Harrison Butker finally breaks silence on the backlash he’s been recieving about his controversial homemaker speech

The Kansas City Chiefs kicker’s divisive 20-minute speech touched on gender roles, birth control and life after graduation.

Harrison Butker’s 2024 commencement speech at Benedictine College has set off a cascade of reactions, with some commentators calling the Kansas City Chiefs kicker’s words “misogynistic.”

What, exactly, did Butker say in the polarizing speech delivered before the Catholic liberal arts college’s graduating class in Atchison, Kansas on May 11?

During the 20-minute speech, Butker, who is Catholic himself, said he intended to say the “difficult stuff out loud.” In his own words, he has “gained quite the reputation for speaking my mind.”

He finally responded without any regret
“IF IT WASN’T CLEAR THAT THE TIMELESS CATHOLIC VALUES ARE HATED BY MANY, IT IS NOW. OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS, MY BELIEFS, OR WHAT PEOPLE THINK I BELIEVE, HAVE BEEN THE FOCUS OF COUNTLESS DISCUSSIONS AROUND THE GLOBE.
IN MY SEVEN YEARS IN THE NFL, I’VE BECOME FAMILIAR WITH POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE COMMENTS. BUT THE MAJORITY OF THEM REVOLVE AROUND MY PERFORMANCE ON THE FIELD. BUT, AS TO BE EXPECTED, THE MORE I’VE TALKED ABOUT WHAT I VALUE MOST, MY CATHOLIC FAITH, THE MORE POLARIZING I’VE BECOME. IT’S A DECISION I’VE CONSCIOUSLY MADE, AND ONE I DO NOT REGRET AT ALL.”