Radio caller perfectly sums up ‘hypocrisy’ of right’s views on free speech after Charlie Kirk death
The LBC caller highlighted the ‘hypocrisy’ of free speech between left and right wing groups. (Getty/LBC/Screenshot)
The LBC caller highlighted the 'hypocrisy' of free speech between left and right wing groups. (Getty/LBC/Screenshot)
A caller to UK radio station LBC has highlighted what she she called the “hypocrisy” of the far-right’s views on free speech vs hate speech in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s death.
Caller Abigail rejected claims that US right-wing pundit Charlie Kirk, who was shot dead in Utah last week, was simply a “family-values man,” instead highlighting his history of anti-LGBTQ+ and racist comments.
Speaking to the London radio station’s Vanessa Feltz on Friday (12 September), Abigail said: “This ‘family-values man’ said gay people are an error [and] transgender people are mental. So, apparently, free speech is only acceptable if you’re on the right.”
Kirk was shot in the neck during an open-air debate at Utah Valley University on Wednesday (10 September). Moments earlier, he had responded to a question about his claim that “too many” mass shooters in the US were transgender. He died in hospital later that day. He was 31.
The co-founder of Turning Point USA was well-known for his anti-LGBTQ+ and racist views, including the “groomer” conspiracy theory.
In addition, podcaster Kirk was a believer of the “Great Replacement” theory, a white nationalist conspiracy that alleges white European and Western groups are being culturally replaced by non-white or marginalised people through mass migration or birth rates. He also said Black women “do not have the brain power to be taken seriously” and accused Democrats of wanting to make the US “less white”.
Abigail drew presenter Feltz’s attention to Charlie Kirk’s views, including his belief that empathy was a “made-up, new age term,” as well as comments from April 2023 when he said gun deaths were “worth it” to preserve the Second Amendment in the US, which protects the right to keep and bear firearms.
'Apparently free speech is only okay if you're on the right.'
— LBC (@LBC) September 13, 2025
Caller Abigail fiercely rejects claims that Charlie Kirk was a 'family values man', as she calls out the 'hypocrisy' of the far-right. pic.twitter.com/pasC3iNpeg
She went on to say: “Apparently, if you’re on the left, you’re not allowed free speech. You’ve got to be some sort of upstanding citizen. Well, I’ve had enough of this hypocrisy.”
Feltz responded by saying Kirk’s “manner of expressing his thoughts and feelings” permitted him to share them with others, prompting Abigail to respond: “Oh, so he’s polite but a racist? So, he can [say] Black people, Black women in particular, were not clever, but it’s all right as long as you do it politely.”
Abigail noted that, as the pair spoke, a far-right rally headed by activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, known as Tommy Robinson, was due to take place in central London.
The “Unite the Kingdom” rally, billed as a festival of free speech, took place on Saturday (13 September] during which thousands of protestors took to the streets waving St George’s Cross and Union flags, eventually resulting in clashes with the police.
A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police said at least 25 people were arrested and 26 officers were injured, four of whom were seriously hurt.
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