflect the Catholic, Benedictine liberal arts college that our founders intended and in which we have been so invested.” “His remarks seem to have fostered division rather than unity in our church, our country, and the world.” GLAAD, a nonprofit that supports LGBTQIA+ issues, denounced Butker as well and released a comprehensive fact-check document refuting his remarks.
Commencement addresses are typically intended to encourage and honour graduates and their families. GLAAD President and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis said in a speech that Kansas City Chiefs star Harrison Butker’s commencement speech was not just a glaring failure but also erroneous, ignorant, and terribly out of step with Americans towards Pride, LGBTQ people, and women. The Kansas City Chiefs have not yet made an official statement regarding the matter as of this writing.
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