Posted on 07/12/2024 9:18:00 PM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
Harrison Butker apparently didn't enjoy watching Serena Williams joke that he wasn't welcome in the world of women's sports.
A day after the tennis legend roasted him onstage alongside her sister Venus and "Abbott Elementary" creator and star Quinta Brunson, the Kansas City Chiefs kicker issued a statement to NBC News complaining about the joke:
"I thought Mrs. Williams was a great host and applaud her for using her platform to express her beliefs on a variety of topics."
He added: "Sports 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."
The line about Butker came during a segment in which the Williams sisters and Brunson gave a tongue-in-cheek seminar on how to enjoy women's sports. Butker wasn't the only person to be the butt of a joke — the trio subtly called out ESPN's Pat McAfee for calling Caitlin Clark a "white bitch from Indiana" and Williams made a crack about how winning a Grand Slam while pregnant is more impressive than if LeBron James won an NBA championship with his son Bronny.
The Butker line, however, was the most direct. It came at the end of the segment when Venus was explaining how everyone should get into women's sports, to which Serena said "Except you, Harrison Butker. We don't need you."
Butker has become one of the most divisive figures in the NFL since his commencement address at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas. Butker spoke on several politically touchy subjects, including… his belief that women have been told "diabolical lies" about pursuing professional careers rather than becoming homemakers.
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\\\Someone once said to the effect that a male tennis player rated 100th in the world could easily beat the top rated women’s tennis player.///
Serena Agrees and said so in an interview.
\\\Lesbian Serena is now added to the list.///
Serena is married to a white man and had a child with him.
“… Butker has become one of the most divisive figures in the NFL…”
Typical lefty tactic. Vilify someone you disagree with by calling THEM divisive while YOU are the divisive one.
...Williams sisters and Brunson gave a tongue-in-cheek seminar...
Cept when hurled at a progressive marxist
Then its hate speech. Then you are cancelled and thrown in jail
I am reading the Bible from front to back for the first time, and am into the Prophets right now, specifically Ezekiel.
There is a LOT in there about rejection of God, embrace of sin, and punishments by God who uses their enemies as tools.
And what happens to a “stiff-necked” people as a result.
I was discussing it with my brother, and he mentioned how he had a difficult time framing what happened to the Jews at the hands of the Nazis in a biblical perspective, and I said that given what I am reading in the Old Testament, complete sacking, enslavement, and destruction of people who rejected God by their enemies, all put to the sword, the women defiled, children butchered, whole populations destroyed...I had no problem seeing the things that happened to the Jews as an event comparable in scale to a biblical punishment by God.
But seeing what happened to them as something of “biblical scale” is not at all the same as saying the Jews in the mid-20th Century were punished by God. That I don’t believe at all...just that it was comparable in scale ands style to a biblical-level punishment. (No doubt some people might read that post and assume I was thinking they “deserved” it...and that isn’t the case)
Here’s the story on that if you’re interested:
Here’s the story on that if you’re interested:
Oh good gad, check out this spin...
Thursday Ratings: The ESPYs on ABC Rise to Largest Total Audience Since ’19
The 2024 ESPYs (S) (ABC, 8:30 PM-11:00 PM, 150 min.) • 2.636 million viewers
Even with the stunt casting of the Harkles, Gutfeld got more eyeballs!!!
And then there’s this...
The Princess of Wales will make the men’s final at Wimbledon.
Ask him and he’ll tell you that he was being complimentary. Yeah, I don’t get it either.
And why weren’t Mr. Pfizer, aka Travis Kelce, and Patrick Mahomes at the ESPYs?
Inquiring minds want to know...
SERENA cannot shake the “COMPTON CURSE”
Has nothing to do with Compton and everything to do with her lack of character.
The value in watching limited programming certainly limits your programming.
Rosie the riveter went back into the home. Specifically the kitchen.
Not this time. It’s freedom-what we stand for. I wouldn’t want to raise a snot-nosed kid who’s selfish hoping I’ll do a good enough job for them to appreciate some day. Think of how sad they all were when Princess Diana died. Her only contribution was getting rid of land mines-did she?
Think Uma Thurman. Great success. Proud of her abortion as a teenager. Success would not have come as a mom so she can feel guilty in between film projects. Adoption would have allowed her to count her money while crying herself to sleep at night-every night.
The mom of Colin Kapernick did the right thing-warts and all.
Mizz Williams is ghetto trash. Some people can get out of the ghetto, and get the ghetto out of themselves. Mizz Williams has failed in the second task.
If she weren’t a professional athlete, she’s likely be a ghettopotamus starting riots at Chuck-E-Cheese.
Unfortunately I can’t watch women’s sports any less than I do now.
No it’s closer to 200th in the world.
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