Fellow NFL player Isaac Rochell is showing that men can be homemakers too, following Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker’s divisive commencement speech.
Rochell, currently a free agent, posted a day-in-the-life video on May 16, documenting himself caring for his young daughter and doing household chores while his wife, Allison Kuch, was at a pilates class.
In the video, captioned “In my homemaker era,” Rochell says, “me and Allie switched roles for the day,” to which his wife responds, “we don’t have roles; we’re equal partners.”
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A day earlier, Kuch posted a TikTok directly calling out Butker’s statements about women solely staying at home to take care of their children instead of having careers.
“For the past seven years, I have worked my a– off, not only to chase my dreams and be successful, but also to make a name for myself so I’m not just somebody’s wife,” she said. Kuch concluded the video by criticizing Butker’s comments, saying, “Can you imagine sitting at your college graduation after working your a– off for four years and someone telling you that none of that really mattered? Because the best thing is gonna be a homemaker?”
Butker’s May 11 commencement speech addressed what he called “diabolical lies told to women” on topics including abortion, the LGBTQ+ community, in vitro fertilization (IVF), and surrogacy, as well as directly criticizing President Joe Biden. He began by mentioning the COVID-19 pandemic, noting that the 2024 graduating class entered college when it began, saying, “while COVID might have played a large role throughout your formative years, it is not unique.” He continued by criticizing “bad policies and poor leadership” that he believes negatively impact major life issues, mentioning “abortion, IVF, surrogacy, euthanasia, as well as a growing support for degenerative cultural values in media.”
During the 20-minute speech, Butker quoted a lyric written by Taylor Swift, referring to her as his “teammate’s girlfriend,” a nod to Swift’s relationship with Travis Kelce. “As my teammate’s girlfriend says, ‘familiarity breeds contempt,'” Butker said, referencing Swift’s song “Bejeweled” from her 2022 album, Midnights.
Isaac Rochell and his wife Allison are among many public figures and organizations condemning Butker’s speech. Their criticism follows similar sentiments from Maria Shriver, the NFL, former Kansas City commissioner Justice Horn, and the nuns of Benedictine College, where the graduation took place.
