New York sculptor spent $100,000 to make a Charlie Kirk statue no one wants to buy Sergio Furnari said he thought the lifesize sculpture – which no one commissioned – would raise ‘millions’ of dollars
Good news! Now that the Guardian has covered his plight, he's up to $7,965 from 119 donations. As well as 117 shares and eight prayers. "Sadly none of the politicians/entrepreneurs/supporters have contacted him." Unsaid: So instead he had to turn to gullible MAGA rubes and hope that they haven't already spent all their money on Trump Phones and dodgy crypto schemes.
*Flash cut to 5 years later. The Kirk statue is a mannequin at Macy's* *Guy sits on a bench holding his wife's purse while she tries on 50 outfits* *"Captain of her heart" plays on the musak speakers* Kirk statue- *Stares creepily* Bench guy-......*whips out cellphone, and plays solitaire*
I see what happened. That is actually a statue of Butt-head (from the cartoon) and all his potential buyers think the artist is a secret liberal who is making fun of them. Wait, is that Charlie Kirk? I wasn't paying enough attention when he died in that car accident or whatever happened to remember what he looks like. Maybe that is him? Nah, no way a real human could look like that.
The latest QAA podcast has an interview with a couple of reporters who've been observing the circus around the trial of his accused shooter. From the way they talk, it seems the various conspiracy minded folks are having a real hard time congealing around a coherent narrative. They can't decide if it was a trans person, the Israelis, someone who works for Turning Point USA, Trump, or the kid that's on trial. The reporters talked to one guy, who's a big Alex Jones fan, and has been accused of being involved in Kirk's murder. The guy said that while he doesn't think the Sandy Hook families should have been awarded as much as they were, he can understand why they sued, and that he thinks Jones was wrong. I also learned that Kirk's death has inspired at least one song.
I'm going to post this on right wing groups, they're so thin skinned - then remind them: They love free speech They hate snowflakes They think everyone is too easily offended Then ask if they see the irony.
Congratulations to Charlie Kirk on going an entire year without saying anything misogynist or racist.
The Sniper Elite series, a game series about sniping Nazis, is on an 80% sale during the Kirkiversary? Holy fuck Rebellion's got game...