Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder slams Harrison Butker’s controversial commencement speech
nme.comPearl Jam‘s Eddie Vedder has criticised Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker’s recent commencement speech.Earlier this month, Butker delivered a controversial commencement speech during Benedictine College’s graduation ceremony, criticising working women and Pride in the process.
In the degrading speech, Butker suggested that women should take on roles as housewives and homemakers rather than chase careers.Now, Vedder has slammed Butker’s speech while onstage in Las Vegas this past weekend (May 18).
While onstage, Vedder began by giving a shout out to the show’s opener, Deep Sea Diver, led by singer Jessica Dobson and featuring Patti King on keyboards.“There’s some good men and good women making up a great band.
The singer, Jessica, and the keyboard player, Patti… they must not have believed that ‘diabolical lie’ that women should take pride in taking a back seat to their man.”“There should be pride in homemaking, whether you’re a man or woman.
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