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07/20/26(Mon)18:51:06 No.539314766

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Anonymous (ID: jdutcD/Q) 07/20/26(Mon)18:51:06 No.539314766

>Artist’s Planned Monument to Charlie Kirk Gets Trolled Online
>“God gave me permission,” Sergio Furnari, the NYC sculptor behind the design, told Hyperallergic about his unsanctioned and widely decried work.
>New York City sculptor Sergio Furnari is being raked over the coals online over his plan to unveil a memorial sculpture of slain right-wing podcaster Charlie Kirk in Times Square.
>Thousands have flocked to Furnari’s Instagram comments to troll and threaten the forthcoming memorial, which will reportedly be unveiled on September 10 in recognition of the first anniversary of Kirk’s assassination.
>Flurries of crude jokes and punchlines riffing off Kirk’s political beliefs and the manner of his killing have piled up across Furnari’s posts, continuing to push the boundaries of what is and isn’t protected by free speech. Others have threatened to damage, vandalize, and urinate on the memorial, saying that NYC will show how it really feels about Kirk.
>“Now what happens is that the more they threaten me, the more I want to make multiple statues,” Furnari said in a phone call with Hyperallergic.
>The artist has also created a crowdfunding page to help reach a goal of $150,000 for the sculpture’s debut and future displays (he has raised ~$3,483 at the time of this article). Regarding the actual unveiling, Furnari is decidedly unconcerned about authorization and other regulations.
>“Permit from who?” he asked rhetorically. “Who’s gotta give me a permit if today I wanna write a song, or sculpt a rose? ... God gave me permission.”
https://hyperallergic.com/artists-planned-monument-to-charlie-kirk-gets-trolled-online/
So much for the tolerant left. How many Charlie statues should we erect to show them that we carry the flame? One in every major city around the world?