Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker is under fire for delivering a sexist, anti-LGBTQIA+ commencement speech that quoted his teammate Travis Kelce’s girlfriend, Taylor Swift.
Harrison Butker, 28, took the stage at Benedictine College’s graduation ceremony on Saturday, delivering a controversial 20-minute address that sparked swift backlash on social media. During his speech, the NFL player criticized working women, Pride Month, abortion, and other hot-button issues.
“It is safe to say that over the years, I have gained quite the reputation for speaking my mind,” Butker acknowledged at the beginning of his address. He then proceeded to attack what he described as “dangerous gender ideologies” and criticized President Biden’s “bad policies and poor leadership.”
Butker’s comments drew immediate reactions online, with many expressing their disapproval of his views and questioning the appropriateness of such topics at a graduation ceremony. Despite the backlash, Butker stood firm in his positions, emphasizing his commitment to his beliefs and his willingness to speak out on contentious issues.
Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker delivered a sexist, anti-LGBTQ commencement speech at Benedictine College.Getty Images
Butker railed against working women, Pride Month, abortion and other issues during his 20-minute address.Benedictine College
He received swift backlash on social media.Getty Images
Harrison Butker, 28, took the stage at Benedictine College’s graduation ceremony on Saturday, delivering a controversial 20-minute address that sparked swift backlash on social media. During his speech, the NFL player criticized working women, Pride Month, abortion, and other hot-button issues.
“It is safe to say that over the years, I have gained quite the reputation for speaking my mind,” Butker acknowledged at the beginning of his address. He then proceeded to attack what he described as “dangerous gender ideologies” and criticized President Biden’s “bad policies and poor leadership.”
Butker’s comments drew immediate reactions online, with many expressing their disapproval of his views and questioning the appropriateness of such topics at a graduation ceremony. Despite the backlash, Butker stood firm in his positions, emphasizing his commitment to his beliefs and his willingness to speak out on contentious 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,” he continued.
Butker referred to Pride Month as an example of “the deadly sins” taught in church, complaining to graduates of the private Catholic college in Atchison, Kan., that queer people have an “entire month dedicated” to their rights.
The athlete then addressed the women in the audience, telling them that their “most important title” should be “homemaker.”
Butker plays for the Chiefs with star tight end Travis Kelce.dpa/picture alliance via Getty Images
He also quoted a lyric by Kelce’s girlfriend, Taylor Swift.Getty Images for TAS Rights Management
“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,” he said. “I can tell you that my beautiful wife, Isabelle, would be the first to say her life truly started when she started living her vocation as a wife and as a mother.”
As for the school’s male graduates, Butker urged them to “be unapologetic in your masculinity” and “fight against the cultural emasculation of men.”
Elsewhere in his speech, the three-time Super Bowl champion borrowed a lyric from Swift’s 2022 song “Bejeweled,” telling the crowd, “As my teammate’s girlfriend says, ‘Familiarity breeds contempt.’”
“I hope that Harrison Butker tries to tell Travis that Taylor emasculates him cause she works and isn’t at home cooking and taking care of babies,” a Swiftie wrote on X.AFP via Getty Images
Chiefs fans, Swifties and countless others were quick to slam Butker online for his controversial remarks.
“Harrison Butker doesn’t represent Kansas City nor has he ever. Kansas City has always been a place that welcomes, affirms, and embraces our LGBTQ+ community members,” former county commissioner Justice Horn wrote on X.
“Harrison Butker, a dude I had never heard of until today, did a bang-up job of becoming one of the most hated men in North America in the space of one 20-minute speech full of bigotry and misogyny. F–k this guy. This is insane,” another user fumed.
“It is safe to say that over the years, I have gained quite the reputation for speaking my mind,” Butker acknowledged onstage at the college.Getty Images
He told the women in the audience that their “most important title” should be “homemaker.”Getty Images
“I hope that Harrison Butker tries to tell Travis that Taylor emasculates him cause she works and isn’t at home cooking and taking care of babies. And I hope Travis beats the s–t out of him,” a Swift fan wrote.
“This is atrocious. I hope someone with the Chiefs pulls him aside and instills empathy and humanity into him. Hell, cut his ass, too. As talented as he is, you can find a kicker that’s not homophonic and misogynistic pretty easily, I bet,” another netizen shared.
“One of the worst parts of this NFL player’s awful speech is that he quoted a Taylor Swift song before telling women they should be homemakers and serve their man’s career,” one more account posted.
Swift has not reacted to the oration either.Getty Images for TAS Rights Management
However, the pop superstar has voiced her support for the LGBTQIA+ community in the past.Getty Images for TAS Rights ManagementNeither Swift nor Kelce, both 34, has publicly responded to Butker’s oration.
However, both the pop superstar and the Chiefs tight end have voiced their support for the LGBTQIA+ community in addition to various other progressive issues throughout their respective careers.
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