{"id":2248853,"date":"2024-05-20T16:11:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-20T20:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fing-py-pearl-jams-lead-singer-paused-concert-to-slam-harrison-butker\/"},"modified":"2024-05-20T16:12:26","modified_gmt":"2024-05-20T20:12:26","slug":"fing-py-pearl-jams-lead-singer-paused-concert-to-slam-harrison-butker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fing-py-pearl-jams-lead-singer-paused-concert-to-slam-harrison-butker\/","title":{"rendered":"Pearl Jam&#8217;s Frontman Interrupts Show to Criticize Harrison Butker"},"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\">18<\/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%2Ffing-py-pearl-jams-lead-singer-paused-concert-to-slam-harrison-butker%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=2248853&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>During a concert in\u200c Las Vegas, Pearl Jam&#8217;s lead singer\u2064 Eddie Vedder criticized Kansas City Chiefs player Harrison Butker for his controversial commencement speech, disagreeing with Butker&#8217;s views \u200con \u2063gender roles and traditional values. Vedder also highlighted the \u200bimportance of following dreams and not giving them up for societal expectations. The incident sparked\u200c a public exchange\u2063 between the two public figures.  <\/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<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pearl Jam\u2019s lead singer Eddie Vedder paused his band\u2019s concert in Las Vegas over the weekend to slam Kansas City Chiefs player <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/chiefs-kicker-harrison-butkers-jersey-sales-soar-after-leftists-melt-down-over-his-commencement-speech\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Harrison Butker<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  following the kicker\u2019s <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">commencement speech that caused a leftist meltdown.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">During the band\u2019s show at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=b6m5KNZoO0I&#038;t=9s\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Vedder<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  recognized the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pop-music-and-grease-star-olivia-newton-john-dead-at-age-73\/\" title=\"Pop music and \u2018Grease\u2019 star Olivia Newton-John dead at age 73\">female singer<\/a> and keyboard player from the band that played before him and said they \u201cmust not have believed that \u2018diabolical lie\u2019 that women should take pride in taking a back seat to their man.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">His comments twisted what Butker said to the graduates at Benedictine College when <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">he praised his wife for being a \u201chomemaker,\u201d called out President Joe Biden\u2019s support for abortion, and criticized LGBTQ \u201cPride month.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Eddie Vedder just called out Harrison Butker and called him the \u2018P\u2019 word here in Vegas<\/p>\n<p>\u2018There\u2019s nothing more masculine than a strong man supporting a strong woman,\u2019 he said.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PearlJam?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PearlJam<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8ABLNW3ON0\">pic.twitter.com\/8ABLNW3ON0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Adam Zagoria (@AdamZagoria) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdamZagoria\/status\/1792065623134188003?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 19, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThere should be pride in homemaking whether you\u2019re a man or a woman \u2026 it\u2019s maybe one of the hardest jobs and you should definitely take pride in it,\u201d Vedder said to the crowd. \u201cBut you shouldn\u2019t not follow a dream because you think that is the more, that you are going to benefit by giving up your dreams.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI couldn\u2019t understand the logic, so I\u2019m questioning it in public right now. It\u2019s not a graduation speech,\u201d he added. \u201cThe irony was that the football player [Butker]kicker \u2026 You see the kicker doesn\u2019t have the pads because he doesn\u2019t tackle anybody or get tackled \u2014 but he started telling men, \u2018Don\u2019t forget to puff up your chest and be more masculine. Don\u2019t lose your masculinity.\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThe irony was that when he was saying that, he looked like such a f***<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ing p***y,\u201d the frontman continued. \u201cThere\u2019s nothing more masculine than a strong man supporting a strong woman. And people of quality do not fear equality.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/leftists-melt-down-over-nfl-kickers-speech-slamming-biden-lgbtq-pride-petition-demands-team-dismiss-him\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">During Butker\u2019s<\/a> speech at the Catholic college, the Chiefs player said his wife would agree that her life \u201ctruly started when she began living her vocation as a wife and as a mother.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cHow many of you are sitting here now, about to cross this stage, and are thinking about all the promotions and titles you are going to get in your career? Some of you may go on to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/taylor-swift-fans-target-travis-kelces-christian-teammate-for-song-reference-in-speech-this-is-insane\/\" title=\"Taylor Swift Fans Criticize Travis Kelce's Teammate Over Song Mention - 'Unbelievable\">lead successful careers<\/a> in the world. 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,\u201d he added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cIt cannot be overstated that all of my success is made possible because a girl I met in band class back in middle school would convert to the faith, become my wife, and embrace one of the most important titles of all: homemaker,\u201d Butker continued.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">His <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chiefs-kicker-harrison-butkers-jersey-sales-soar-after-leftists-melt-down-over-his-commencement-speech\/\" title=\"Harrison Butker's Jersey Sales Surge Amid Commencement Speech Controversy\">comments drew backlash online<\/a>, with critics branding him as misogynistic and more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A Change.org <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.change.org\/p\/demand-the-kansas-city-chiefs-to-dismiss-harrison-butker-for-discriminatory-remarks\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">petition<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  calling for the three-time Super Bowl champion to be kicked off the Chiefs team for his \u201cdiscriminatory\u201d remarks has amassed more than 220,000 signatures.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During a concert in Las Vegas, Pearl Jam&#8217;s Eddie Vedder halted the show to criticize Kansas City Chiefs player Harrison Butker after his controversial commencement speech sparked backlash. 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