A popular Arizona online influencer believes stay-at-home mothers are often derided in today’s social-media-fixated, me-first culture. So when NFL kicker Harrison Butker’s viral commencement address praising homemaking as one of the most important vocations for women caused an uproar, she wasn’t surprised. “I think a lot of people have just been trained, and I was kind of like this too, …
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Columnist calls for Harrison Butker, who helped Chiefs win 3 Super Bowls, to be replaced by female kicker
A Kansas City Star guest columnist wrote that the Kansas City Chiefs should replace three-time Super Bowl-winning kicker Harrison Butker with a woman because they did not like his commencement speech. Peter Hamm specifically pointed to the part when Butker addressed the women in the audience at Benedictine College in Kansas. Butker said in his faith-speech he was able to …
Read More »Degree-holding women defend Chiefs kicker amid commencement speech backlash: 'More wives and mothers please'
College-educated and working women across X are coming to the defense of Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker after his recent graduation speech at Benedictine College garnered backlash from many across the web and popular media for containing allegedly “sexist” remarks. The string of posts seemingly began with “Out of Context” podcast host Noelle Fitchett making her rallying cry to …
Read More »Two Chiefs offensive linemen arrested on marijuana possession charges
Two Kansas City Chiefs offensive linemen were arrested late Thursday night for misdemeanor marijuana possession. Wanya Morris and Chukwuebuka Godrick were put into custody in Johnson County, Kansas. The duo were booked into the Johnson County Adult Detention Center just before 2 a.m. local time on Friday morning. They were then released after posting $2,500 bond. CLICK HERE FOR MORE …
Read More »Chiefs' Harrison Butker 'said nothing wrong' during faith-based commencement speech, religious group says
Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker was the commencement speaker at a private college in Kansas last weekend. The three-time Super Bowl winner brought up several topics during his roughly 20-minute-long speech at Benedictine College. At one point during the address, he encouraged women in the graduating class to embrace their “vocation” as a “homemaker.” Butker also assailed Pride month, …
Read More »Bill Maher defends Harrison Butker amid speech uproar: 'I don't see what the big crime is'
“Real Time” host Bill Maher rejected the outage aimed at Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker over his recent graduation speech, saying he doesn’t see “what the big crime is.” Comments that Butker made in his commencement address this week at the private Catholic school Benedictine College ignited a firestorm on the political left. During a panel discussion on Friday …
Read More »Calls to remove Harrison Butker from Chiefs after speech 'totally un-American,' ESPN's Sam Ponder says
Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker has come under fire over the course of the week for his faith-based commencement speech at Benedictine College. A petition surfaced calling on the Chiefs to ditch the three-time Super Bowl champion despite having a 94% field-goal conversion rate last season – the best of his career. It was just the tip of the …
Read More »Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley defends 'friend' Harrison Butker after 'out of touch' left's 'absurd meltdown'
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., came to Kansas City Chiefs place kicker Harrison Butker’s defense this week after the 28-year-old pro-baller’s commencement speech at Benedictine College.Butker came under fire after delivering a speech to new graduates of the Catholic liberal arts college, focusing on the importance of being “unapologetically Catholic.”His address included barbs at President Biden for his pro-abortion stance and …
Read More »Kelly Stafford, wife of Super Bowl champion QB, takes issue with Harrison Butker's commencement speech
Kelly Stafford, the wife of Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford, offered her response to Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker’s commencement speech on Thursday. Stafford took issue with Butker’s words toward women at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas, who were about to graduate, as well as his remarks on IVF and “dangerous gender ideologies.” She spoke out about it …
Read More »NFL stars express support for Harrison Butker amid speech drama
Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker received support from his teammate Chris Jones and former wide receiver Cole Beasley amid drama over his commencement speech. Butker came under fire for his address to Benedictine College graduates over the weekend, which appeared to be rooted in his Christian values. Jones and Beasley were two of the few players in the league …
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