Amanda Seales offered a candid and controversial response to the assassination of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk, using her Instagram Story on September 10 to reflect on the irony and symbolism of his death.
The actress and comedian began by making clear that she could not feel empathy for Kirk, explaining that his worldview and values were too far removed from her own. “I can’t have empathy for someone like Charlie Kirk because I cannot be in his shoes,” she said.
Seales emphasized that Kirk himself had previously dismissed empathy as “some new age made-up shit,” a position that she argued left little room for compassion in return.
She cited Kirk’s past remarks about gun rights, particularly his belief that “people got to be sacrificed in order to protect guns,” as evidence of a worldview she could not reconcile. “If he was saying that while fighting for reparations, I may have a little bit of empathy,” Seales added.
Turning to the circumstances of his killing, Seales underscored the irony that Kirk was shot mid-speech at a college event while discussing “black gangs.” The shooter, authorities confirmed, was an older white man in Utah.
Seales seized on that detail with biting sarcasm, noting, “Ain’t no way it was a Black man that took that man out, not in Utah.”
She characterized the incident as “white on white violence,” flipping the language often used to stigmatize minority communities.
Seales also explained why she feels more sympathy for strangers who die from drug overdoses than for Kirk, arguing that addiction reflects the hardships and “numbness” of life. In contrast, she saw no shared humanity with the conservative activist.
Her remarks concluded with an observation on timing, pointing to the grim irony of Kirk being fatally shot in the middle of criticizing gangs. “Life comes at you fast,” she said, punctuating her story with a refrain that blended sarcasm with finality.
Seales’ unflinching response highlighted the polarizing nature of Kirk’s legacy while raising questions about empathy, ideology, and the narratives surrounding violence in America.
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