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Charlie Kirk’s Billboard Campaign Sets Off A Viral Wave Of Laughter And Backlash
Two new billboards in Michigan featuring slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk have quickly become the internet’s latest obsession, and not just for their message.
The billboards, reading “Get Married” and “Have Kids” above the words “Charlie Kirk 1993–2025,” were spotted along Highway 131 in Grand Rapids this week, prompting social media users to react with everything from confusion to humor.
Highlights
- Billboards in Michigan reportedly featuring Charlie Kirk’s “Get Married” and “Have Kids” messages are sparking viral debate and laughter online.
- Some viewers joked that the billboards do the opposite of promoting marriage and children, while others praised it for celebrating traditional family values.
- The campaign appears to be part of a broader conservative push promoting faith, marriage, and traditional family values across the United States.
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Critics thought the billboards looked more like a warning than a message
Image credits: Gage Skidmore/Flickr
When photos of the signs first surfaced online, some netizens couldn’t help but notice the way the messages were framed on the billboards.
To some, the quotes and the general design of the billboards looked more like a warning against having kids or getting married.
Image credits: Justin Barclay/Facebook
“This is revolting,” one Facebook user wrote simply. Another said, “I’m already married but this makes me want to get a divorce out of f**ing spite.”* A third quipped, “This is a very inventive form of birth control.”
The comments kept coming, with one person adding, “Not everyone wants to get married and/or have kids.”
Image credits: Justin Barclay/Facebook
Others just found the placement of the billboards odd. “Ewwww, I live there. Honestly, it kinda sucks here rn, but this is next level disappointing,” one Michigan resident wrote on Facebook.
“The inclusion of the 1993-2025 part could definitely read as a warning AGAINST doing those things,” one commenter summed up.
Supporters see the billboards as a sign of faith, family, and traditional values
Not everyone found the billboards funny. Several netizens noted that they were inspired by the effort, as the signs’ messages are a positive reminder of traditional family values.
“This is beautiful. Marriage and children are such a blessing. Not always easy but a blessing,” one supporter wrote.
Others viewed it as a tribute. “Rest in Peace, Charlie. Many received your message loud and clear. Your d**th was not in vain,” one commenter said.
Another added, “What you celebrate, you will get more of. High time we celebrate marriage and starting a family!”
Image credits: mrserikakirk/Instagram
Some also argued that the criticism of the billboards’ messages is strange. “I would like someone to tell me what is wrong with getting married and having kids?” one wrote.
“Crazy this is considered stupid/bad in today’s world,” another stated.
“This is awesome. Family values have been lost on social media, and its nice to see something positive again,” wrote another supporter.
Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA, has long encouraged young Americans to prioritize marriage, children, religion, and conservative family values. He maintained these until his passing last month.
The Grand Rapids billboards echo similar campaigns spotted earlier this year
This isn’t the first time Kirk’s words have appeared in large print across America. In September, supporters in DeSoto County, Mississippi launched what they called a countywide effort to honor the late conservative activist’s legacy.
As noted in a DeSoto County News report, the first billboard went live on Interstate 55 near the Landers Center. Unlike the billboards in Michigan, however, the signs in DeSoto County were simple memorials for Charlie Kirk.
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Organizers told local reporters they wanted to ensure the activist’s message continues to resonate after a city board declined to formally name a street after him.
At the time, community organizer John Williams said, “What the Hernando Aldermen rejected, the people of DeSoto County and America are embracing.”
Image credits: David J Harris Jr./Facebook
“Charlie Kirk touched the lives of students right here in our community and across America. These billboards are a reminder that his message of faith, freedom, and conservative values lives on.”
The Mississippi billboards, and the ones now in Michigan, suggest that a coordinated effort among conservative supporters is indeed active today, and it is aimed at spreading Kirk’s message nationwide.
Some Charlie Kirk memorials have reportedly been vandalized
Image credits: matt_vanswol
While some Charlie Kirk billboards have received polarizing reactions from netizens, some have fallen victim to vandals.
One such billboard, which featured Kirk’s name, image, and the quote “The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church,” was reportedly vandalized in Asheville, NC.
Image credits: Gage Skidmore/Flickr
The vandals painted over Kirk’s name, tore down his photo, and wrote “Smash fascism, Stand up, Fight back” on the billboard.
In a comment on Facebook, Mason Burchette, the owner of the vandalized billboard in Asheville, noted that the sign will be replaced. “Once again, I won’t be deterred. The billboard will be replaced,” Burchette said.
Netizens shared their thoughts on Michigan’s Charlie Kirk billboards on social media
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Boris Long-Johnson 1 month ago
Have kids so they can be k****d in a school shooting - after all he said it was worth it to keep his guns!
turk 1 month ago
One of the best quotes I read on Kirk was, "I didn't agree with the way Charlie Kirk was k****d by gun violence. But he did."
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CP 1 month ago
They are really trying hard to paint Kirk as anything but what he actually was.
Scott Rackley 1 month ago
That's the playbook, look what they say about Rump.
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Nova Rook 1 month ago
Khloieo-He mocked the violence done to an old man and suggested the attacker was a patriot. He did this while influential and in front of the nation. Stochastic terror.
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Peter Bear 1 month ago
Who was this person, really? Why is this nobody from nowhere suddenly the poster boy of a violent cult? Why do MAGAts all over the country, from places he had no connection to or relevance to, suddenly name roads after him? I need answers. Oh, and by the way, RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES!!
Tyranamar Seuss 1 month ago
The more vile a human being is, the more MAGA loves them. MAGA is a vehicle for hate.
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Andrew Swanson 1 month ago
The number of people (in the US, in the UK, across the globe, pick one) who believe that having religious "faith" is an unrelenting good is contemptible. Possessing faith, by definition, *requires* that, in any given situation, and in the face of all evidence to the contrary, you suspend your capacity to use logic, to reason, to deal in facts, and instead simply shrug your shoulders, tell yourself that whatever it is in which you have faith will be biased in your favor, and then proceed as tho you're infallible and impervious to the universality of random chance and negative outcomes. Something something facts don't care about your feelings, right? I swear, The current iteration of the American Right should be case study number one on the positive correlation between unwitting irony and the dunning-kruger effect.
Rob D 3 weeks ago (edited)
👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 It's why christianity needs big families. They'd dwindle to nothing if they didn't indoctrinate before critical thinking develops. Religion needs big families due to attrition from logic and decency.
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Pferdchen 1 month ago
If you have special sunglasses, do they display subliminal messages like "Obey," "Consume" and "Stay asleep?"
LillieMean 1 month ago
The use of quotation marks gives these "messages" a slightly amusing nuance. Through my own narrative, I read them in a condescendingly sarcastic tone. A bit like what quotation marks thrown in as hand gestures during a speech are. The message is "clear" and "easily" understood.
LollyLaLu 1 month ago
The answer to that is the buffoon sitting in the white house that can't seem to string 2 sentences together that make sense.
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Bob Maloogalooga 1 month ago (edited)
Being part of the human race really makes me sick, sometimes... I realize that the people on the internet, and social media specifically, are not the sum total of the human experience, but what was supposed to be a great invention for the betterment of humankind, is just a cesspool of the worst sh!t that could come from the species...
Mint Sauce 1 month ago
America is a broken country and neither the the Dem's or Rep's have the answer. Problem is they're too insular and live by an outdated constitution. It's not the land of the free, it's the land of the expensive.......
Fellfromthemoon 1 month ago
Don't get me wrong, I don't cry over his death, I wouldn't know the man if he weren't kílled. But on the one hand, he is a martyr now, and the last thing one wants to give to the opponent is a martyr. On the other hand, I am against capital punishment; therefore, I am against murdering people who have a functional sensory cerebral cortex and a will to live.
CP 1 month ago
MAGA and everything Kirk stood for is a stain on the humanity. Kirk isn't a good person or patriot. He stood for hate. Does your God stand for that too?
Load More Replies... Boris Long-Johnson 1 month ago
Have kids so they can be k****d in a school shooting - after all he said it was worth it to keep his guns!
turk 1 month ago
One of the best quotes I read on Kirk was, "I didn't agree with the way Charlie Kirk was k****d by gun violence. But he did."
Load More Replies... CP 1 month ago
They are really trying hard to paint Kirk as anything but what he actually was.
Scott Rackley 1 month ago
That's the playbook, look what they say about Rump.
Load More Replies... Nova Rook 1 month ago
Khloieo-He mocked the violence done to an old man and suggested the attacker was a patriot. He did this while influential and in front of the nation. Stochastic terror.
Load More Replies... Peter Bear 1 month ago
Who was this person, really? Why is this nobody from nowhere suddenly the poster boy of a violent cult? Why do MAGAts all over the country, from places he had no connection to or relevance to, suddenly name roads after him? I need answers. Oh, and by the way, RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES!!
Tyranamar Seuss 1 month ago
The more vile a human being is, the more MAGA loves them. MAGA is a vehicle for hate.
Load More Replies... Andrew Swanson 1 month ago
The number of people (in the US, in the UK, across the globe, pick one) who believe that having religious "faith" is an unrelenting good is contemptible. Possessing faith, by definition, *requires* that, in any given situation, and in the face of all evidence to the contrary, you suspend your capacity to use logic, to reason, to deal in facts, and instead simply shrug your shoulders, tell yourself that whatever it is in which you have faith will be biased in your favor, and then proceed as tho you're infallible and impervious to the universality of random chance and negative outcomes. Something something facts don't care about your feelings, right? I swear, The current iteration of the American Right should be case study number one on the positive correlation between unwitting irony and the dunning-kruger effect.
Rob D 3 weeks ago (edited)
👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 It's why christianity needs big families. They'd dwindle to nothing if they didn't indoctrinate before critical thinking develops. Religion needs big families due to attrition from logic and decency.
Load More Replies... Pferdchen 1 month ago
If you have special sunglasses, do they display subliminal messages like "Obey," "Consume" and "Stay asleep?"
LillieMean 1 month ago
The use of quotation marks gives these "messages" a slightly amusing nuance. Through my own narrative, I read them in a condescendingly sarcastic tone. A bit like what quotation marks thrown in as hand gestures during a speech are. The message is "clear" and "easily" understood.
LollyLaLu 1 month ago
The answer to that is the buffoon sitting in the white house that can't seem to string 2 sentences together that make sense.
Load More Replies... Bob Maloogalooga 1 month ago (edited)
Being part of the human race really makes me sick, sometimes... I realize that the people on the internet, and social media specifically, are not the sum total of the human experience, but what was supposed to be a great invention for the betterment of humankind, is just a cesspool of the worst sh!t that could come from the species...
Mint Sauce 1 month ago
America is a broken country and neither the the Dem's or Rep's have the answer. Problem is they're too insular and live by an outdated constitution. It's not the land of the free, it's the land of the expensive.......
Fellfromthemoon 1 month ago
Don't get me wrong, I don't cry over his death, I wouldn't know the man if he weren't kílled. But on the one hand, he is a martyr now, and the last thing one wants to give to the opponent is a martyr. On the other hand, I am against capital punishment; therefore, I am against murdering people who have a functional sensory cerebral cortex and a will to live.
CP 1 month ago
MAGA and everything Kirk stood for is a stain on the humanity. Kirk isn't a good person or patriot. He stood for hate. Does your God stand for that too?
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