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Customs flash whatever. As long as its this placement!!!,\u201d the Instagram post read, according to Fox News.\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMost read in The US Sun\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\n\n\nAn anonymous post shared on the student-focused platform Fizz promoted a \u201cCharlie Kirk lookalike contest\u201d to take place at Georgetown University in Washington DC on Thursday.\n\n\n\nThe post quickly drew criticism, and the university\u2019s Turning Point USA chapter denounced it, telling Fox News it \u201cstrongly condemns any events that aim to disrespect Charlie Kirk and the upcoming memorial ceremony at UVU.\u201d\n\n\n\nA spokesperson for Georgetown University told the outlet the school was not planning such an event and was not aware of any student organization hosting or planning it.\n\n\n\n\u201cWe take these anonymous posts seriously and condemn their language as deeply inconsistent with Georgetown University\u2019s values. We are monitoring this closely to ensure the safety of the University community,\u201d the statement continued.\n\n\nTyler Robinson is accused of killing Kirk and will stand trial in Utah Credit: AP\n\nPins with a photo of Kirk were seen placed on a table at the 2026 Republican Midterm Convention at the American Airlines Center on Wednesday Credit: Getty\n\n\nWhile many are sharing posts about it, with one even calling Wednesday \u201cKirkmas eve,\u201d others are expressing outrage.\n\n\n\n\u201cThese demons are gearing up to celebrate Charlie Kirk\u2019s assassination, calling it \u2018Kirkaversary,\u2019\u201d one person wrote on X. \u201cMurder is basically a Leftist policy at this point.\u201d\n\n\n\nAnother X user said they feel it is overshadowing World Suicide Prevention Day, which is observed annually on September 10.\n\n\n\n\u201cThis year I lost a dear friend to suicide, nothing prepares you for the feeling of grief and guilt [something] like that brings you, Americans reducing that day to the Kirkaversary is just shameful,\u201d the social media user said.\n\n\n\n\u201cI know everyone is trying to get a hit tweet but transforming a day dedicated to something so important as suicide prevention into something about him is egregious.\u201d\n\n\n\n\u201cIf you\u2019re celebrating \u2018Kirkaversary\u2019 then you are part of the problem,\u201d another chimed in.\n\n\n\n\u201cI don\u2019t give two sh**s what side you\u2019re on, if you celebrate a man\u2019s death just because you disagree with him, then you need mental help. Because making fun of someone\u2019s death is not ok at all, it\u2019s just evil.\u201d\n\n\n\nTurning Point USA is marking one year since its founder\u2019s death by returning to the Utah Valley University campus \u201cto remember Charlie Kirk, honor his extraordinary life, and reflect on the lasting legacy that he left behind.\u201d\n\n\n\nIn New York City, a $100,000 statue of Kirk is expected to be unveiled in Times Square on Thursday.\n\n\n\nThe Times Square Alliance is known to present public art displays at the popular tourist destination with permits from the city, which anyone can apply for.\n\n\n\nSergio Furnari designed the statue of Kirk, where he is depicted with a microphone, the same Freedom T-shirt he was wearing when he died, and jeans.\n\n\n\nThe artist told Fox News that the sculpture will be in Times Square on Friday at 2:23pm, adding, \u201cDon\u2019t miss it.\u201d\n\n\n\nFurnari said he wouldn\u2019t normally take on a political art project, but decided to honor Kirk after seeing how his widow Erika and his parents were treated in the weeks afterward, embracing freedom of creativity.\n\n\n\n\u201cThe way everybody was making fun of him, I feel like they killed him once and they kill him each time over and over,\u201d he said.\n\n\n\nErika, who became CEO of Turning Point USA after her husband\u2019s death, opened up about her grief journey in an opinion piece for The New York Times published on Monday.\n\n\n\n\u201cTo the world, he was Charlie Kirk. But to me, he was the love of my life. To our children, he was the center of their world,\u201d she said.\n\n\n\n\u201cGrief is universal. It doesn\u2019t care whom you voted for, where you come from or what you believe.\u201d\n\n\n\nShe revealed that Second Lady Usha Vance gave her a word of advice that have been \u201cseared into\u201d her heart: \u201cJust get through the next 15 minutes.\u201d\n\n\n\n\u201cAt first, I needed to survive the next 15 minutes. 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