Georgetown Students Plan Sept. 10 Charlie Kirk Lookalike Contest as 2,200 Fizz Upvotes Draw Scrutiny
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 7
Georgetown Students Plan Sept. 10 Charlie Kirk Lookalike Contest as 2,200 Fizz Upvotes Draw Scrutiny
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 7
Summary
Sept. 10 posts on Georgetown’s Fizz app promoted a Charlie Kirk “lookalike contest” on Copley Lawn for the first anniversary of the conservative activist’s assassination, according to screenshots shared by the campus TPUSA chapter.
2,200 upvotes on the initial post gave the plan unusual visibility at a university with roughly 6,000 undergraduates, while other posts referenced a “Kirkiversary,” an Erika Kirk contest and a Charlie Kirk meme song.
Turning Point USA students called the posts a celebration of Kirk’s death and set up a campus table with flags, stickers and signs condemning the planned event.
Georgetown said it has seen no campus activity tied to the anonymous posts, is not planning any such event, and is monitoring the situation while condemning the language as inconsistent with university values.