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Johonny

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10. His target audience was non-college young males

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Wed Sep 17, 2025, 02:46 PM

Sep 2025

He was popular with some college educated males, but his whole gig was making college look pointless and puffing up rage among non-college educated white young males. A demographic that has become a stronghold of conservatives.

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What College Students Really Think of Charlie Kirk [View all] applegrove Sep 2025 OP

So...he was speaking at places he wasn't liked leftstreet Sep 2025 #1

I asked my daughter about him. Dulcinea Sep 2025 #2

Extremely important context senseandsensibility Sep 2025 #3

"Only 30% said they agreed" is not an encouraging data point... CoopersDad Sep 2025 #4

Nationwide, in an environment where college is becoming trade school for the business class? Prairie Gates Sep 2025 #5

Exactly. There was a time most college students wouldn't even admit to knowing someone like Kirk. Silent Type Sep 2025 #6

He set it up to look like something it wasn't Johnny2X2X Sep 2025 #7

doesn't make sense Quazie Sep 2025 #13

I never heard of him...that's my 2 cents and from what I just found out about him, reaffirms my SWBTATTReg Sep 2025 #8

I wonder about Non college people of the same age? GusBob Sep 2025 #9

His target audience was non-college young males Johonny Sep 2025 #10

What percent think it is creepy that a 30+ year old man tries to spend so much time RockRaven Sep 2025 #11

This is after the fact. ananda Sep 2025 #12