"Who Thought This Was A Good Idea" — People Are Seriously Losing It Over This New Charlie Kirk Statue
by Alexa Lisitza · BuzzFeedPosted 3 minutes ago
A statue of the late podcaster and Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk is reportedly coming to New York...and people aren't exactly thrilled.
Kirk, who was fatally shot while speaking at a Utah Valley University event last year, continues to be a controversial figure.
In life, he insisted Black people were "better" in the 1940s under Jim Crow laws.
Appearing on Jubilee's internet show Surrounded, Kirk said, "They were actually better in the 1940s. It was bad. It was evil. But what happened? Something changed. They committed less crimes."
The person he debated responded, "4,000 Black men, women, and children were killed in violent lynch mobs. Racial terror permeated American culture for hundreds of years. You don't think that affected the generational psyche of an entire group of people?"
"Black America is worse than it has been in the last 80 years," he interrupted.
In 2023, Kirk said he thinks gun deaths are "worth it" to have a Second Amendment.
"We must also be real. We must be honest with the population. Having an armed citizenry comes with a price, and that is part of liberty... We need to be very clear that you're not going to get gun deaths to zero. It will not happen. But I think it's worth it. I think it's worth to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year, so that we can have the Second Amendment," he said during a Turning Point USA event.
After Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce announced their engagement, Kirk fantasized about Kelce making Swift "more conservative" and begged the pop star to "submit to her husband."
“This is something that I hope will make Taylor Swift more conservative," he said. "Engage in reality more… Reject feminism. Submit to your husband, Taylor. You're not in charge.”
And on his radio show, Kirk not only said that Joy Reid, Michelle Obama, Sheila Jackson Lee, and Ketanji Brown Jackson are "affirmative action picks"...
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...he also said these Black women "do not have the brain processing power to otherwise be taken really seriously. You had to go steal a white person's slot to go be taken somewhat seriously."
Now, a Kirk statue is expected to be unveiled in Times Square on Sept. 10...
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