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Are you ready for some football?

18 Saturday May 2024

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The Kansas City Chiefs
[May 17, 2024]
Mark your calendars, Chiefs Kingdom.
[….]

Apparently, no.

Some of the responses:

Hopefully my husband installs a TV for me in the kitchen …

Mark your calendars. Another day in the kitchen. Questioning my life choices because my life never began when I married a terrible, no good cheating sack of excrement. But. You know. At least that was better than, you know, my degrees. I’m not sure my lil ol mind can possibly know how to turn on a tv. On accounta I need to be barefoot in the kitchen an all.

Is it okay for me to watch the games this year? I’ll need to ask my husband first of course. Hopefully I can see the tv from the kitchen.

Do I have to watch the games in the kitchen?

sorry can’t watch any of the games this season!!! my life hasn’t started since i’m not a homemaker yet!!!

Wait… are witches allowed to leave our cauldrons to watch the game??? Im not sure how the rules work on this side of the fence…

I ran out of kindling for the cookstove. It’s ok though, I shredded my diplomas to catch the wood on fire.
I won’t be needing them anymore.

No self respecting woman has time to watch the chiefs! We must spend our time practicing for our greatest vocation!!

I don’t have a husband to ask, so can y’all give me permission to watch the games this upcoming season?

Sorry, won’t be watching. Can’t see the television from the kitchen. That’s where my husband says my job is.

I don’t have a tv in my kitchen. I guess I won’t be watching the NFL. Thanks Butker for teaching me what good little wives do.

I’m not allowed to have a calendar, my husband keeps track of my days for me, the way God wants it.

Yes, I can’t wait to change my calendar back to 1955 this football season.

Wait I can’t watch the game. Apparently it wasn’t a part of my vocation I’m supposed to be birthing babies in the kitchen while I cook for hubby…

I’m not married; whose permission do I need to watch the game?

Well I can’t leave the kitchen soooo……

Are women allowed to watch football?

Quick question: are women allowed to attend the games and is there a special section that you keep them in?

Blessed be the fruit.

I’m not sure if I’m allowed to, I apparently have babies to raise

Have you all found a new stadium location yet? Might I suggest Stepford.

That one left a mark.

Why oh why does game day have to be on laundry day? Maybe my husband will let me switch procreation time with laundry since one only takes 45 seconds.

Too bad I can’t see our living room TV from the kitchen!

Am I allowed to watch if I can see the TV from my kitchen?

If Ofbutker is allowed to watch the games maybe I can too

We see what you did there.

I don’t know if I’ll be able to watch the game between burning my graduate degree diplomas and cooking and cleaning. Perhaps one of my fellow hand maids could help me?

I must ask my husband if I’m allowed to watch the game, even though I’m the football fan in the relationship and he couldn’t care less. I hope I have time to watch the game if he says yes, I will probably be making dinner while simultaneously ironing his clothes and packing his lunch for work the next day. It’s so hard to be a woman in 2024!

Harrison Butker I can’t find my wife. I’ve looked everywhere; the kitchen, the nursery, and the laundry room. I’m starting to worry she may be contributing financially to the household or possibly attending a pride rally. Any advice?

Just so that I know the clear answer, what about the women who cannot have children??? Just asking?

My dad died and my husband won’t let me out of the kitchen. I’m also birthing two babies in the next 12 months so I will be doing a lot of laundry. I also need to exercise and drop that baby weight so my husband still finds me attractive. Maybe next decade.

Sorry I’m too busy in the kitchen

I’ll get back to you. My husband hasn’t decided yet if I can watch.

I think I have something else to do every single time. But I better check with my significant other because he might need me to make snacks.

Are women allowed at your games? Just wanted to clarify.

My husbands has no idea that second oven I had installed in the kitchen is actually a TV. I will not be watching the chiefs. I am watching divorce court instead.

Heh.

Sorry to miss this season. I’ll be fulfilling my true vocation and there’s no tv in my kitchen.

I’ll have to ask my husband if I can be a Chief’s fan this year.

Let me ask my husband if I can take time away from my “homemaker” duties to tune in.

Hopefully my husband lets me watch

But I’m *checks notes* not married, AND I’m bisexual. Whose permission do I need to watch the games? I’m sorry, my college degrees made me too stupid to figure it out.

These comments are pure gold. I knew they would be!

Sorry no TV in the kitchen

Sorry… I’m a woman so I dont think I can watch. In fact, according to you guys, I shouldn’t be thinking at all! Sooo, it’s a no from me. Too busy in the kitchen

My life hasn’t started I’m not a homemaker yet.. guess when I get married I’ll have to adopt kids since I can’t have them

Will we need a signed permission slip from a man to attend games?

I can’t make decisions with my woman mind. Maybe next season.

Not sure if I can watch…I’m was only a career Army officer, making my own way through life, making my own living, and taking care of myself in retirement.
Without a husband and kids…who am I?

I would but my Sundays are dedicated to organizing LGBTQ+ Pride events all fall. I do all of this in my free time from my very successful and fulfilling high paid career that has been a pure joy ever since I decided to never marry and never have children and became an atheist.

Too bad I’ll be in the kitchen, barefoot and pregnant… after all, I have to fulfill my ultimate duties as a woman.
Just checking… are these dates for 2024 or 1945?

1144.

Mark my calendar? Am I allowed to watch the game? Am I allowed to mark my own calendar? Asking for a friend

I work for a research lab trying to find cures for cancer and Alzheimer’s but you’re right, maybe I should just stick to making the seven layer bean dip.

I will be too busy having more thoughts than children and using my law degree to watch a bunch of grown men chasing each other over a ball.

Golly gee wilikers! I don’t know if I’ll be able to watch football this season as I have no husband for which to ask permission to do so and my father lives too far away to ask! Also, I am not sure if I even should since I am part of the LGBTQIA Community and I am a sinner because I am a woman who works!

Are women allowed to sit in the Lower level or are they restricted to upper level back rows? Asking for a friend.

He’s a misogynistic bigot. To explain this to the owner’s wife, you’re right . He’s not a bigot for his words about women. For that he’s a misogynistic. He’s a bigot for suggesting everyone in the LGBTQ community will die at the hands of God. Such a shamefull and irresponsible things to say. LGBTQ youth are already high risk for suicide, drug, and alcohol abuse. The biggest sin is to say these kinds of things which makes it even worse for woman seeking equality and for anyone seeking to love who they love.

The Chiefs made it pretty clear how they feel about their female supporters, so I guess I’ll stay in the kitchen

Are unaccompanied women allowed at games?

Are gay people, like me, who are apparently filled with EVIL, according to your closeted kicker dude, allowed to watch your sportsball games?

Are you going to allow women to attend your games, seeing as they are apparently supposed to stay in the kitchen and all?

If I bring my wife is there a kitchen in the stadium she has to stay in? Or is she even allowed to attend?

Will women be allowed to drive to the stadium and have a seat or will they be tied to the stove on Sundays?

Idk if I can watch this year I have to ask my husband first.

Now that’s what you call a commencement speech

17 Sunday May 2020

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President Barack Obama [2013 file photo].

Last night, President Obama’s Message to the Class of 2020 – May 16, 2020:

The transcript

– Hi everybody, and Aniyah thank you for that beautiful introduction. I could not be prouder of everything you’ve done in your time with the Obama Foundation.

And of course, I couldn’t be prouder of all of you in the graduating class of 2020, as well as the teachers and the coaches, and most of all parents and family who guided you along the way.

Now, graduating is a big achievement under any circumstances. Some of you have had to overcome serious obstacles along the way, whether it was an illness, or a parent losing a job, or living in a neighborhood where people too often count you out. Along with the usual challenges of growing up, all of you have had to deal with the added pressures of social media, reports of school shootings, and the specter of climate change.

And then, just as you’re about to celebrate having made it through, just as you’ve been looking forward to proms and senior nights, graduation ceremonies, and let’s face it, a whole bunch of parties, the world is turned upside down by a global pandemic.

And as much as I’m sure you love your parents I bet that being stuck at home with them, and playing board games are watching Tiger King on TV is not exactly how you envisioned the last few months of your senior year.

Now I’ll be honest with you, the disappointments of missing a live graduation, those will pass pretty quick. I don’t remember much of my own high school graduation. I know that not having to sit there and listen to a commencement speaker isn’t all that bad. Mine usually go on way too long. Also, not that many people look great in those caps, especially if you have big ears like me. And you’ll have plenty of time to catch up with your friends once the immediate public health crisis is over.

But what remains true is that your graduation marks your passage into adulthood. The time when you begin to take charge of your own life. It’s when you get to decide what’s important to you. The kind of career you wanna pursue, who you wanna build a family with, the values you wanna live by. And given the current state of the world that may be kind of scary.

If you’d planned on going away for college, getting dropped off at campus in the fall, that’s no longer a given. If you’re planning to work while going to school, finding that first job is going to be tougher. Even families that are relatively well off are dealing with massive uncertainty. Those who were struggling before they’re hanging on by a thread.

All of which means that you’re gonna have to grow up faster than some generations. This pandemic has shaking up the status quo, and laid bare a lot of our country’s deep seated problems, from massive economic inequality, to ongoing racial disparities, to a lack of basic health care for people who need it.

It’s woken a lot of young people up to the fact that the old ways of doing things just don’t work. That it doesn’t matter how much money you make, if everyone around you is hungry and sick, and that our society and our democracy
only work when we think not just about ourselves, but about each other.

It’s also pulled the curtain back on another hard truth, something that we all have to eventually accept once our childhood comes to an end. You know all those adults, that used to think were in charge and knew what they were doing, turns out they don’t have all the answers. A lot of them aren’t even asking the right questions.

So if the world is gonna get better, it’s gonna be up to you. That realization may be kind of intimidating, but I hope it’s also inspiring. With all the challenges this country faces right now, nobody can tell you, no you’re too young to understand or this is how it’s always been done. Because with so much uncertainty, with everything suddenly up for grabs, this is your generation’s world to shape.

Since I’m one of the old guys, I won’t tell you what to do with this power that rests in your hands, but I’ll leave you with three quick pieces of advice.

First, don’t be afraid. America has gone through tough times before, slavery, civil war, famine, disease, the Great Depression, and 911. And each time, we came out stronger, usually because a new generation, young people like you, learn from past mistakes and figured out how to make things better.

Second, do what you think is right. Doing what feels good, what’s convenient, what’s easy, that’s how little kids think. Unfortunately a lot of so called grown ups, including some with fancy titles and important jobs, still think that way, which is why things are so screwed up. I hope that instead you decide to ground yourself in values that last. Like honesty, hard work, responsibility, fairness, generosity, respect for others. You won’t get it right every time. You’ll make mistakes like we all do. But if you listen to the truth that’s inside yourself, even when it’s hard, even when it’s inconvenient, people will notice, they’ll gravitate towards you. And you’ll be part of the solution instead of part of the problem.

And finally, build the community. No one does big things by themselves. Right now, when people are scared, it’s easy to be cynical and say, let me just look out for myself, or my family or people who look or think or pray like me. But if we’re gonna get through these difficult times, if we’re gonna create a world where everybody has opportunity to find a job and afford college, if we’re gonna save the environment, and defeat future pandemics, then we’re gonna have to do it together. So be alive to one another’s struggles. Stand up for one another’s rights. Leave behind all the old ways of thinking that divide us sexism, racial prejudice, status, greed, and set the world on a different path.

When you need help, Michelle and I have made it the mission of our foundation to give young people like you the skills and support to lead in your own communities. And to connect you with other young leaders around the country and around the globe.

But the truth is, you don’t need us to tell you what to do. Because in so many ways, you’ve already started to lead.

Congratulations, class of 2020.

Keep making us proud.

President Barack Obama [2013 file photo].