Louisiana State University basketball star Flau'jae Johnson is outraged over a plan to build a Charlie Kirk statue on her university's campus, calling the assassinated conservative leader's views "racist" and "discriminatory."
The 20-year-old Tigers guard voiced her opposition after Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry publicly challenged LSU to honor Kirk, who was shot and killed Sept. 10 during a speaking engagement at Utah Valley University.
In a video posted on X, Landry called on the school's leadership to make LSU "the first campus in the nation" to memorialize Kirk.
"We're here on campus, next to Mike the Tiger," Landry said. "And we're going to put a challenge out to the LSU Board of Supervisors to find a place to put a statue of Charlie Kirk to defend the freedom of speech on college campuses. Come on, ladies and gentlemen. Let's see if we can be the first campus to do it."
Johnson quickly fired back online.
She first responded with four question marks before posting a sharp follow-up aimed at anyone supporting the idea.
"For the sake of clarity," Johnson wrote, "if you align yourself with or endorse his racist rhetoric and discriminatory views toward people of color, I respectfully ask that you utilize the unfollow option at the top right of my profile."
The post instantly went viral, drawing strong reactions from fans and political commentators.
Johnson later turned off comments but left the message visible, standing firm in her stance.
Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, was both influential and polarizing for his outspoken defense of free speech, Judeo-Christian values, and criticism of woke culture on college campuses.
Landry — a Republican and longtime supporter of Kirk — issued his challenge during a Turning Point USA event in Baton Rouge attended by hundreds of supporters.
Johnson, a senior star under coach Kim Mulkey and a rising hip-hop artist, has not commented further.
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