Theo and Matt McCusker React to Harrison Butker's Controversial Speech 

"He loved middle school..." dead.

I am a nurse and work around other working mothers all day. I don’t know a single one who wouldn’t quit their job in a second to stay home with their kids. But the minority spoke for the majority a long time ago and now nobody can afford to stay home. Most mothers are working because they have no other choice sadly. Kids are being raised by daycares and schools.

Catholic guy says Catholic things for a Catholic audience… The audacity

Again, people missing the 12 minutes prior when he called out priests, bishops, hudsbands, fathers or men in general and how they have also been lacking in picking up their duties as leaders and responsabilities all because it's hard and we all just want comfy lives in the name of niceness and not rocking the boat. The ol' go along to get along, tolerance etc that has infected the post modern world.

the fact that what he said is considered controversial actually scares me for the future of America

He is a devout Catholic, invited to speak at a Catholic college to a room of Catholics!!! It is absolutely ridiculous the backlash he has gotten.

So it sounded like Matt was gonna say something against it until he heard Theo was for it. Let's instead celebrate players that have 8 kids with 4 different women.

It’s a universal message that transcends religion. I have my personal compass that guides me and I absolutely subscribe to his message. It’s good for society as a whole and it’s good for men and women everywhere. Don’t know the man at all but as a high profile public sportsman he has restored my faith in humanity. It’s so counter culture at the moment and against the narrative of many others and the destructive progressive left agenda. Congratulations Harrison Butker. Your parents did a wonderful job and obviously walk the talk that you espoused and look at their results. Fantastic and I sincerely wish you all the success in the world….. Be strong while they come for you!

If more moms were staying home with their kids, our country wouldn’t be in the shape it’s in. But also, if men stepped up to the plate and made sure they were faithful to their wives and families, we would be so much better off. Paying child support only makes you a father, but being there daily and every night for their family, makes them a dad. Big difference!

I just watched on RU-vid an interview five years ago with Butker on EWTN. The interviewer asked him was he praying about winning the Super Bowl. Butker said no. He said he was praying for his wife and child and that he would be the best husband and father. This guy is a saint.

BTW, his female jersey's have sold out.

My wife stays home with our kids. They are thriving. Definitely a financial sacrifice, but she is more than capable of working when the kids are all in school. Those first five years of their lives are huge. We have to budget

People are putting words in his mouth. He never said anything about being a stay at home mom. He said the most rewarding and exciting part of a womans life is being a mother. He goes on to say the exact same thing in regards to dads.

My sister just had a baby last month. She worked hard to find a work from home job so she can care for her infant and still contribute financially to her household, only taking two days off after his birth. She also cleans on the weekends for extra cash. He husband works 50 hours per week as a retail manager. A couple days ago, bad weather came through and took down a bunch of trees on their property. When she asked her husband for help, they got into an argument because he said he was too tired from working. He then said that he does more work in one day than she does in a month. She is now fed up and is considering leaving him. The laziness of modern men holds much responsibility to the breakdown of the family unit.

Being at home vs when I was working and being gone form their lives sucked . I missed so much. You don’t get those years back with your kids. At your job you are disposable , but being a mom you aren’t.

I’ve already transcended to IDGAF

Saying women are a reflection of the men in their lives might be the most profound thing Theo has ever said.

If you put into context that it’s a Catholic School, it makes a lot of sense. I graduated from a Catholic College and all those girls there wanted to become moms more than anything.

The perfect point: A devout Catholic talking at a Catholic university. I mean...? This is insane journalism. lol

Harrison was up there speaking facts. People are soft.

I feel like lots of the people that somewhat "push" for a single parent experience didn't deal with that during their time being raised.

It's easy to blame any gender, race, religious or cultural movement. To find the real culprit, all you have to look at is wages compared to housing prices and the cost of living over the last 50 years. It's way too expensive, even for most two parent households.

Im so happy for Theo. You are such a great person and your content is some of my favorite stuff to watch. Thanks Theo. What a great journey you are on. I don't know much about Matt but he is so funny.

I’m a stay at home Dad cause my wife makes a lot more money than me I can tell you it’s not that hard definitely better than working a real job

Either your wife stays home, or her salary pays for her replacement.

A lot of people who share his views also get pissy when a woman takes half a man’s assets in a divorce but why does that happen? Maybe bc of all the women who didn’t get an education or job skills only to have their husbands ditch them in their 40s/50s. Raising kids for 20 years doesn’t exactly get you into a career when you’re in your forties starting from scratch. Seen it happen too many times

There are massive benefits to kids that are raised by stay at home moms.

He loves his family

Ngl the media was acting like he went up there and said some crazy misogynistic stuff. That was not bad at all lol

I wish there was more guys out there like that guy talking about traditional, beautiful things as a single mother. We need more guys like this that stick by the women they procreate with and want to support them as they raise their child! call me, old-fashioned! But I got to see freaking Nirvana so whatever 1993 lol I’m no so-called Square what this guy saying is cool to me.

My wife would stay home with the kids if she could in a heartbeat. Shit, so would I. Thank god we both work from home so we have a taste of it at least.

Two dudes sitting there discussing what women want and need. Wow. Many of us would love to stay at home and make it a wonderful place but that simply isn't an option for most families. Maybe have a woman on to give her opinion if women are your subject matter.

He is thanking and crediting his wife for his success. All while telling those people they do not need to be ashamed or embarrassed by the desire to stay home by stating it is a VOCATION. It was beautiful and refreshing to hear.

Just remember though, the same people who espouse the Homemaker as a vocation and a utopian existence for women were also the ones who created the situation where we HAVE to have dual wage earners for a family to survive. Think that over for a few moments and you'll understand a little of the hypocrisy of the whole argument. Being a mother IS a huge and often thankless job, but women having the right to go after a career shouldn't be demonized either. Freedom of choice is the American mythos.

This feels like another classic example of the people down below being divided and ended up pointing fingers at each other. When in reality, the fingers should be pointing up, the truth is that people can’t be homemakers these days because salaries and cost-of-living doesn’t support it! It used to be easy to support an entire family with one person staying home off of a single income. The ultra rich Have destroyed the class and caused that not even a possibility for most. So even if women didn’t have ambitions and goals outside of motherhood, it wouldn’t matter because they have to work to help support the family anyway. So whether you think this is controversial or not, the problem isthat it isn’t even a possibility anymore.

People aren’t willing to sacrifice income and status for a family. Dinks aren’t impressive, they are spoiled kids in an adult body. I work with a bunch of guys that make 200k a year, have 0/1/2 kids and their wife’s work. Have 100k trucks, 100k boats, spent 10-15k on hunting every year. But kids are expensive…. 😂

Whats funny about feminism is that they'll never realize that fighting for women's ability to stay in the home and take care of their families is just as important as fighting for those same women to have successful careers in their workplace

Point is, a man shouldn’t be telling a woman what she has to do. Everyone should have the choice to do what they want.

I think there are plenty of women who would prefer to stay at home, but you all said it yourself. 50% of marriages end in divorce. She’s gonna need something to fall back on to support herself and kids. ITS THAT SIMPLE! Would you, as men, put all your eggs into someone else’s basket? A smart women always has a plan B!

It’s sad so many people are triggered by this. Shame on them.

Everyone is upset and attacking Butker a man of faith, a wonderful father and husband for expressing his beliefs and views at a Catholic church but are not outraged and silent on NFL players with 5 baby mamas who are on video beating their wives and children and driving their car 119 mph causing a 6 car crash. Everything is backward in life.

So refreshing to hear this, gentlemen! It was the sentiment behind his words that i really agree with. He was pushing back against this culture of prioritizing career over children, and i couldn't agree more - whether it's the father or the mother

The Insanity: Any woman criticizing other women for LOOKING FORWARD to and ENJOYING being a stay-at-home-mom WHILE dropping her kids off at daycare so that OTHER WOMEN will do what the stay-at-home mom is doing makes no damn sense. Solution: Be free and secure to be yourself, whether focused on career without children or taking major time off to raise your children at home. Or do both! Either way, how hard is it to humbly and respectfully embrace each other's decisions and paths. The divisive pride ( on both sides, including when stay-at-home moms look down their noses at "career women" ) doesn't help.

Theo Von wearing an Iowa Hawkeye hat is the best thing I’ve seen all week

a lot of people seem to forget on this issue that families cant get by with 1 person working. either you'll have an absentee dad working 2 jobs and passing away early from never getting a break or both parents work. that's how inflation works. we live in an era of extreme inflation.

Good take guys!!

GOD Bless this man @ Harrison Butker. Please for those that haven't heard the full speech Please do.

Catholic man talks to Catholic school graduates about Catholic values, obviously a controversy. America needs God man.

Nobody has been brainwashed bro. It's simply that women want security, that comes with education and work experience. You said it yourself, divorce is the norm. I'm not saying there is a better solution, but nobody has been brainwashed. It's our culture collective culture born from whatever economy you call this

The girls are raging because they know he is right

Yes go Theo! This woman agrees with you!!!

I think the issue is that stay at home moms only can exist if the other is working at a really nice job. Single home income use to be a possibility but now its rough for regular people. Hes speaking from a perspective that very very few can afford to have because they arent well off. My dad worked at a factory job and that was enough while my mom stayed home. now if my dad still had that job there's no shot it would be enough so my mom would need to work. Its not that society is telling women they have to work because its cool but because they want to prepare them for that because the single family income isnt a reality anymore. Ideally you want 2 parents and one at home at all times with the kids but the same people wanting that are voting against the interests of keeping that a thing.

I think women raising children at home is pretty cool but I also think career women to be important as well. I don’t know how people are surviving on one income in this society. At the end having kids is really fulfilling but staying home is not realistic for most people (except stay at home jobs)

Random rich white dude addressing women, what could go wrong?

It’s pretty wild that the most level headed conversation about this topic is coming from two comedians.

Thank you for saying a lot and not all women. Some women are not maternal and we got think of it as normal rather than calling them weird. Let people do what is best for them.

If you're excited about becoming a married Pez dispenser, why did you need to attend college?

i have only been watching clips of this podcast but man... these two are such a great pair man wtf

It sounds like a wedding speech

At the end of the day it comes down to money. If you got money do whatever you want. But if you don’t then get some

I agreed with most of what he said I also understand the outrage though. My mom is a stay at home mom and homeschooled my brother and I and I wish that more women and men understood the value they bring in relationships but sadly not many realize it. In my opinion it is weird how in the United States we almost talk down about and undermine women’s education yet the countries he most likely were referring to with low child out of wedlock rates value education for both genders. So to make a speech like this to women who’s parents or they have just spent a lot of money is kind of unnecessary, insensitive and undermining. Plus in America all of these teachers and parents are saying the children can’t read nor do math and are more behind than ever. Well in many conservative cultures they value education and having an education is basic in their countries. They understand that the mother is going to be your child’s first teacher and whatever traits women have acquired to be successful in our lives and in pursuing our education will be passed down to our children because we all first pair bond with our mothers and pick up little tiny habits from them that make substantial impact in our lives. I also heard an elderly Japanese man say while being interviewed in Japan about the birth and marriage rates that he made sure to say get married to a woman who has an education because your children will be smart too. My parents also said this to me growing up about making sure I have my own credits and education. I’ve also heard this from Arabs, Koreans, Pakistanis, Indians, Chinese, Singaporeans but in America young men and some women are always talking about women being educated is part of the problem when in South Korea planes ✈️ are down so that their sons AND DAUGHTERS pass their exams so that they can get into one of the top universities. They also go through great lengths to help their young people when it comes to their education. Even in the Jewish community women are educated. So you can see how it feels daunting when we see all of these articles on how poorly school children are doing in the states but then we turn around and discourage women from getting a degree only to look to more traditional and conservative cultures and try to strive to emulate what they have going on without actually knowing what they have going on. That’s why in many countries there is no such thing as a gap year or men aren’t staying in college. I’m not at all saying it’s 100% women’s responsibility though I will say some cultures that we so conveniently bring up to prove our point’s understand that the mother is the first teacher so women need an education and life experiences too.

To each their own. What ever makes you happy. People who complain, aren’t happy

How many children would beg to have a loving mother in the home and love . Tell me they don’t. Give me a break. Children thrive on that .

He just need to shut up and throw balls at people. Tired of these out of touch rich millionaire athletes telling us how to live life

"Women are a reflection of men" Theo coming through again with the deep words.

I think back 50 years and the issue was women being criticized for working instead of raising family. The main argument was choice, being able to choose what best works for you and your family. 50 years of 'women's rights' movements and now women have no choice but to work. This is progress?

Like Bill Burrs old bit about the duck dynasty guys

Thank you for this. Love Theo!

This is like a Matt Rife move.

Listening to this podcast was like being in a bath that was exactly the perfect temperature

The deal is regular working class people can’t afford to be stay at home moms.

Lmao, I’d rather stay home with my kids all day. I simply can’t These bills don’t stop. I can’t afford it.

Our two best minds are on the case

Remember the time when moms were drinking and taking meds for relief from the boredom of being stuck at home? Women NEED self-actualization. And part of that = a life/goals beyond just children and home. We haven’t figured out how to do life/work the best way because we let business needs- not human needs - dictate our lives and the structure of our culture.

there was no need to touch on that subject in that situation. He was there to talk about their graduation and their futures in the workforce, not about his personal opinions on how women should carry out domestic duties. Expressing that opinion in this context is especially not suitable considering probably 99.9% of the women there are focused on developing a professional career, since they just invested a lot of time and money into getting a college degree. It's like telling a person who just drank a ton of pre-workout, to go and take a nap because he thinks it's healthier. It doesn't even matter if he's right or wrong, it was just distasteful to say that in that context.

Why is it gendered though? Some men would also benefit from being a stay at home parent instead of in the workforce. But the reality is that you're speaking at a university on the day of graduation where people are excited about pursuing their future careers, and you single out women and tell them that being a mother is more important and meaningful than working. Both being a stay at home parent and being in the workforce have pros and cons. America needs to catch up to other countries in terms of maternity and paternity leave, as well as affordable childcare and paid leave in general like we see in a lot of European countries so that neither men or women have to choose either a career or children.

Some surprisingly thoughtful comments by these two!

If having kids is more meaningful than having a career, then why is this message never shoved down men’s throats? If men see kids as the only purpose in life, then stop working and focus on that, instead of forcing others to live that life.

Butker is completely right. And BTW, nobody ever talks about the benefit of the children. Hedonism has destroyed the family. What a grand shame

the guest somewhat dismissed the player in the beginning but after theo agreed with the player, the guest got the confidence to basically restate the players points. interesting how speaking your opinion changes the temperature and encourages/discourages others and can break the spell of mass media propaganda.

Idk why commencement ceremonies are becoming outlets for people to say whatever. You're brought there to add to the ceremony and give the graduates wisdom not spout off about whatever like you just won an Oscar.

He was Talking to Catholics !!! Gimme a break .. Wait when Muslim Faith says something about women , lets see if the secular media responds the same ...

Controversial to advise raising your own kids. Right

It has nothing to do with what people want; the sad fact is that most jobs these days dont pay enough to afford to raise children.

Wow, they get it.

He’s right! I figured that out early by the grace of God

Matt started off with the expected reaction but when he really thought about it he realized how important it is and how much that man’s speech made sense

Harrison is also making over $1M/year and encouraging folks to stay home and raise the kids. It’s a nice sentiment for 1954, or if you make $1M/year. Otherwise… good luck.

A Catholic man went to a Catholic university and said Catholic things there.

The main reason why women would rather stay at home than work is because we are still tasked with all of the homemaking duties while holding down full-time employment. It is exhausting and most men are failing in their roles.

He’s saying, woman embrace being a “homemaker”. That word/definition has been very much demonized. Being a homemaker is the greatest responsibility of all and comes great honor when your day is complete. While women are trying to be the CEO of a company, I AM THE CEO, CFO, and founder of my company and it’s called, My Family. I run it all from top to bottom. I personally think feminist started to see how easy it was to work and realized how hard it was to be a wife, mother, housekeeper, chef, accountant, nurse, judge and jury ect so they took the easy way out and passed the responsibility off to child care and whom ever . This does NOT include single mothers or fathers, let me make that very clear (they’re the TRUE HEROS OF THEM ALL!) If men decided to well I don’t know, not go to work and not bring home an income woman freak the hell out. But it’s ok for women to not go to work “in their home” and raise “their” families and that’s okay. I don’t get it. The women with families that do not have a choice and have to work, ask them…I will bet majority would say I would love to stay home and care for my family instead of working outside of the home. This world is so upside down, it’s crazy

Having a family trumps anything in life why can’t ppl understand that

The problem is that his message is contextually inappropriate. For women who already know and are ready to become mothers and homemakers, yes this is a lovely reminder that your work is important. But he’s speaking to women who have actively decided to pursue higher education and careers, before prioritizing having children. Women fought hard to even have that option and to bring up the important of home making, the path women were boxed into for so long, IS demeaning at a college graduation. Catholic or not.

Butker was certainly very traditional in his delivery and catholic faith but part of the origin of his perspective is that a family used to be able to survive off of 1 income, then most families needed 2 incomes, and now many families need 2 incomes and debt to survive

The SHAMAN. Top tier guest Theo

The shaman is slowly becoming my favorite person on earth.

As a healthcare professional, I know many highly accomplished MDs who are tired of their work, and would love to stay home to raise their children, and they are not even Catholic. Stop with all this fate indignation and BS.

It’s the ones trying to claim how tolerant they are that are hatin’ on this guy.

It’s just an elitist view reminds me of the bootstrap argument he’s a multi millionaire for kicking a ball I think a lot of us would love the option to stay home his mother is a research scientist fighting cancer thank goodness she didn’t decide to stay home

His Speech is only controversial to Psychopaths.