Posted on 05/19/2024 11:53:18 AM PDT by nickcarraway
The city of Kansas City’s X account has apologized and deleted a post that shared the location of the suburb where Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker lives after his commencement speech at a Catholic college sparked controversy on the political Left.
The account for the Missouri city “doxxed” the three-time Super Bowl-winning kicker on X on Wednesday, offering followers a “reminder” of where he lives. After receiving pushback online, the account apologized and removed the post, claiming it was published “in error.”
“We apologies for our previous tweet,” the account posted. “It was shared in error.”
The apology was met with more backlash as more than 2,000 replied or retweeted the post, with one popular Chiefs fan account responding, “I hate when I accidentally type out a tweet and post it in error. Happens all the time.”
There is also a Change.org petition circulating with more than 90,000 signatures for the Chiefs to release Butker from the team over what some perceive as “derogatory” remarks made at the commencement ceremony. Butker is widely regarded as one of the best kickers in the league.
Many online were quick to point out that in the NFL, a league that features prominent figures accused of domestic violence, sexual misconduct, or, in the case of Butker’s Chiefs teammate Rashee Rice, endangering lives by recklessly driving at 119 miles per hour, resulting in a crash, there is not the same level of outrage as there is over Butker sharing his opinions.
One popular NFL account posted, “Yet no petition demanding Chiefs to release Rashee Rice.”
Kansas City radio host Pete Mundo pointed out that people are “more offended by Harrison Butker saying we should put God and family as priorities before career than they are Rashee Rice driving 120 mph on a freeway and putting dozens of people in immediate physical danger.”
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced he is “demanding accountability” for the Kansas City X account doxxing Butker. “I will enforce the Missouri Human Rights Act to ensure Missourians are not targeted for their free exercise of religion,” he said.
The controversy began when Butker gave a commencement speech at Benedictine College, a Catholic college, last week. He shared his opinions, as a Catholic, on abortion, gender ideology, masculinity, and the “deadly sin” of pride, which he says is propagated during Pride Month.
He has been slammed as sexist, homophobic, and antisemitic for his views by many prominent figures on the political Left, including the wife of his former teammate Mitchell Schwartz.
Perhaps the KCC office would be a good place for him to practice doing some kicking?
No accountability unless they name names and enforce consequences.
absolutely, this means nothing without consequences.
Apology not accepted.
I’ve got an idea; if the citizens of Kansas City are so upset maybe the Chiefs should return to their roots which is Dallas, Tx. The mayor of Dallas has been shopping for another NFL team for Dallas. Chiefs would be a great fit. Besides, the Hunt family has property and business interests in North Texas. Would be a great fit. And the Cotton Bowl is ready and waiting 😁…..
If doxxing is a crime, then an apology is insufficient; criminal prosecution, conviction, and punishment is necessary.
Make the Chiefs The Dallas Texans again!
And believe me, there are lot of folks here in DFW that would love to root for a team other that Jerruh’s Cowboys.
Their reaction is so extreme because it threatens them. They know full well that a man like Harrison Butker standing up publicly and articulating these ideas is going to cause some people to think. And some of them will embrace his message. And what if more men and women start taking this way?
The left was already trashing the “Trad Wife” movement as some sort of cult. We can’t have people thinking and speaking this way! Butker must be stopped. Cancelled. Destroyed. But people aren’t buying it, and the Streisand effect is taking hold. We need more people to step up and speak. And not just Catholics, as this is not a Catholic thing.
That’s right.
I’m pretty sure Clark still lives in Dallas. (I wouldn’t recognize him if I saw him, however). Frisco might be a better place for the team than Dallas. They are very sports oriented up there with major league soccer, Double A baseball, Cowboys training center with a 10 or 12000 seat indoor stadium. Jerry might object to that.
Garland would certainly welcome a facility and might be the best location.
I think it would be great if the Mavs and Stars win titles, along with the Rangers, leaving the Cowboys as the only team currently not a champion.
I still think its pathetic that the Minnesota North Stars moved to Dallas. But yes, everyone but the Cowboys winning would be cool. Go Rams.
Cotton Bowl makes the most sense. They could be the Dallas Texans and Jerry’s team would be The Arlington Cowboys.
But at least they didn’t have to change the name when they moved to Dallas, other than dropping the “North”.
The “almighty” NFL grossly and criminally violated the dude’s First Amendment rights, and I hope he sues the League for a 100 million dollars.
“We apologies . . . [sic]”
Texans won’t work. Lamar didn’t object to the Houston team taking that name. How about the Texas Frackers.
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