"Videos of Banall lip-syncing to Kirk's voice have garnered over 10.5 million views on TikTok. In the videos, Banall wore a blonde wig, red blazer, and sparkly undershirt, and made comedic facial reactions while lip-syncing to Kirk's misquoting of a Bible verse and Kirk's telling conspiracy theorists to "stop" spreading lies about her husband. One video concluded with Banall then joyously dancing to Cascada's 2009 song "Evacuate The Dancefloor.""
"While Banall hasn't publicly explained the thinking behind her Kirk-inspired character - who she named "Erica Qwerk" - Kirk was criticized for making flashy public appearances shortly after the September 10 murder of her husband Charlie Kirk. In particular, social media commenters criticized Kirk for wearing a sparkly suit and walking onto a stage lit by pyrotechnics at events following her husband's death."
"In a follow-up video, Banall told her TikTok followers, "Thank you so much for all of this incredible response... It's truly overwhelming, and I've been thinking, 'What's something good we could do with this? What would Turning Point USA do?'" "Monetize," Banall said before noting that she had resumed her GoFundMe crowdfunding campaign for the ACLU. The campaign's webpage states, "We've re-ignited our Fund Rager page benefitting the ACLU so we can block the BS this next administration is doing"
Los Angeles drag queen Lauren Banall created a Kirk-inspired character named "Erica Qwerk" and posted lip-sync videos that garnered over 10.5 million views on TikTok. Banall wore a blonde wig, red blazer and sparkly undershirt while lip-syncing to Erika Kirk's misquoting of a Bible verse and Kirk telling conspiracy theorists to "stop" spreading lies about her husband. One video concludes with Banall dancing to Cascada's "Evacuate The Dancefloor." Banall resumed a GoFundMe campaign benefiting the ACLU, saying "Monetize" and noting the campaign aims to block actions by the next administration. Erika Kirk faced criticism for flashy public appearances after Charlie Kirk's September 10 murder and became CEO and board chair of Turning Point USA.
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