The Bachelor’s Laura Byrne has sparked debate among her fans after sharing a sarcastic response video to Kansas City Chiefs star Harrison Butker’s recent commencement speech controversy.
Butker, 28, has been under fire for nearly a week after some considered his talking points as a guest speaker during Benedictine College to be sexist and racist.
In his now-viral speech, the NRL star congratulated the women who received their degrees and said most of them were probably most excited about getting married and having children.
Laura, a 38-year-old mother of two with a degree in fine arts and graphic design, stitched together footage of the speech to a clip of herself pretending to be one of the students watching Butker on stage.
Dressed in a graduation cap and gown, Bachelor star Matty ‘J’ Johnson’s partner grimaced and backed away when Butker said, “I think it’s you women who have had the biggest lies told.” diabolical.”
The Bachelor’s Laura Byrne, 38 (left), has sparked debate among her fans after sharing a sarcastic response video to Kansas City Chiefs star Harrison Butker’s recent commencement speech controversy (right ).
“Some of you may go on to have successful careers in the world, but I would venture to guess that most of you are more excited about your marriage and the children you will bring into this world,” Butker continued, as Laura continued to react with confusion.
“I can tell you that my beautiful wife Isabelle would be the first to say that her life truly began when she began to live her calling as a wife and as a mother,” Butker continued, adding that his wife adopted “one of the most important titles.” of everything. She’s a housewife.
At this point, Laura excitedly took off her prom outfit to reveal a 50s-style floral dress underneath, before grabbing a duster and frying pan.
After pretending to attend the commencement speech, Laura excitedly took off her graduation suit to reveal a 50s-style floral dress underneath, before grabbing a duster and frying pan.
In a final shot, the owner of the jewelry brand is seen smiling as he dusts and cooks a meal on the stove.
In her caption, she sarcastically wrote, “If only I had listened to an NFL player before wasting all my time on a dumb title, some dumb business, and my dumb opinion,” adding the hashtag ‘#womencandoboth’ while tagging Butker’s account. .
Laura’s response has divided her fans, with some expressing agreement while others argued that the reality star had missed the point Butker was making.
“I’m the odd one out, I like that you recognized the important job of the stay-at-home dad,” one user wrote.
Laura’s response has divided her fans, with some expressing agreement while others argued that the reality star had missed the point Butker was making. (Laura appears in the photo of her with her daughters and her partner Matty ‘J’ Johnson)
‘Also, what he said was true in my case: I had a career that I absolutely loved, but it didn’t compare to being at home with my children. I feel very grateful to take care of my family at home and not be away from them slaving away at a corporation that doesn’t really care about me,” they continued, adding, “All I heard from him was focusing on family and In Myself. Don’t think that’s a bad thing.
Someone else added: “I actually loved his speech, I don’t think it’s misogynistic at all.” If anything, it’s pretty obvious that he adores his wife and supports her and her children to the fullest.’
Other users claimed that Laura had taken part of the speech out of context.
Butker’s speech at Benedictine College mentioned that women are better as “housewives”
“It’s dishonest to take just a short snippet of what he said and make it seem like he’s saying something he’s not,” one user wrote.
‘The first thing she said was how proud all the women should be to have graduated and performed incredibly well. It was a 20 minute speech and she read the room and everyone there loved what she had to say.’
Another wrote: “If you had that education you would see his entire speech, he doesn’t belittle women.”
There were also many users who criticized the athlete, with one commenting: “That’s so scary.”
WTAF?! What decade are we in???’ someone else wrote, and another agreed: “The most offensive graduation speech.”
Butker, whose own mother is an accomplished physicist, also criticized Pride month and President Joe Biden’s stance on abortion.
Butker delivered his roughly 20-minute speech at the private Catholic liberal arts school in Atchison, Kansas, which is about 60 miles (97 kilometers) north of Kansas City.
He received a standing ovation from some graduates and other attendees.
In addition to praising stay-at-home women, she also said some Catholic leaders were “imposing dangerous gender ideologies on America’s youth.”
Butker, whose own mother is an accomplished physicist, also criticized Pride month and President Joe Biden’s stance on abortion.