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Following the Kansas City Chiefs kicker’s controversial kickoff at Benedictine College last week, Eddie Vedder had some choice words for Harrison Booker.
During Pearl Jam’s concert at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Saturday (May 18), the 59-year-old rock star opened up about Booker’s beliefs, specifically that women should prioritize raising a family over chasing. Careers outside the home.
“Whether you’re a boy or a girl, homework should be something to be proud of,” he began. “It’s probably one of the hardest jobs and you should definitely be proud of it. But you shouldn’t follow a dream because you think… you’re going to benefit from giving up on your dream? I don’t understand the logic.”
“He used to tell men: ‘Don’t forget to bare your chest and be more masculine, don’t lose your masculinity,'” Vedder continues, strumming his guitar as seen in a fan video. “It’s strange that he sounded like such a mouth-king pee–y when he spoke.”
“There’s no man better than a strong man supporting a strong woman,” the “Even Flow” singer added.
The concert comes a week after Booker took the stage at Benedict’s May 11 commencement ceremony to denounce President Joe Biden, abortion, birth control, Pride Month and the demeaning of male culture, before discouraging the female graduates in attendance from “thinking about all the promotions and titles” recently. They earn in their profession.
“I would venture to guess that most of you are very excited about your marriage and the children you are bringing into this world,” the NFL player continued at the time. “I can tell you that my beautiful wife, Isabelle, is the first to say that her life began as a wife and mother.”
In the same speech, Booker was also introduced Anti-Semitic misinformation About the congressional legislation, he also cited the song “Bejeweled” by Taylor Swift — who simply called Travis Kelce’s “Girlfriend” headliner — admonishing church leaders who are “too familiar” with the congregation. “This inappropriate familiarity is always problematic,” he said with a smile. Because as my teammate lover says, ‘familiarity breeds contempt’.
Vedder isn’t the only star to speak out against Booker’s comments. Maren Morris, Flavor Flav and other celebrities used their platforms to condemn the athlete’s words. However, like other stars WP Goldberg And actress Patricia Heaton publicly defended Booker’s right to speak.
Watch the moment Vedder punched Booker at Pearl Jam’s Las Vegas concert.
