That didn’t take long.
After Chief’s footballer Harrison Butker addressed college graduates and suggested that more women find ‘fulfillment’ through marriage and children and calling pride month a ‘deadly sin,’ the Internet was quick to respond.
The NFL issued a statement Wednesday, saying Butker’s comments don’t reflect the views of the league.
GLAAD also issued a statement calling Butker’s speech “a clear miss” and “woefully out of step with Americans about Pride, LGBTQ people and women.”
Butker also thanked his wife, saying, “She would be the first to say her life truly started when she began living her vocation as a wife and as a mother.”
Just a few of the online comments:
“I feel bad for those poor women who looked forward to their graduation and had you inflicted upon them.”
“Have a talk with Travis about how you can be successful, masculine AND still incredibly supportive of your girlfriend’s career.”
As if that weren’t enough, Butker also criticized President Biden for “pushing dangerous gender ideologies onto the youth of America” — an apparent reference to transgender rights.