Laura Byrne divides opinion with snarky response to NFL star’s graduation speech praising homemaker women

The Bachelor Laura Byrne has sparked debate among her fans after she shared a snarky response video to the recent controversy over Kansas City Chiefs star Harrison Butker’s speech.

Butker, 28, has been under fire for almost a week after his talking points as a guest speaker at Benedictine College were considered sexist and racist by some.

In his now viral speech, the NRL star congratulated the women who were graduating and said most of them were probably more excited about getting married and having children.

Mother-of-two Laura, 38, who has a degree in fine arts and graphic design, has pasted footage of the speech to a video of herself pretending to be one of the students watching Butker on stage.

Dressed in a graduation gown and cap, Bachelor star Matty “J” Johnson’s partner grimaced and recoiled as Butker said, “I think it’s you, the women, who have been told the most devilish lies.”

The Bachelor’s Laura Byrne, 38, (left) has sparked debate among her fans after she shared a snarky reaction video to the recent controversy over Kansas City Chiefs star Harrison Butker’s speech (right)

“Some of you may have successful careers in the world, but I would hazard a guess that the majority of you are most excited about your marriage and the children you will bring into this world,” Butker continued, as Laura continued respond with confusion.

“I can tell you that my beautiful wife Isabelle would be the first to say that her life truly began when she began to live her calling as a woman and as a mother,” Butker continued, adding that his wife “has one of the most important titles embraced’. from everyone. Housewife.’

At that point, Laura excitedly took off her graduation outfit to reveal a 1950s-style floral dress underneath, before grabbing a feather duster and a frying pan.

After pretending to attend the graduation speech, Laura excitedly stripped off her graduation outfit, revealing a 1950s-style floral dress underneath, before grabbing a feather duster and a frying pan.

In a final shot, the jewelry brand owner was seen smiling as he dusted and cooked a meal on the stove.

In her caption, she sarcastically wrote, “I wish I had listened to an NFL player before I wasted all my time on a silly study, some silly business and my silly opinion,” adding the hashtag “#womencandoboth” as she wrote Butkers account tagged. .

Laura’s response has divided her fans, with some agreeing while others claimed the reality star had missed the point Butker was making.

“I’m the odd one out, I like that he recognized the important work of the stay-at-home parent,” one user wrote.

Laura’s response has divided her fans, with some agreeing while others claimed the reality star had missed the point Butker was making. (Laura is pictured with her daughters and partner Matty ‘J’ Johnson)

“What he said was also true in my case: I had a career that I absolutely loved, but it didn’t apply to being at home with my children. I’m so grateful that I can take care of my family at home and not be away from them slaving away at a company that doesn’t really care about me,” they continued, adding, “The only thing I heard from him was that he focused on his family and me. don’t think that’s a bad thing.’

Someone else added: ‘I really loved his speech, I don’t think it’s misogynistic. In any case, it is very clear that he adores his wife and fully supports her and their children.’

Other users claimed that Laura took part of the speech out of context.

Butker’s speech at Benedictine University called women the best ‘housewives’

“It’s unfair to take just a short snippet of what he said and make it seem like he’s saying something he’s not saying,” one user wrote.

“The first thing he said was how proud all the women should be that they had graduated and done great. It was a 20-minute speech and he read the audience and everyone there loved what he had to say.”

Another wrote: ‘If you were that educated you would watch his speech all the way through, it doesn’t put women down.’

There were also plenty of users who slammed the sportsman, with one user commenting: ‘That’s so awful.’

‘WTAF?! What decade are we in anyway???’ someone else wrote, as another agreed: “Most offensive graduation speech.”

Butker, whose own mother is an accomplished physicist, also criticized Pride month and President Joe Biden’s stance on abortion

Butker gave his roughly 20-minute speech at the private Catholic liberal arts school in Atchison, Kansas, which is about 60 miles (97 kilometers) north of Kansas City.

He received a standing ovation from some graduates and other attendees.

In addition to praising homemakers, he also said some Catholic leaders were “forcing dangerous gender ideologies on America’s youth.”

Butker, whose own mother is an accomplished physicist, also criticized Pride month and President Joe Biden’s stance on abortion.