Chiefs Kicker Butker Now Confronts Antisemitism Accusations

Our perspective and a long shot prediction. . .

Like it or not, Harrison Butker will eventually be forced to apologize for his controversial remarks. 

More to the point . . .

CRITICS CONTINUE TO TARGET HARRISON BUTKER AND THERE MIGHT BE FEWER PEOPLE WILLING TO DEFEND CONTROVERSIAL BIBLICAL HOT TAKES!!!

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Old school Catholic insinuations about the death of Jesus make for uncomfortable mainstream conversation but now rise to the surface amid critics ramping up their attacks.

 Here's the crux of the argument that turns up the heat against the Super Bowl champion:

"But for all the media focus on Butker’s regressive attitudes toward women, one particularly disturbing aspect of his speech has flown under the radar—his comments related to antisemitism and Catholic theology. And at a time of rising anti-Jewish hatred from all sides of the political spectrum, it merits greater attention than it has received.

"In his commencement address, Butker said, “Congress just passed a bill where stating something as basic as the biblical teaching of who killed Jesus could land you in jail.” (For those of you not familiar with age-old antisemitic tropes, the “who” in this sentence is almost certainly the “Jews.”)

And here's the policy debate along with more context & questions . . .

"More specifically, Butker is referring to the Antisemitism Awareness Act, which was passed this month in the House, but not the Senate, and isn’t law. Contrary to Butker’s description, the bill does not include criminal sanctions and only applies to educational institutions that receive federal funding. In a nutshell, the bill provides guidance to the Department of Education in determining whether certain speech on college campuses is antisemitic.

"But what is most bizarre and disturbing about Butker’s comment is the idea that he believes needs to be defended from Congress: namely, the right of Catholics to suggest that the Jews killed Jesus.

Putting aside the fact that Butker would still be allowed to make this toxic antisemitic argument—why would he want to?"

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

The Antisemitic Innuendo in Harrison Butker's College Commencement Speech