A British comedian has sparked outrage after posting a rant about the assassination of Charlie Kirk.
Gina Yashere said that the conservative activist, who was fatally shot in the neck last Wednesday while speaking at Utah Valley University, “got what (he) had advocated for” because he opposed gun controls.
Her comments come amid a wave of people celebrating the father-of-two’s death, with the incoming Oxford Union president George Abaraonye reportedly writing on WhatsApp: “Charlie Kirk got shot, let's f***ing go.”
The 51-year-old, who found fame on BBC's Mock The Week before co-creating the American sitcom Bob Hearts Abishola, claimed that Kirk was “xenophobic, transphobic, homophobic, racist, misogynist and sexist”.
She told her 295,000 Instagram followers: “That hate directly affected people, that isn't political difference. If you are preaching something that is directly going to get me eradicated on the streets, that isn't political difference, as far as I'm concerned that's terrorism.”
Ms Yashere, who was raised in Bethnal Green but now lives in California with her partner, the social justice professor Dr Nina Rose Fischer, added: “Charlie Kirk got what Charlie Kirk advocated for.
“He wanted more guns on the streets. He didn't mind a few kids being shot to death in their classrooms or the odd Democrat being murdered in their home. I don't believe in heaven and hell. But just in case there is, Charlie Kirk is going down there. And if he does, I hope he gets dropped off by a black pilot.”
Her post created a furious backlash on social media, with one critic commenting “maybe stick to fixing your own country", while another account said: “'Are you saying that it was ok for him to be killed?'
Katharine Birbalsingh, founder of Michaela Community School in Wembley, said the comments show a lack of understanding for the “sanctity of life”.
