There is no defence for his speech. He really got up there and diminished the accomplishments of all of the woman who were graduating today.
“I think it is you, the women, who have had the most diabolical lies told to you,” Butker said. The kicker (see what I did there 🤭) is that his Mother is a Medical Physicist.
“How many of you are sitting here now, about to cross this stage, and are thinking about all the promotions and titles you are going to get in your career? Some of you may go on to lead successful careers in the world, but 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.”
In other words: ladies, forget everything you learned in your four years at university. Forget every article you’ve read, every gruelling assignment you’ve completed and handed in just before the deadline. Forget all that hard work and the thousands of dollars you poured into your degree to pursue your dream, to pursue the person you want to be when you grow up.
Now – have you heard of this new “vocation” called homemaking?
