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Patricia Heaton says Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker is 'not a monster' following controversy over graduation speech he gave


Butker, 28, has been a focal point of social media ire following a speech he delivered May 11 at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas.

Butker, 28, has been a focal point of social media ire following a speech he delivered May 11 at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas, touching on sensitive topics ranging from abortion to Pride Month to women in the workforce. Butker has been a focal point of social media ire following a speech he delivered May 11 at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas, touching on sensitive topics ranging from abortion to Pride Month to women in the workforce. In his speech, the placekicker called Pride Month emblematic of 'the deadly sins,' and said contemporary 'degenerate cultural values' encompass issues including abortion, in vitro fertilization and surrogacy.

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