In a shocking display of intolerance, entertainer Chelsea Handler recently launched a vicious attack on Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker’s faith and beliefs in a rant on social media. This unprovoked tirade targeted not only Butker but also his wife, exposing a stunning level of hypocrisy from someone who claims to champion women’s rights. So, what could have possibly prompted such an outburst from the childless comedian?
The incident began when Butker, who is a devout Christian, spoke at a commencement address. “I would venture to guess that the majority of you are most excited about your marriage and the children you will bring into this world and embrace one of the most important titles of all: homemaker,” he said. While many saw this statement as an affirmation of the importance of family life, Handler took it as a personal affront.
In her now-infamous rant, Handler mocks Butker’s profession and accuses him of being misogynistic. “As you may have heard, there’s a man by the name of Harrison Butker, who’s talking more than I typically like for a male. He’s a kicker for the Kansas City Chiefs and I learned that kickers rarely get tackled. So based on his misogynistic rant during a recent commencement address, I’m guessing this Bible thumper thumped himself a little too hard with his Bible and gave himself CTE,” she said.
This was just the beginning as Handler went on to criticize Butker for speaking about his wife, Isabel, and their decision to prioritize family life: “First of all, Harrison, you’re a kicker. So you have one important part of your body and it’s not your f***ing brain. I can tell you that my beautiful wife Isabel would be the first to say that her life truly started when she began living her vocation as a wife and as a mother.”
Ironically, Handler’s ridicule of Butker’s acknowledgment of his wife’s decisions and happiness reveals a deep-seated contempt for women who choose to dedicate their lives to their families. It’s a strangely elitist outlook for someone who publicly advocates for women’s rights and the freedom to make their own life choices.
Handler’s hypocrisy is even more apparent when she brings up Butker’s mother, a renowned physicist with a degree in chemistry and a master’s in medical physics. Distorting the kicker’s words into an imagined insult directed at his mother, Handler says, “So who paid for all those youth athletic team fees and uniform fees and equipment fees when Harrison was a kid so we could grow up to have a career making millions of dollars for f***ing kicking things? My guess is a working woman.”
In her self-righteous tirade, Handler seems to forget that women can be both career-oriented and dedicated to their families. She undermines her own argument by attempting to pit Butker’s mother against his wife, perpetuating the harmful notion that women must abandon one set of values for another in order to be successful.
In conclusion, Chelsea Handler’s vitriolic attack on Harrison Butker is a disturbing example of the intolerant attitudes that still pervade our society. Her willingness to tear down a man for upholding his family’s values and celebrating his wife’s choices is a glaring example of the hypocrisy that often underlies public proclamations of support for women’s rights. It also raises a crucial question: if Handler’s idea of equality involves denigrating those with differing beliefs and priorities, isn’t it time to reevaluate what it truly means to be an advocate for women?
