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The Metropolis of Kansas Metropolis fired an unnamed worker over a tweet involving Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker after his controversial graduation speech went viral earlier this month.
Quinton Lucas, the mayor of Kansas Metropolis, talked in regards to the resolution to let the worker go throughout an look on native radio station 95.7FM on Thursday, Could 23. (The previous worker tweeted, “Only a reminder that Harrison Butker lives within the Metropolis of Lee’s Summit,” on Could 15 after the NFL participant’s graduation handle about ladies needing to turn into homemakers made waves on social media.)
“Town has separated from the worker who’s accountable for the message,” Lucas, 39, stated in an audio clip posted through X. “I feel that to me, in some ways, resolves the backwards and forwards that’s within the political world. I feel there was accountability from the Metropolis of Kansas Metropolis. All of us sit up for transferring on [and] let the Chiefs play.”
Whereas the preliminary tweet has since been deleted and an apology was written as an alternative, the mayor beforehand responded to an X person who questioned why it was deleted within the first place.
Kansas Metropolis Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker sparked controversy after making feedback about gender roles and the LGBTQIA+ neighborhood throughout a commencement speech. Butker, 28, served because the graduation speaker for Benedictine School’s graduating class in Atchison, Kansas on Saturday, Could 11. Throughout his remarks, the athlete singled out the ladies graduates. “For the women current […]
“It was not an acceptable put up for the Metropolis of Kansas Metropolis. It mustn’t have ever been up,” he replied.
The unique tweet additionally caught the eye of Legal professional Basic Andrew Bailey, who wrote through X on Could 16, “My workplace is demanding accountability after @KansasCity doxxed @buttkicker7 final night time for daring to specific his spiritual beliefs. I’ll implement the Missouri Human Rights Act to make sure Missourians are usually not focused for his or her free train of faith.”
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It’s unclear if Bailey will pursue motion towards the worker presently.
Butker’s graduation speech at Benedictine School earlier this month drew outrage from social media customers after he singled out the ladies graduating from the Catholic liberal arts school, infamously alleging that “it’s you, the ladies, who’ve had essentially the most diabolical lies informed to you.”
“What number of of you might be sitting right here now, about to cross this stage, and are desirous about all of the promotions and titles you’re going to get in your profession?” he stated. “A few of you could go on to guide profitable careers on this planet however I might enterprise to guess that almost all of you might be most enthusiastic about your marriage and the youngsters you’ll carry into this world.”
Kansas Metropolis Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker is going through backlash after his controversial commencement speech. Butker, 28, was the graduation speaker at Benedictine School on Saturday, Could 11. The athlete first raised eyebrows when he addressed the ladies graduates to invoke stereotypical gender roles. “I wish to converse on to you briefly as a result of I feel it […]
Mentioning his spouse Isabelle Butker, the three-time Tremendous Bowl champ added, “I’m past blessed with the various skills God has given me however it can’t be overstated that every one of my success is made potential as a result of a woman I met in band class again in center college would convert to the religion and turn into my spouse and embrace one of the vital essential titles of all — homemaker.”
Like many social media customers, celebrities from all walks of the trade had sturdy reactions to Butker’s speech.
“Appears like some gamers ‘want to remain of their lanes’ and shouldn’t be giving graduation speeches,” rapper Taste Flav wrote through X.
Referring to a pattern the place ladies state whether or not they would moderately encounter a bear or a person alone within the woods, nation star Maren Morris added, “I select the bear.”
Kansas Metropolis Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker has sung his household’s praises by the years. “Rising up my mother was my largest supporter, guiding me to be the person I wanted to turn into,” Harrison wrote in a Could 2020 Mom’s Day tribute shared through X by the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs. “Now, I’m so blessed to have […]
Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes additionally addressed Butker’s feedback in a press convention on Wednesday, Could 22, coming to his teammate’s protection.
“I’ve recognized him for seven years. I choose him by the character he reveals each single day, and that’s a very good particular person,” Mahomes, 28, stated. “That’s somebody who cares in regards to the folks round him, cares about his household and needs to make a very good impression in society.”
Head coach Andy Reid added, “I didn’t speak to him about [the speech]. We’re a microcosm of life right here, from totally different areas, totally different religions, races and so all of us get alongside and all of us respect one another’s opinions. We respect all people to have a voice, that’s the wonderful thing about America.”
