{"id":2245544,"date":"2024-05-15T21:25:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-16T01:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/taylor-swift-fans-target-travis-kelces-christian-teammate-for-song-reference-in-speech-this-is-insane\/"},"modified":"2024-05-15T21:28:52","modified_gmt":"2024-05-16T01:28:52","slug":"taylor-swift-fans-target-travis-kelces-christian-teammate-for-song-reference-in-speech-this-is-insane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/taylor-swift-fans-target-travis-kelces-christian-teammate-for-song-reference-in-speech-this-is-insane\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift Fans Criticize Travis Kelce&#8217;s Teammate Over Song Mention &#8211; &#8216;Unbelievable"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftaylor-swift-fans-target-travis-kelces-christian-teammate-for-song-reference-in-speech-this-is-insane%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2245544&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison \u200bButker faced criticism for quoting Taylor Swift in his commencement speech at \u2064Benedictine College. Butker&#8217;s remarks on Catholic priests and controversial topics sparked\u2063 backlash. Despite \u2063advocating traditional values, Butker&#8217;s speech drew \u200bire,\u2064 reflecting societal divisions. The incident showcases differing reactions to political and social\u2062 viewpoints. Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker received backlash for referencing \u2064Taylor Swift in his \u2062graduation \u200dspeech \u2062at Benedictine College. His comments on Catholic priests and \u2064sensitive subjects triggered controversy. Despite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/5-must-see-moments-from-sen-tim-scotts-gop-response-to-president-bidens-congressional-address\/\" title=\"5 Must-See Moments From Sen. Tim Scott\u2019s GOP Response To President Biden\u2019s Congressional Address\">promoting conservative values<\/a>, Butker&#8217;s speech stirred debate, highlighting societal\u2064 divides.\u200c The incident underscores the divergent responses\u200d to \u2064political and social perspectives.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/sshort\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/sshort\/%20\"><span>Samuel Short<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   May 15, 2024 at 6:09pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker is the latest recipient of leftist vitriol for his commencement speech to the graduating class of Benedictine College, a private Catholic liberal arts college in Atchison, Kansas, on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Butker \u2014 a teammate of Taylor Swift\u2019s boyfriend <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/travis-kelce-annoyed-fans-keep-sending-random-stuff-house-not-getting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Travis Kelce<\/a> \u2014 quoted the pop star in his address.<\/p>\n<p>This was in a reference to Catholic priests, who Butker says, find happiness from the approval of their parishioners and \u201cin searching for this, they let their guard down and become overly familiar. This undue familiarity will prove to be problematic every time because, as my teammate\u2019s girlfriend says, \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?gs_ssp=eJzj4tVP1zc0LLY0zjMzyE02YPTSKEmszMkvUiguz0wrUUhLzM3MyUwsyiypVEgqSk1NKVZIzs8rSc0tKAEAHE0UJw&#038;q=taylor+swift+familiarity+breeds+contempt&#038;rlz=1CAFYBR_enUS1002US1002&#038;oq=taylor+swift+familiarity&#038;gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqDQgBEC4YgwEYsQMYgAQyEAgAEAAYgwEY4wIYsQMYgAQyDQgBEC4YgwEYsQMYgAQyBggCEEUYOTINCAMQABiGAxiABBiKBTINCAQQABiGAxiABBiKBTINCAUQABiGAxiABBiKBTIKCAYQABiABBiiBDIKCAcQABiABBiiBDIKCAgQABiABBiiBNIBCDg2OTZqMGo3qAIAsAIA&#038;sourceid=chrome&#038;ie=UTF-8#wptab=si:ACC90nxRWvuwqTR4TiacZ7sCfkHhcGgWdDOv2v2HxpHAAuIhwd0hqVQcoOD2_2OWmYVP1pjXULvjP1RF2O3OvX4eV3bhPvYBJ1SeRhPhlavA6fbrkmKnJTj4IVxXW9Vsao62RVlx57BoThopEStMItblhurTpPZmsA%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">familiarity breeds contempt<\/a>.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-JS7RIKSaCc?si=tkCt-WHzUpk6LjLh\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>While that comment in itself would not draw the attention of the degenerate mob prowling X, Butker\u2019s other comments did.<\/p>\n<p>He referred to diversity, equity and inclusion policies, or DEI, as \u201ctyranny\u201d\u00a0 and spoke about pride \u2014\u00a0 \u201cthe deadly sin sort of pride that has an entire month dedicated to it\u201d \u2014 while lambasting President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-dares-biden-leave-home-turf-debate-adds-new-challenge-2024-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joe Biden<\/a> as a fellow Catholic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur own nation is led by a man who publicly and proudly proclaims his Catholic faith, but at the same time is delusional enough to make the sign of the cross during a pro-abortion rally. He has been so vocal in his support for the murder of innocent babies that I\u2019m sure, to many people, it appears that you can be both Catholic and pro-choice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Butker also addressed the women in the room and their roles as mothers, saying, \u201cSome of you [women in the graduating class] may go on to lead successful careers in the world, but I would venture to guess that the majority of you are most excited about your marriage and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/a-real-life-hero-father-sacrifices-his-life-to-save-three-children\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">children<\/a> you will bring into this world. I can tell you that my beautiful wife Isabelle would be the first to say that her life truly started when she began living her vocation as a wife and as a mother.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also addressed the men in the graduating class. \u201cTo the gentlemen here today: Part of what plagues our society is this lie that has been told to you that men are not necessary in the home or in our communities. As men, we set the tone of the culture, and when that is absent, disorder, disfunction and chaos set in.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Do you stand with Harrison Butker?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>He boldly called on them to \u201cbe unapologetic in your masculinity, fighting against the cultural emasculation of men.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A conservative ear might hear, in summation, that Butker has summed up in his address some of the major problems we find in our country today.<\/p>\n<p>We do see tyranny in DEI. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/target-preemptively-pulls-reins-pride-month-wake-last-years-backlash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pride<\/a> is excessive and degenerate. Ironically, Biden \u2014 who claims to be a God-fearing man \u2014 supports abortion.<\/p>\n<p>Men must be men. Women must do the same.<\/p>\n<p>With that view, it\u2019s obvious why the pitchforks were out from the other end of the political spectrum.<\/p>\n<p>One user raged at Butker\u2019s use of Swift\u2019s lyrics.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">One of the worst parts of this NFL player\u2019s awful speech is that he quoted a Taylor Swift song before telling women they should be homemakers and serve their man\u2019s career.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XxpP1eQCg4\">https:\/\/t.co\/XxpP1eQCg4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Outsports (@outsports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/outsports\/status\/1790191720862454060?\">May 14, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Another <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/antoniajallan\/status\/1790577538454245777\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fumed<\/a>, \u201cHarrison Butker, a dude I had never heard of until today, did a bang-up job of becoming one of the most hated men in North America in the space of one 20-minute speech full of bigotry and misogyny. F*** this guy. This is insane.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kirstynrenee\/status\/1790433712443707401\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">One Swift fan<\/a> called for violence, saying, \u201cI hope that Harrison Butker tries to tell Travis that Taylor emasculates him cause she works and isn\u2019t at home cooking and taking care of babies. And I hope Travis beats the s*** out of him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Of course, it is perfectly <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2023\/06\/03\/taylor-swift-celebrates-lgbtqia-fans-on-tour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">permissible for Swift to voice support<\/a> for mainstream leftist ideas, but when Butker goes the other direction, it\u2019s viewed as going too far.<\/p>\n<p>Such double standards are par for the course with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/left-wrong-trans-suicides-surge-following-gender-affirming-surgeries-study-shows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the left<\/a>: My <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-cabinet-pick-made-731000-at-central-hub-of-trump-resistance\/\" title=\"Biden Cabinet pick made 1,000 over 2 years from liberal nonprofit\">liberal ideas<\/a> are to be championed and spread. You conservatives try the same, and I will slap you back in line.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone going after Butker is not brave or courageous. It is cowardly and disgraceful behavior to simply go along with the mainstream narratives that are undoubtedly a destructive force in this country.<\/p>\n<p>Butker is the only one going against the grain here, not Swift or left-wing X. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/woman-goes-viral-story-christian-conservative-values-got-fired-starbucks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Conservative values<\/a> are despised and shunned from mainstream circles.<\/p>\n<p>It truly takes courage to speak your mind when you know you will be hated for it.<\/p>\n<p>As Jesus warned, \u201cIf the world hates you, keep mind that it hated me first.\u201d \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=John+15%3A18&#038;version=ESV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John 15:18<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>I heard a chilling comment the other day: \u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>That wasn\u2019t said by a conspiracy theorist or a doomsday prophet. No, former U.S. national security advisor Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn said that to the founder of The Western Journal, Floyd Brown.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Gen. Flynn\u2019s warning means that the 2024 election is the most important election for every single living American. If we lose this one to the wealthy elites who hate us, hate God, and hate what America stands for, we can only assume that 248 years of American history and the values we hold dear to our hearts may soon vanish.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The end game is here, and as Benjamin Franklin said, \u201cWe must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>All of this means that <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>without you<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>, it\u2019s over. 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He holds a BA in History from Middle Tennessee State University and an MA in History from University College London. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Samuel Short&#8217;s commentary on May 15, 2024, revealed the backlash faced by Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker. His commencement speech at Benedictine College drew criticism from the left. 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