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Harrison Butker

Harrison Butker is a kicker for the Kansas City Chiefs, drafted in the 2017 off season by the Carolina Panthers from Georgia Tech. After his rookie season, was signed in the 2018 offseason by the Kansas City Chiefs where he has played ever since. He is consistently noted as one of, if not the most, accurate and long-field-goal kicker ever to play in the NFL.[1].

Commencement Address at Benedictine College

A full transcript of Butker's sensational commencement address at Benedictine College in May 2024, which sparked a nationwide debate, is available here. Excerpts are as follows:

  • “dangerous gender ideologies”
  • Biden’s “bad policies and poor leadership”
  • “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.”
  • Female graduates' “most important title” will be “homemaker”
  • “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 her life truly started when she started living her vocation as a wife and as a mother.”
  • Male graduates should “be unapologetic in your masculinity” and “fight against the cultural emasculation of men.” See manliness.
  • “As my teammate’s girlfriend [Taylor Swift] says, ‘Familiarity breeds contempt.'”[2]

Religion

He is a member of the Roman Catholic Church (he refers to as the Latin Church), serving at the altar.[3] He is a very vocal believer of Jesus Christ, especially on most social media outlets.[4]

Political Affiliates

Harrison has also been noted as having taken a picture beside Missouri Senatorial candidate, Mark McCloskey [5]. Mark is noted as a rather libertarian, unliked in St. Louis with parts of Kansas City and made national headlines when he was pictured wielding an AR-15 in defense of his private property against a roving band of Black Lives Matter protestors in St. Louis. While the tweet was deleted and there was never a formal endorsement, it leads many to wonder. He posted a tweet in which he described the movie 'Unplanned' as "Riveting".[6]

References

  1. ↑ https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/football/news/chiefs-harrison-butker-racking-up-kicks/
  2. ↑ https://pagesix.com/2024/05/15/entertainment/nfl-condemns-harrison-butkers-sexist-anti-lgbtq-graduation-speech/
  3. ↑ https://onepeterfive.com/an-nfl-kicker-a-faithful-priest-and-the-traditional-latin-mass/
  4. ↑ https://twitter.com/buttkicker7/status/1240755180997468160
  5. ↑ https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/chiefs-kicker-harrison-butker-pictured-with-us-senate-hopeful-mark-mccloskey
  6. ↑ https://twitter.com/buttkicker7/status/1097275030508048384

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