{"id":"charlie-kirk-smile","name":"Charlie Kirk Smile","summary":"The Charlie Kirk Smile is a running joke about the mocked facial expression of conservative pundit Charlie Kirk, whose gummy grin was branded \"creepy\" by internet users through the early 2020s. It broke wide in September 2024 after Kirk smiled at debate opponent Naima Troutt during a Jubilee TikTok, prompting her viral \"Ew, his smile is very creepy\" reaction.","tags":["charlie kirk smile","charlie kirk meme","charlie kirk creepy smile","jubilee kirk naima","charlie kirk teeth","meatcanyon charlie kirk"],"howToUse":[],"imageCount":10,"nsfw":false,"images":[{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/charlie-kirk-smile/charlie-kirk-smile-charlie-kirk-smile-comparison.webp","caption":"The composite image commonly used to illustrate the 'Charlie Kirk smile' meme, contrasting a normal photo with the widely mocked distorted-looking version.","width":1920,"height":1075,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/charlie-kirk-smile/charlie-kirk-smile-original-charlie-kirk-tweet.webp","caption":"The original January 2017 Charlie Kirk tweet with Kellyanne Conway that became the source image for the 'Charlie Kirk smile' meme.","width":716,"height":932,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/charlie-kirk-smile/charlie-kirk-smile-kirk-gums-conceded-tweet.webp","caption":"A 2020 tweet mocking Charlie Kirk's prominent gummy smile, an early example of the smile becoming a running joke online.","width":716,"height":903,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/charlie-kirk-smile/charlie-kirk-smile-this-is-unedited-tweet.webp","caption":"A viral 2023 tweet reposting the Kirk–Conway photo with the caption 'this is unedited,' racking up 2.1M views and reviving the meme.","width":716,"height":1040,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/charlie-kirk-smile/charlie-kirk-smile-stop-the-heart-tweet.webp","caption":"A widely shared 2023 tweet reacting to the Kirk–Conway photo, contributing to the meme's second wave of virality with 3.7M views.","width":716,"height":953,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/charlie-kirk-smile/charlie-kirk-smile-disgusting-creature-reaction.webp","caption":"A September 2024 tweet using the Kirk smile alongside a disgusted-reaction image, spreading the meme within debate-clip discourse.","width":716,"height":661,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/charlie-kirk-smile/charlie-kirk-smile-kirk-smile-caricature.webp","caption":"A caricature illustration exaggerating Charlie Kirk's smile, typical of the fan-art parodies the meme inspired.","width":716,"height":716,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/charlie-kirk-smile/charlie-kirk-smile-kirk-horror-art-tweet.webp","caption":"A viral 2024 tweet showing a horror-art distortion of Charlie Kirk, one of many artistic exaggerations of his smile shared during the meme's peak.","width":716,"height":709,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/charlie-kirk-smile/charlie-kirk-smile-kirk-reptile-comparison.webp","caption":"A September 2024 tweet comparing Kirk's grin to a fictional reptile character, a typical side-by-side format used in the meme.","width":716,"height":569,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/charlie-kirk-smile/charlie-kirk-smile-meatcanyon-creation-tweet.webp","caption":"A September 2024 quote-tweet pushing the Kirk smile meme to 4.8M views by likening him to grotesque animator Meatcanyon's characters.","width":716,"height":911,"nsfw":false}],"historyUrl":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/charlie-kirk-smile/history.md","related":["side-eye","chad-face","lightskin-stare","magikarp-guy","resting-bitch-face","thousand-yard-stare","kombucha-girl","earl-the-grumpy-puppy","absolutely-disgusting","adam-gases-eyes","bonnie-blue-staring-bonnie-blue-eyes","emma-stone-smiling-bugonia"],"popularityRank":2767,"license":"Meme images and history: templates, screenshots, photos and fan edits, many of copyrighted material or real people. Explicit and offensive memes and images are included and flagged nsfw. Check you have the right to use an image before publishing."}