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CatWoman

(80,151 posts)
Thu Sep 11, 2025, 08:27 AM Sep 11

MAGA diehards are now blaming South Park for the death of Charlie Kirk

MAGA supporters are accusing South Park of being to blame for the shooting death of Charlie Kirk on Wednesday.

The shooting has shocked the world and prompted furious reactions from the conservative activist’s supporters and friends.

Theories being spread on social media regarding the shooter’s motive have stretched to a recent episode of South Park, which centres around a parodied version of Kirk played by the character Eric Cartman.

The Aug. 6, 2025, episode, called “Got a Nut,” shows Cartman visiting college campuses for “debates” like Kirk, adopting his hairstyle and mannerisms. Kirk was shot dead at a college event in Utah.

The episode, which ends with the ‘Charlie Kirk Award for Young Masterdebaters’ being handed out, was described as “hilarious” by Kirk himself in a TikTok posted on Aug. 7.

However, some of Kirk’s supporters believe the parody may have helped to lead to the shooting.

“You know what, f--- it. Let’s blame South Park,” one wrote on X,.“Blame the media. Blame leftist rhetoric. These people hate you and want to see you dead. If they’ll kill Charlie Kirk and piss on his grave, they’ll do it to any of us.”

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/charlie-kirk-shooting-maga-south-park-b2824502.html

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Johonny

(24,672 posts)
3. When they sent thoughts and prayers before
Thu Sep 11, 2025, 08:34 AM
Sep 11

For other shootings, I'm pretty sure now they were being insincere.

gab13by13

(29,808 posts)
4. Yeah, remember when they blamed Grand Theft Auto for school shootings?
Thu Sep 11, 2025, 08:41 AM
Sep 11

The rest of the children across the world had access to Grand Theft Auto and yet only in America.

Sequoia

(12,691 posts)
19. In the old Boomer childhood days
Mon Sep 15, 2025, 10:55 AM
Monday

It was the reading of comic books which caused juvenile dilenquice.

flvegan

(65,280 posts)
9. That episode was indeed hilarious. Shit, I agree with Charlie Kirk on this. n/t
Thu Sep 11, 2025, 10:48 AM
Sep 11

BTW, they'll blame anything/anyone they can so long as they don't have to look in any mirrors.

They're idiots that way.

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GoodRaisin

(10,525 posts)
14. They'll blame everyone that they hate, but he's a victim of his own choices.
Thu Sep 11, 2025, 02:55 PM
Sep 11

He was a mouthpiece for Krasnov. That’s a dangerous business, especially if you stray offside on occasions.

Emile

(37,620 posts)
18. The killer came from a right-wing Christian family
Mon Sep 15, 2025, 10:25 AM
Monday

that took family pictures holding guns.

South Park hadn't a thing to do with it.

I have always said, Republicans sit on their hemorrhoidal asses, and point their shit stained fingers at everyone but themselves.

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