Washington Post took heat for putting spotlight on Erika Kirk’s wardrobe
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The Washington Post received some backlash on social media this week after promoting a column about Erika Kirk’s wardrobe.
On January 8, the Washington Post published an article titled “Erika Kirk walks a fine line in sparkly pants.” This article shed light on the wardrobe decisions the Turning Point USA CEO has made since her late husband Charlie Kirk was assassinated last year.
“A mother of two young children, Kirk continues to take on public leadership roles while championing conventional ideas about prioritizing marriage and motherhood, and her outfits attempt to walk the same high line…her recent style suggests she is aware that she must now fit into mainstream, secular, political contexts well enough to be taken seriously—but not so much that she would be mistaken for a career woman or feminist,” Washington Post fashion writer Ashley Fetters Maloy said. wrote.
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Erika Kirk, widow of late right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk, speaks at Turning Point’s annual AmericaFest conference on December 18, 2025 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Olivier Touron/AFP via Getty Images)
The article detailing specific clothing that Kirk had recently worn disturbed many when it was shared by the newspaper on X on January 10. It was seen that many people criticized the tone of the social media post.
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“Because for crying out loud this will never end,” former Arizona senator Kyrsten Sinema wrote.
“Erika is ‘not making marriage a priority’ because a radical leftist shot and killed her husband. Good Lord. These people will never stop attacking the Kirk family,” wrote Jack Posobiec, Kirk’s longtime family friend.
Axios reporter Marc Caputo responded: “I’ve been reporting for a quarter-century, and I still remember at my first daily newspaper job having to read a style guide that specifically warned reporters to be very careful when describing women’s clothing in depth, because it could be seen as sexist.”
Expert Jason Rantz asks, “How is this printed?” he asked.
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Erika Kirk speaks on stage at the New York Times DealBook Summit 2025 at Jazz at Lincoln Center on December 3, 2025 in New York City. (David Dee Delgado/Getty Images for the New York Times)
Conservateur founder Jayme Franklin added: “The left will complain about how hard it is to be a woman in America, claiming that we are judged unfairly for our appearance and demeanor. But in reality, the only women who routinely face this kind of scrutiny are conservative women, who face the worst and most antiquated attacks imaginable from people who claim to advocate for women’s empowerment.”
Many people took to social media to express their thoughts about the article:
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The Washington Post did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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