Hoda and Jenna react to Harrison Butker’s commencement speech 

This is EXACTLY what I was thinking! Btw, I am NOT Catholic.

Exactly!!

Woke has always something to complain 😂

The Catholic Church does not promote anti-semitism, which is what he did in his speech. He also told women to "stay in their lane." The Catholic Church reveres many vocations for single, childless women. Has he heard of nuns? What a career Mother Theresa had. Does he have some animus toward his mother who is a working physicist?

@@christinahanna6666 I am Roman Catholic. Have been for 45 years. What he put forth was neither Catholic nor Christian. If it were, there would be no issue.

That I agree with. A stable household goes along way with BOTH parents fulfilling their parental duties, even if the dad is the care taker and the mom is the bread-winner

Completely agree. How dare a practicing, successful Catholic have a commencement speech at a Catholic college about Catholic doctrine to a bunch of Catholic graduates!

What does any of this have to do with motivating graduates who finished their degree...most likely to go into their careers?

Well, yeah, almost as if that's not comparable at all? It is not a controversial opinion to say that if you have children then you shouldn't be an absentee father. That's why childcare exists. That's literally doing the bare minimum for your own child. That's not comparable to telling women that they've been "told a lie" that they can have a career. He tells the men to "do hard things", "pursue talents", and to "lead the culture". Meanwhile, he only tells women that their job is to just be wives and mothers. Not only that, but he has the gall to talk about how "cost of life shouldn't be part of your career planning decisions because it separates you from God", which is so tone-deaf considering he gets paid millions of dollars to kick a ball.

@@ecclairmayo4153 its their choice what to do with their lives. Its as if he forced all women present to be a homemaker. 😂

Butker is offensive

@@ecstanton since his job is to kick oblong balls through the uprights and score 1 or 3 points (extra point or field goal) I guess you could say his job is offensive. If you meant it any other way then you're being absolutely silly.

You're 100% correct

Yeah, I never see the right wing outrage machine in full swing....sarcasm

I don’t understand why it’s not okay to be told that my career is a betrayal to my duty to be a wife and mother. Like, why don’t you mind your business and just let people live.

Not exactly. Butker told women that those who didn't put their family first or dared to place importance on having a career were victims of "diabolical lies". Further, if anyone dared to adopt a child (like Hoda), they were "degenerates". Good to know that's how YOU feel... maybe it's an older generation thing. The rest of us women have enough brains to discern "diabolical lies" from facts and make up our own decisions about our lives

He did not tell men that. Dishonest

Actually he told women their lives don’t start until they get married

Butker has no business telling women what they should do with their lives.

@@1c2h3e4u5n6g So, should a woman be as content with marriage and motherhood as she is with a job promotion, and not more? He was correct: A woman or a man is often happier getting married than receiving a significant job promotion. Many women regret prioritizing their dream job over family life, ending up with a substantial bank balance but without children or a spouse, lamenting their belief in what they consider the falsehoods of feminism. This was news to me.

⁠@@1c2h3e4u5n6gso you would agree that I don’t have to use someone’s preferred pronouns right? Because the left has no business telling me how to live my life.

True. A Catholic talks crap... happens every day. Not really news I guess.

@@Paul2377 Stop with the anti-Catholic bigotry sir.

@@user-ki2vh1uc5k I'm not anti all Catholics, but definitely anti this one.

@@Paul2377 Your statement that a Catholic talks crap and that it happens everyday, is extremely offensive and insulting to all Catholics. You don't have to agree with what the man said, but he have a right to express his Catholic beliefs at a Catholic college. He wasn't speaking to the general public.

@@user-ki2vh1uc5k And his homophobia is extremely offensive to me, but he doesn't care and you don't care. So why should I care about offending you?

Have you not heard of nuns and priests? They all live unmarried/childless lives that revolve around their vocations. Catholicism does not teach that it’s a sin to be single.

I am a catholic and I don’t believe in anything he said to these young graduates.

This guy´s speech just doesn´t belong at a commencement. Save it for a Baby shower. He just looks stupid saying that to a bunch of GRADUATES who just got their DEGREES. That in itself is CLEARLY A SIGNAL THEY PLAN TO DO SOMETHING MORE IMPORTANT WITH THEIR LIVES. He just looks STUPID for not being able to take the hint.

Exactly. I'm proud of Harrison for expressing his beliefs. It was to a Catholic college. Harrison is my hero.

@@jazzye6493 NOTHING That guy said actually aligns with Catholic beliefs. you know what religion they do align with? ISLAM.

Nope. Listen to the entire speech.

I agree with you. He didn't say anything irrational.

Exactly! But that doesn’t play into the faux outrage the media & left are stoking.

I certainly are most excited to be a husband and a father not about my job.

I watched his whole speech, I find no offense with it.

Sure and it was your choice which is great. Some women prefer a different choice and not have kids. Which is amazing as well.

@@LilyEvans1996 something tells me at the end of their life, they wish they would have made a different choice. Men and women alike.

@@markc9443 this is what I fear for a female friend of mine. A great friend. She doesn’t want kids but when I asked her if she thinks one day she might look back on that choice with regret she is kind of unsure but swears that she’s just as afraid of regretting having a child.

​@@markc9443 something tells me that you think other people owe you explanations for their life choices.

@henrystreet6152 I have 4 sisters and some of them don't want kids, which is okay, but It is kind of sad. I know we inherently have God given desires, but the world has been telling women to be boss babes and who needs men or children? That is why Butker prefaces this topic that women are told a diabolical lie.

Touche!!!!

And a little help from daddy too

A man got her to where she's at. Her dad, a former U.S. president.

She achieved her status through daddy and money

It’s not equal the moment you are removing the choice from the woman and telling her she should not have a career. That’s not equal. Stop telling us what to do with our lives.

Beautiful!!! The world is so messed up because people don’t value motherhood!

His whole empathize was you should only want to be a mom cause your purpose is to just have kids. Your parents seem the opposite of that message. They sound like amazing couple who supported and encouraged each other. Your dad would have been the perfect person for the speech.

@@amandahenderson6145 I don’t think you listen to the entire speech. You let media frame it for you by showing only bits and pieces. Additionally, his words were for a Catholic audience that gave him a standing ovation. These weren’t for the secular world who sees families almost as throwaways and unimportant in comparison to a career. With 7 out of 10 African American families without dads, I think this was an important topic to talk about. They don’t need to talk about careers. They spent four years figuring that out. His message was a grass root message. If he spoke about careers and disregarded families, the secular world would’ve said nothing. But because he highlighted the significance of families, reminding people not to neglect their families, the world went ballistic.

@@amandahenderson6145 I appreciate your kind words about my parents, and yes they were amazing. They definitely fitted the example of opposites attracting one another. My mother was outgoing and outspoken. My father was reserved, soft-spoken yet strong in character. Thanks again!

@Shawn-nq7du it definitely did not land the way he meant. My heart though broke for the women in the audience who have medical conditions that impact their fertility and cannot be that. It didn't land right. Simple congratulations what ever path you take it is beautiful . End

A man that makes millions for kicking a ball thinks women should lean into serving their husband's and children in spite of their own interests and that actually their most exciting interest should be just that...what other context am I missing??

Sure Jan

@@thetannaree 💀🤣

how

That's what they are always doing.

It was a commencement speech for THE GRADUATES - NOT HIMSELF. And many of the graduates said they were upset he made the speech so selfish and about what HE thinks everyone should do. He kicks footballs, he should stay in his lane

Well the nuns didn't agree with him either. There is such a thing as the "tone" of the message. Read between the lines.

@@cady__ 💯

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What both the graduates and the media found troubling wasn't the speaker's devout Catholic views but his departure from the celebratory tone expected at such an event. Graduations are meant to honor hard work and inspire future endeavors. However, instead of offering congratulations, the speaker asserted that female graduates had been misled and would face limited futures due to their gender. To illustrate the impact, consider if the roles were reversed: imagine a female speaker at a predominantly male profession's graduation, who congratulates only women and suggests men should quit because they're better suited for another field. It's crucial to clarify that Catholic doctrine doesn't inherently limit women's success. Many women hold significant roles within the Church, including psychologists and leaders in social services. The problem lies in the speaker's demoralizing remarks, not in Catholic beliefs.

But sadly, you will still listen to them.

It's not faith-based, it's the will to hurt human rights.

​@@EstherC-gz7co how if he was just stating is faith based opinion to faith based people. And he didn't tell that that they have to do it, he just stated his faith based opinion.

@@PO-gt7xl He's saying women's vocation and true way of thriving is to have children and support their husbands (thriving through their careers...). This is mansplaining + attacking women's rights and dignity + not recognizing most women will not thrive as stay-at-home moms. And if if was only faith based, why on earth would he be stating such things in front of young women proud of graduating ? He was there to influence them.

@@EstherC-gz7coexactly

@@balayagesalon Being a Catholic woman involves the same fundamental human experience as any other woman, but it is also shaped by specific religious beliefs and practices. No it is not the same.

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When did Jesus say that women have to stay at home?

@@user-ej4th4pq9k he didnt say they "have" to stay at home. homemaking is one of the most important things, raising children, giving them blessed childhoods, living for one's children before oneself is important and good for men and women, but of both genders, women are generally better suited to do this as their chief vocation. the maternal bond is much deeper and even physiological, the intimacy of breastfeeding and all the instincts and chemicals that are unique to the mother to her child (when properly bonded) and the fact that women DO even out of marriage find more comfort and meaning in more domestic and social-oriented careers, all mean that if either parent has to stay at home, it is almost certainly going to be the woman unless there is a physical or mental health problem. men are more prone to cabin fever, they are more motivated by adventure and status building and more technical pursuits, as we see in their choices in careers and free time. far more men use their free time to play war games, competitive and/or aggressive sports, whereas far more women use their free time to sit down with a coffee and socialize, or engage with sentimental media in gossip magazines and women's talk shows and tiktok, or to concern themselves with makeup and fashion. men often have more interest in history, in wars and adventure, while women are often most interested in modern media about relationships, dramas about interpersonal dynamics, etc. men are more inclined to either more solitary or technical jobs like engineering, or, alternatively, to jobs where there is a sense of masculine comradeship like you see among construction workers, whereas women are more inclined to jobs in social services where there is a lot of emotional interaction, AND when they go into jobs that are not like that, we see them bring that stuff in there, feminizing the environment with messages of "validation" and comfort such as at universities, and they even often talk about their students in a maternal way, and about "building relationships" whereas the males in the environment generally just want to get on with whatever is at hand and they are alienated or frustrated by the sentimentalism. we see in politics that women are much more concerned about things like animal welfare and "validating" minorities and nurturing refugees/immigrants than are men. statistics and simple common sense and observation proves these trends. we all know it's there, even if you find a man who wants to be a hairdresser or a woman who loves call of duty. for these reasons, it is a natural and intuitive thing that societies and communities divide labour in the family by the breadwinner and homemaker. all these trends for women, their affinity for beautifying through makeup and hair and fashion, and their being highly emotionally motivated, much more driven by empathy and interested in following and contributing to the intricacies of interpersonal relationships--all these things are "homemaker" qualities. rather than in all the idle pursuits of modern society, all those qualities are fulfilled when the home is made beautiful and "homely", an environment of feminine comfort and sensitivity, a sanctuary from the outside world, somewhere husband and child feel at peace, and, furthermore, they do this to the whole community when they belong to one, all the women coming together to make the church and festivals beautiful and they find great joy in that. empathy and sensitivity is better placed in one's child than in politics and strangers, and the tendency to create a soft and validating environment is better placed in the sanctuary of the home rather than in our institutions. none of this is problematic, and it's all plain as day. the only issue one might have with it is finding it "inconvenient"

Fanatical catholics you may add. Most catholic countries do not follow these archaic ideas of genderized social caste. But American seem to love taking things to the extreme…

@@user-ej4th4pq9k Where in Harrison's speech did he say that?

@TrologeeOh yeah, I can definitely tell that you’re 15 years old. Go through some life experiences first on your own then after that, you can provide proper perspective. Until then, sit it out because you haven’t experienced enough to have people take your opinion about this subject seriously.

@@timothybrown8424 so some people aren't entitled to opinions?

@@NickYankee No they are, but his doesn’t hold as much weight because he hasn’t even experienced adulthood yet and living on his own.

He’s young, and he’s smart! 😊

Decide, bro. Most women do it all.

What if you cannot have children?

This is how he thinks the world should work to his terms. To make HIM happy. He's not doing anything for Jesus, these are things Tim simply wants for himself. So HIS world can be a better place.

@@user-zb3is3fs3s If one cannot have children, but wishes to have children, most people adopt.

Why did he address only the women instead of everybody about this? Why wasn’t it “the majority of you are looking to becoming parents?”

Lol, that is NOT want he said because that point is agreeable.

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@@dbecks241don’t go asking the fools in these comments to embrace logic 😂

@dbecks241 Because he's speaking from his experience with his wife. The truth is the truth regardless of what gender you hear it from.

Well said!!!

How does he or you know what religion those graduates are? I went to Baptist College in Charleston, South Carolina and they changed their name a year before I graduated to try and get others to attend. I'm Jewish and went there because it was close to where I lived and worked. No one told me to be a Baptist to attend there. That's against the law. He was supposed to enlighten the graduates not tell his religious beliefs. They already knew what their school was like. Duh.

I am Catholic and I don’t agree with anything he said and it was not the time and place to say it! And I went to Catholic middle school and we had Jewish kids on our class so not everyone is Catholic. This is not the belief of most Catholics! I keep hearing it was a Catholic audience no this is extremist views even for Catholics.

It’s a Benedictine college. You need to understand what that means. There is a reason he got a standing ovation from the students.

Again it’s a catholic college does not mean they have these extreme views or agree with what he was saying. People stating that as a reason but it’s not so stop. Stop agreeing with it cuz of the “religion” of the college. They have interviewed students who did not stand or clap.

Belittling the accomplishments of female graduates is criminal, Catholic or not! Shame on you!

Catholic women do not need to be told to lean into their vocation of wife and mother. Honoring the dedication of years and commitment to earn a degree is the purpose of a commencement ceremony. I would’ve been furious if I heard that garbage at any of my graduations! I did not go through schooling to become a wife and mother. I have become one but I did not go through extensive education to do those vocations. This speech would be a deterrent for any future female applicant to that school unless they are going to college ONLY to earn a MRS.

@@mt_v96 You may need to freshen up on your listening skills. God Bless Harrison!!!!

@@acusculpt He wasn't "Belittling" women. You need to listen to his speech. He actually praised women for what they do. Shame on you for not listening but commenting.

@@crossedtheline87 I listened to the whole speech and was even more disturbed. His wife would laugh at the idea that she might have followed her dreams and had a career instead of being subservient to a boy? Agree to disagree but if my daughter were graduating that day and I heard the garbage coming out of his mouth I would’ve been enraged.

He knows nothing about being a wife or mother.

He implied this to women who had worked hard to earn their degrees. He had no business judging them.

I'm disappointed in these two. I would have thought Hoda and Jenna would be different.

Amen! Unfortunately, there is nothing between the ears of a lot of RU-vidrs. They let the media frame the response and forget they have a brain to frame their own response and they jump on the bandwagon. He is clearly articulating the paramount role of motherhood. He never says women should not work.

​@@maurawhelan3530exactly, that's why he's praising them

Well stated! The media ignored the facts as usual. The bashed a young man for adhering to his deeply held religious beliefs. He didn't give a speech to the NFL or to a liberal public university.

And the beautiful thing is that people can react in disagreement and talk about that too 🤡🤡🤡

Why would these women be at college and be allowed to get a degree if that was truly the stance of the school.

​@@kelseyferrolol the college doesn't believe that women shouldn't be allowed to learn lol

@@kelseyferro An educated woman makes for a better wife, Mom and citizen. I had a college degree in education. My husband's an Ivy League graduate. We are intellectually compatible because we are both highly educated. I stayed at home to raise my 3 kids. I was their first teacher. All 3 children are academically gifted/ high IQs. I think it's because they had educated parents who read to them and taught them at home before they went to preschool. I also used my education degree to help other people's kids. I volunteered to tutor kids who couldn't afford to pay for tutoring at a learning center. Obviously, my college degree did not go to waste because I stayed at home to raise 3 kids.

Nope, he was talking to women in general. He have no right to tell women what to do with their lives. The audacity of men have no boundaries.

No Susan, not all Catholics believe the crap he spewed.

@@sharonharris9782 Well, it’s not crap. Just because you don’t agree with him doesn’t mean it’s crap.

​@@hanatirk4375 Nope, he was talking to that graduating Catholic class. And he was not telling them that they have to, he was just giving his opinion.

@@sharonharris9782exactly

This! 1009

I was a nurse for 40 years and it was every bit as important as my kids

@@bethmortali3949poor kids

@@bethmortali3949if your job is as important as your kids then something is wrong. I assume you hate capitalism too which is extremely ironic

@@shaunjonesrealestateteam20 People (at least those with more than 3 brain cells) are capable of enjoying multiple things at once. I like pizza and my enjoyment of pizza doesn't diminish the fact that I also like sushi. Nurses work tireless shifts, being awfully paid, dealing with everything from drug addicts to kids with leukemia, and are vital people in our healthcare system. Doing that for 40 years should be important. Most women would actually agree, including housewives.

Ok klanconcubine- cool story 😂

Did he specify what type of women he was talking about? Also why other catholic women disagree with him too?

Chose to feel offended, is the exact words.

He literally said (and this is an exact quote) "and I think it is you, the women, who have had the most diabolical of lies told to you". I'm sorry, but how in the world is saying that we have been told "the most diabolical of lies" NOT judgemental and misogynistic? Let's also not skip past the "dangerous gender ideologies" and "the tyranny of diversity, equity, and inclusion" (that last one actually sounds like something a movie villain would say) lines.

Liberal women can't even tell you what a woman is. Don't give them so much credit

I'm a catholic, those are not those our beliefs, those are 1940 beliefs, millions of women have no desire to get married, or have kids!

Did you miss the part where multiple Catholic women, including at that very school, were furious?

There is nothing “Catholic” about what he said.

This is right wing propaganda dressed up as "religious speech".

A lot of bitter women in these comments

Why are you here then? Hate viewing as a hobby?

Agreed. Haven't watched in forever. Standing ovation does not mean mad Hoda.

​@@CapnRojowe all have a right to voice our opinion about this mind rot especially since it's this garbage that's destroying our country

I agree and cancel ALL the MSM!

Nobody's stopping you! Bye!

Yes, because they're far right wing Catholics.

Because they can't see the truth. It's very very sad

Notice they didn't show the boos from the graduating women Butker got at the end of the speech (and yes, the claps from the graduating men and their fathers... shocking). At least be objective about the narrative you cite

Not women, but two women.

blah blah

Don't you think there are men who would see value in staying home to raise the kids and be a homemaker...why would he not include them in his speech?

Well said!!

Those who are not happy with what he said are equally entitled to their opinions

They are likely choosing to be controversial for the sake of their ratings. So unfair to this man's speech addressing a group of Catholic College graduates.

Even if they did their job is to direct the soft headed liberal in their direction

tradition values of treating women as less than..

And you get to decide what’s “normal”, do you ?

@@MrDavfithow?

No, hundreds of years of history has done that. His way of life has lead to human flourishing. A matriarchal, manless society has led to depression and sadness. There ARE exceptions and people need to do what they need to survive and provide but this is just a ridiculous controversy.

Go loatem to Dr Daniel Black's commencement speech. I'd venture to say u will change your mind after the first 30 seconds!

Then men should do it if it's so important. 😂😵‍💫

Amen! That is why our society is so jacked up because we forgot.

Yes...but who said the homemaker is only a woman?

Say that to his mother, a renowned physicist. I guess she wasn't home enough to make him feel loved.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world. Being a Mother is the most important "job" in the world.

How about asking men that?

please supply reference so that I can read.

I agree. Despite the virtue signaling on Mother's Day--this culture belittles mothers and their significance in a child's life. A mom who is home with her children especially when they are very young--has tremendous influence on how they will function as adults.

There is a difference between celebrating motherhood and suggesting that women should only be mothers or that their life is somehow sad and incomplete if they don't have children. When people talk about fatherhood nobody assumes that it is somehow an alternative to a career. They get to enjoy both experiences.

They're mouthpieces for the machine.

Right, no matter how idiotic it sounds.

sure, and everyone with a critical thought in their brain can criticize it.

"eVeRyOne hAz RiTe tO PiNiOn!" 🤡

Until he starts preaching it to graduates at their commencement.

@@mcoutant8964 why does his free speech stop there?

Actually listening to the whole speech. Makes it even worse.

I’m disappointed by your response.

Noooo that's not what he said. Stop....dude. He's saying that BEING A WIFE AND MOTHER are the most important and glorious....that's it. oh and he denounced gays too and equity and inclusion. he's awful.

Wow... Well said!

Amen!

Lewis is based.

Try telling that to most employers when ask about the gap in your resume.

If men think being a homemaker is the ultimate career then let them do it.

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@ltf196. Well said. It’s unfortunate that you have you state what should be obvious to most. Thank you

Because this society idolizes money and unfortunately many people would rather accumulate more of it than raise strong families

His wife is from Iran, of course she wanted to be a traditional wife 😂😂

Because it’s hard to escape a bad marriage if you have no education, money, or career.

Plus what he said wasn't his opinion, these are Catholics believes... At a Catholic university?!

Who is hateful? Sounds a bit dramatic. I have never heard of a woman not supporting another woman's decision to stay home. This is all fabricated..

And the women that he was addressing at that catholic college have said they felt uncomfortable listening to a MAN tell them what they should be most happy with. Wow, you're grateful that your mom was willing to stay home and take care of you. Good for you. But you, just like Butker, don't speak for everyone. Case in point in Butker's mom. She's a renowned physicist who raised such an ungrateful son. I guess he didn't appreciate his mother focusing on her career while also raising him. She must not have been home enough.

The left only support choice when it agrees with their agenda. It's sickening. Yet they scream for diversity, acceptance, and tolerance. What a disgrace!

@@pomerlain8924my mom also worked. Around having us. I think you are making a mountain of a mole hill. If women are so offend at a sentence in a speech supporting family values then they probably don’t have enough backbone to be very successful. If people want a career and don’t want kids. Go do it. Be successful. Be happy. But STOP judging others for wanting to set up a strong foundation for their families. We all make choices.

You don’t need a degree to do that. This one day is dedicated to celebrate the academic achievements of the graduates, the culmination of years of effort! It was not the day to point out wifely duties!

Good for you, but to say it is all women's vocation is hurting all women.

Ha ha ha! Best comment so far!

Butker should keep his opinions about what women should do to himself. He's offensive

Did you even listen to the whole speech?

The nuns at the college spoke out against butker's speech.😊

@@ecstantonHe is a Traditional Catholic and the nuns are liberal Catholics. That makes the difference!

@@leihope39 I'm just so happy an nfl kicker revealed what he thinks our life's purpose should be.🤣

@@leihope39 According to you, the Pope is a "liberal" Pope and Jesus who advocated kindness towards EVERYONE (the gays, the trans, the adopted children, the IVF conceived children) is "liberal" Jesus. Lol, no wonder people around the globe are leaving "traditional" (aka hateful) Church in drones

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Of course it offends her immoral lifestyle. For a woman who adopted two little girls at her age, she should appreciate what he was saying about motherhood.

Yeah I did and I still do t like it and I’m a housewife and mother.

I listened to the entire speech and he still comes across as close-minded, misogynistic and homophobic.

Listened to it and I was disgusted…

Yeah,…so we all understood that he was speaking at a religious school that shares that same opinion, right? It may not be my view either, but understanding context is really crucial here… I take it a lot of people don’t understand the context and audience he was speaking to - Benedictine College is a conservative catholic college that adheres to church teachings and practice (I implore you to please google them and understand their philosophy) they are old school y’all… respect everyone’s right to their own opinion - last I checked, this is a free country.

Actually listening to the entire speech makes is way worse.

So why didn’t he tell the men that being a father and husband is their highest calling? Why didn’t he mention them, only women?

No, he focused solely on women. What about husbands and fathers? That’s why people are irritated.

Excellent point!!!

Absolutely agree

Exactly