It’s been over per week because it first went viral and Travis Kelce has lastly responded to Harrison Butker‘s controversial graduation speech. The Kansas Metropolis kicker made some fairly reprehensible feedback concerning the roles of ladies in “trendy” society in an handle to Benedictine Faculty—a Catholic liberal arts school in Kansas.
His speech occurred on Could 11, 2024, at Benedictine Faculty—a Catholic liberal arts school in Kansas—and he had the audacity to reference Taylor Swift in his speech, quoting her tune “Bejewelled”: “As my teammate’s girlfriend says, ‘familiarity breeds contempt’” amongst different assaults on abortion, contraception, IVF, and accused world leaders of “pushing harmful gender ideologies onto the youth of America.”
On an episode of his podcast New Heights that he co-hosts along with his brother Jason, Travis mentioned that he’s identified “Harry” for a few years. Whereas he says he’s a “nice particular person” who’s entitled to his views, Travis clarified that didn’t agree with “nearly any of it apart from him loving his household and his children.” He added, “I’m simply gonna return to my beliefs and my household. My views are by no means gonna be the identical as the person subsequent to me.”
Jason, for his half, famous that his spouse Kylie was “pissed off” by Butker’s feedback. “Initially, I mentioned, ‘You’re going to want to return into the kitchen and make me a sandwich. I’m listening to the sport proper now,’” Jason joked, to which each males burst out laughing indicating how ridiculous that assertion was.
The day after Butker delivered his speech, Swift devoted an Instagram put up to “the brand new Tortured Poets part of the Eras Tour (aka Feminine Rage The Musical!)”. Swift has been an advocate for equality and an ally to the LGBTQ+ group so it’s protected to say his values don’t align with hers.
Followers too have taken to the Chief’s Instagram account in response to Butker’s feedback. When sharing the staff’s schedule for the upcoming soccer season, the feedback part was flooded with satirical observations. “My husband doesn’t let me watch TV, he says it offers me concepts,” wrote one. “sorry i can’t watch, i’ll miss my fertile window,” mentioned one other.
Others weren’t so apologetic. “Think about capitalizing on Taylor F-ing Swift all season after which letting Butker speak shit about profitable career-driven ladies. How dare you USE WOMEN all season after which flip your backs on us so blatantly….” One other expressed the same sentiment: “A girl introduced in a further $331.5 million {dollars} for you and you may’t make a press release???” making reference to Swift’s attendance at Chief’s video games over the 2023 season.