'What's the big crime?': Bill Maher defends Harrison Butker's 'homemaker' speech
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Published 2024-05-19
The Kansas City Chiefs kicker recently came under fire over his comments directed at women during his commencement speech.
The NFL player has been labelled a misogynist and having a 1950s mentality following his viral speech.
The League has since publicly distanced itself from his comments.
During a panel discussion on Friday, the 'Real Time' host said he doesn’t understand "what the big crime is".
"I don't agree with much with this guy, but I don't get the thing, Maher said.
"He said… ‘Some of you may go on to lead successful careers in the world.' Ok, that seems fairly, like, modern."
"‘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 don't see what the big crime is. I really don't."
Maher questioned why this view is seen as problematic, noting that many Americans share it.
"And I think this is part of the problem people have with the left is that lots of people in this country are like this," he said.
"Like he's saying some of you may go on to lead successful careers, but a lot of you are excited about this other way that people- everybody used to be. And now can't that be a choice too?"
All Comments (21)
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I'm a highly educated and successful career woman. My multiple university degrees and professional accolades are in a box in a closet. Photos of my husband, children, and our family are displayed throughout my home.
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Other countries practice this daily....I support this man
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I feel sorry for the fully indoctrinated lost young people I pray they wake up
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god forbid two adults decide they want a family
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Not the guy in the blue suit trying to be a white knight. Just shut up and let the woman talk. You clearly didn’t watch the whole speech just like she pointed out.
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I am so eternally grateful that my wife put her career on hold to stay home with our kids. Its no guarantee but they are in their 20s, both are entirely successful and on their own, no drug problems, no anti depression drugs and no crime. My wife went back to her career when my youngest was 16 and is every bit as successful as she would have been if she never quit. Married 30 years and grateful. I tell her often how much I honor her choice
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Harrison was asked to speak. Colin disrupted games. The end
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God forbid he wants a wife and family
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He can have any ideals he wants - but to be fair, this was a commencement speech, not a speech to the general community. You are supposed to celebrate the achievement of gaining a degree, not telling people that they have fallen for a lie and wasted the last three or four years of their lives.
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Agreed.... family is a very important option ❤
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He got more blowback than Diddy
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So how did his audience react? Looked like a big applause for him!
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My mom was raised during the depression. Women were raised to be wives and mothers. It benefitted me and other kids to have an awesome mom at home. I also had a dad who loved and supported my mom. It was idyllic to be me in the 1960s
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Why don't we have news like this in the states, Sky News Australia is based!
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I must be old; I can remember when Feminism was about women wanting to have it all -- rewarding career AND home and family, just as men have. So what's the problem now?
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My grandchildren are on the way in the coming months and I am fortunate enough to give the kids an option if the ladies want to return to work. My wife and I will help care for them as needed to make sure that their mothers are either with them or letting us take care of them. It is too important to have family there for their growth. We might even homeschool with minimal exposure to indoctrination
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It’s true about asking you what do you do? I was home with my kids. Well what about before and after. I didn’t have a career. I had part time jobs her and there over the years. I went to college. I worked after college. But what I wanted was to be married and have children. I was in high school and college in the 70s. I’m Catholic. I wish we had a speaker like him when I graduated.
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My wife just wanted to be a homemaker and I gave her that. She raised two beautiful and successful daughters, took care of me so I can focus on my job as a U.S. Army soldier and provide for my family. We are now empty nesters and enjoying the fruits of our conservative and Christian values that we followed.
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Having a family is great. If she gets to stay at home and become a homemaker, great! But remember this speech was made on their graduation. And telling the girls that their life starts when you marry a man is incredibly self centred thing to do. The occasion does not call for this man to devalue all their hardwork the women spent in an effort for that degree! This speech is for the general audiences, not for freshly graduated young females.
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"Diabolic lied to" He shouldn't have used these words. It was unnecessary and why even Patrick Mahomes is treating him like a stranger. People can give a good message but certain words or phrase may throw that "good message" to the trash can.
