Are We Really Crying Over Charlie Kirk?

Am I missing something? Because apparently grown adults are actually crashing out - like full on breakdowns - over Charlie Kirk’s assassination. Yes, Charlie Kirk. The man who dedicated his entire existence to sprouting misogynistic ramblings, racist remarks, and setting women back about a century.

Honestly, the shock isn’t that he’s gone. The shock is that people are mourning.

Thanks to Kirk, We’ve Learned a New Word

If there’s one useful thing to come out of Charlie Kirk’s endless stream of hate, it’s that we’ve all been talking more about stochastic terrorism.

What’s that, you ask? Stochastic terrorism is when influential figures use rhetoric - dog whistles, “just asking questions,” rants dressed up as free speech - to incite violence indirectly. They don’t pull the trigger themselves, but their words encourage unstable individuals to act. And before anyone screeches “It’s a new word made up by the left!”, let’s set the record straight: the term has been around since 2002, and it’s been used with its current meaning since 2011.

So no, Karen, it’s not new. You’re just late.

The Company He Kept

Charlie Kirk wasn’t unique. His hateful tactics line up with figures like:

• Charles Manson - the cult leader who didn’t physically kill anyone, but manipulated his followers into committing brutal murders for him. That’s stochastic terrorism 101.

• Tommy Robinson - Britain’s very own far-right poster boy who thrives on fear-mongering and fuelling violence through rhetoric.

• And, frankly, nearly every right-wing politician/Podcast bros who’s ever grabbed a microphone and realised hate sells.

Why Dope Soul Village Exists

Here’s the thing: Dope Soul Village wouldn’t exist without men like Charlie Kirk, Andrew Tate, and the rest of the hateful podcast bros.

Because their venom is what inspired us to create a platform for women to fight back - through feminist hoodies, badass feminist clothing, feminist sweaters, and yes, even adaptive nightwear that makes kids’ lives easier. Every time one of these men opened their mouths, they reminded us exactly why we needed to build Dope Soul Village: to give women and children a voice, a space, and some seriously feminist armour to wear.

Let’s also be clear - Kirk’s own party could barely tolerate him. He wasn’t some intellectual giant or dangerous debater. He was just a bloke who made a career out of talking rubbish to impressionable college kids. Never peers, never people who’d actually push back. Just the naive and easily influenced.

And Then There’s Erika

Now, Erika Kirk. Girl. Your public crying session? Painful. Not the empowering, rallying moment you probably thought it was. Women across the world aren’t sobbing with you. We pity you. Because you’ve been reduced to the ultimate “pick me” - the patriarchy’s favourite mouthpiece, willingly used to push women backwards.

Sorry love, but your tears aren’t revolutionary. They’re a performance in defence of a man who worked tirelessly to erase women’s rights.

The Truth

The truth is, without hateful misogynist pigs like Charlie Kirk and their pick-me wives, Dope Soul Village wouldn’t exist. Their hate fuels our fire, their regression fuels our progress.

So rest in irrelevance, Charlie. You won’t be missed here.