Cancel Culture Comes for Artists Who Posted About Charlie Kirk’s Death

Felker-Martin, who wrote the latest iteration of DC Comics’ Red Hood series, said “thoughts and prayers you Nazi bitch” on Bluesky in response to the killing of Kirk, a right-wing influencer and Trump ally who was staunchly anti-trans rights. “Hope the bullet’s okay after touching Kirk,” she added.

Kirk died after being shot at a stop on his American Comeback Tour organized by the conservative youth organization he founded, Turning Point USA.

While Felker-Martin stands by her views—“Charlie Kirk was a monster. He spent his life hurting and targeting other people,” she tells WIRED—she was worried about the potential backlash to her post. And it came, swiftly. She says she’s received “hundreds, if not thousands of death threats and attempted doxing.” Not only was her account suspended by Bluesky for a week, but that night, she says she got ...