{"id":2293953,"date":"2024-07-13T09:24:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-13T13:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harrison-butker-drops-bomb-on-serena-williams-after-she-fires-shot-at-him-during-espys\/"},"modified":"2024-07-13T09:27:23","modified_gmt":"2024-07-13T13:27:23","slug":"harrison-butker-drops-bomb-on-serena-williams-after-she-fires-shot-at-him-during-espys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harrison-butker-drops-bomb-on-serena-williams-after-she-fires-shot-at-him-during-espys\/","title":{"rendered":"Harrison Butker Drops Bomb on Serena Williams After She Fires Shot at Him During ESPYs"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/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%2Fharrison-butker-drops-bomb-on-serena-williams-after-she-fires-shot-at-him-during-espys%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=2293953&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>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-times-issues-multiple-corrections-for-article-falsely-claiming-900000-u-s-children-have-been-hospitalized-for-covid-19-during-pandemic\/\" title=\"New York Times Issues Multiple Corrections For Article Falsely Claiming 900,000 U.S. Children Have Been Hospitalized For COVID-19 During Pandemic\">article discusses<\/a> an\u2062 incident involving Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison \u200dButker, who faced \u2062backlash for expressing traditional biblical \u200dgender roles during a\u2062 commencement speech at \u2062a Catholic \u2064college. The \u200dWilliams sisters, Serena and\u200b Venus,\u200d publicly criticized Butker\u200c at the ESPY awards for \u2062his\u200b statements, stating that \u2062they don&#8217;t need him \u200cin women&#8217;s sports. Butker responded by highlighting the importance \u2062of unity \u2064in \u2062sports and the acceptance of diverse opinions.\u2063 The article points out\u2062 the pettiness of the attack\u2063 on Butker \u2064and highlights the ongoing debate about personal beliefs in the sports\u200b world.\u200b Ultimately, the \u2064article emphasizes \u2063the need for sports to remain apolitical \u200dand inclusive of all individuals, regardless of their \u200bbeliefs.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"> <?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>    <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/cillianzeal\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/cillianzeal\/%20\"><span>C. Douglas Golden<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   July 13, 2024 at 4:14am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>It\u2019s now been over two months since Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker did the unpardonable: In a commencement speech at a Catholic college, Butker, a Catholic, made remarks indicating that he held to traditional biblical gender roles \u2014 you know, like a devout Catholic would.<\/p>\n<p>One would think this would have blown over by now. In fact, there\u2019s been plenty of other news since then.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a sampling, in chronological order: The International Criminal Court issued unprecedented (and completely unserious) warrants for the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/germany-returns-anti-semitic-past-threatens-arrest-benjamin-netanyahu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a> and Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, only one of which was deserving of it;<\/p>\n<p>Donald Trump was found guilty on 34 counts of beating Joe Biden in the polls in a New York kangaroo court (or \u201chush money payments,\u201d depending on which side of the aisle you\u2019re on);<\/p>\n<p>Julian Assange was released from prison; Joe Biden imploded on a debate stage;<\/p>\n<p>Democrats began talking about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nancy-pelosi-raises-eyebrows-earth-shaking-comments-biden-dropping\/\">replacing Joe Biden<\/a>; Biden has refused to go despite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/interview-biden-admits-cant-even-remember-watched-debate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">several<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/radio-station-parts-ways-host-exposes-biden-admits-wh-influenced-questions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">disastrous<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-declares-black-woman-bumbling-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">interviews<\/a>, and here we are.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s a lot for two months. But the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/conservative-nfl-star-harrison-butker-attacked-stage-espns-espys-awards-show\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Williams sisters<\/a> \u2014 Serena and Venus \u2014 haven\u2019t forgotten Butker\u2019s viral speech.<\/p>\n<p>And they wanted to make sure that, as women\u2019s sports sees an uptick in popularity thanks to the WNBA, that Butker won\u2019t be watching.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, go ahead and enjoy women\u2019s sports like you would any other sports, because they are sports,\u201d Venus Williams said at Thursday\u2019s ESPY awards.<\/p>\n<p>Then, Serena interrupted: \u201cExcept you, Harrison Butker,\u201d she said. \u201cWe don\u2019t need you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt all. Like, ever,\u201d said actress <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/glamour-adds-trans-model-list-2023-woman-year-honorees\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Quinta Brunson<\/a>, also on stage with the tennis stars.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cSo, go ahead and enjoy women\u2019s sports like you would any other sports, because they are sports.\u201d \u2013 Venus Williams<\/p>\n<p>\u201cExcept you, Harrison Butker. We don\u2019t need you.\u201d \u2013 Serena Williams<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt all. Like, ever.\u201d \u2013 Quinta Brunson <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ESPYS?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ESPYS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RhvxfiHUWN\">pic.twitter.com\/RhvxfiHUWN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/awfulannouncing\/status\/1811585393973956933?\">July 12, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Oh. So good Christians who follow the Bible and believe the family unit is necessary for human flourishing shouldn\u2019t watch women\u2019s tennis?<\/p>\n<p>Sure. For me, that\u2019s a bit like Harrison Butker giving up daily colonoscopies for Lent, but the pettiness of the attack was obvious.<\/p>\n<p>Making the moment even more personal, Butker was in the audience at the time, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/sports\/serena-williams-takes-shot-harrison-butker-hosting-espys-dont-need-rcna161545\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC News<\/a>, \u201cbut the camera did not pan to him to catch his reaction.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, he did respond publicly on Friday to what passes for \u201ctolerance\u201d in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/espys-host-serena-williams-fire-pathetic-white-people-jab-caitlin-clark\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Williams\u2019 sisters<\/a> world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI thought Mrs. Williams was a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-hits-liz-cheney-in-brutal-new-statement-poll-numbers-so-bad-she-is-looking-for-a-way-out-of-her-congressional-race\/\" title=\"Trump Hits Liz Cheney In Brutal New Statement: Poll Numbers So Bad She Is Looking For A Way Out Of Her Congressional Race\">great host<\/a> and applaud her for using her platform to express her beliefs on a variety of topics,\u201d Butker said in a statement, according to NBC News.<\/p>\n<p>Then he dropped the bomb.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSports are supposed to be the great unifier and at an event dedicated to celebrating a diverse group of men and women who have accomplished great feats, she used it as an opportunity to disinvite those with whom she disagrees with from supporting fellow athletes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Precisely.<\/p>\n<p>The whole point of sports is that it\u2019s supposed to be apolitical and non-religious, even if the individuals involved have political and religious convictions.<\/p>\n<p>In Butker\u2019s case, his convictions were expressed far off the field \u2014 but, to those who prostrate themselves before the secular god of the latest cause during their time off the field (or on it, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nike-continues-bizarre-obsession-colin-kaepernick-releases-new-woke-apparel-collaboration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in certain cases<\/a>), this is disqualifying.<\/p>\n<p>Sports can be the great unifier \u2014 unless, of course, those involved don\u2019t want unity, but the rooting out of beliefs they find unacceptable. That\u2019s why, two months and numerous earthshaking news events haven\u2019t disabused the Williams sisters of their loathing of Mr. Butker.<\/p>\n<p>They don\u2019t have anything better to talk about because they\u2019re still stuck on someone\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vaccine-inquisitions-as-covid-vaccination-mandates-increase-religious-exemptions-come-under-fire\/\" title=\"Vaccine Inquisitions? As COVID Vaccination Mandates Increase, Religious Exemptions Come Under Fire\">personal religious convictions<\/a>. If that doesn\u2019t speak to the righteousness of their stance \u2014 or lack thereof \u2014 I fear nothing will.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>\u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d Those 12 words have been stuck in my head since I first read them. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Former Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn recently made that comment to Floyd Brown, founder of The Western Journal. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>And if the leftists and the elites get their way, that\u2019s exactly what will happen \u2014 no real election, no real choice for the Electoral College, and no real say for the American people. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Western Journal is fighting to keep that from happening, but we can\u2019t do it alone.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We work tirelessly to expose the lying leftist media and the corrupt America-hating elites.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>But Big Tech\u2019s stranglehold is now so tight that <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>without help<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  from you, we will not be able to continue the fight. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The 2024 election is literally the most important election for every living American. We have to unite and fight for our country, otherwise we will lose it. And if we lose the America we love in 2024, we\u2019ll lose it for good. Can we <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>count on you<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  to help? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>With you we will be able to field journalists, do more investigative work, expose more corruption, and get desperately needed truth to millions of Americans. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We can do this only with your help. Please don\u2019t wait one minute.<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>  Donate right now<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Thank you for reading,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>P.S. Please <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>stand with us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  today.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/body><\/html><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It has been over two months since Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker made comments about traditional biblical gender roles in a commencement speech at a Catholic college. Despite other major news events happening since then, the Williams sisters, Serena and Venus, have not forgotten Butker&#8217;s speech and made a public statement at the ESPY awards. Butker responded by emphasizing the importance of sports as a unifier and criticizing the Williams sisters for excluding those with differing beliefs. The incident highlights the intolerance towards personal religious convictions in the sports world. 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