Whoopi Goldberg Defends Harrison Butker Amid Backlash to Speech
Kansas City Chief’s Kicker Harrison Butker is receiving support for delivering what has become a controversial speech from some of the co-hosts of ABC’s “The View,” even if they disagree with what he said. Over the…
Kansas City Chief’s Kicker Harrison Butker is receiving support for delivering what has become a controversial speech from some of the co-hosts of ABC’s “The View,” even if they disagree with what he said.
Over the weekend, Butker delivered a speech at Benedictine College’s — a Catholic college — graduation ceremony in which he took aim at President Joe Biden, said Pride Month represents “deadly sins,” and suggested many women in attendance “are most excited about your marriage and the children you will bring into this world.”
He also argued men should “be unapologetic in your masculinity,” and “fight against the cultural emasculation of men.”
And his speech has sparked quite a bit of controversy.
However, during a segment on Thursday, the co-hosts of “The View” defended Butker for speaking his mind.
“I like when people say what they need to say. He’s at a Catholic college. He’s a staunch Catholic. These are his beliefs and he’s welcome to them. I don’t have to believe them. Right? I don’t have to accept them,” co-host Whoopi Goldberg said. “The ladies that were sitting in that audience do not have to accept them the same way. The same way we want respect when Colin Kaepernick takes a knee, right? We want to give respect to people whose ideas are different from ours.”
She added, “I’m OK with him saying whatever he says. And the women who are sitting there, if they take his advice, good for them, they’ll be happy. If they don’t, good for them they’ll be happy a different way. That’s my attitude.”