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Charlie Kirk is the Founder and President of Turning Point USA, the largest and fastest growing conservative youth activist organization in the country with over 250,000 student members, over 150 full-time staff, and a presence on over 2,000 high school and college campuses nationwide. Charlie is also the Chairman of Students for Trump, which aims to activate one million new college voters on campuses in battleground states in the lead up to the 2020 presidential election. His social media reaches over 100 million people per month and according to Axios, he is one of the "top 10 most engaged" Twitter handles in the world. He is also the host of “The Charlie Kirk Show,” which regularly ranks among the top news shows on Apple podcast charts.
Charlie Kirk Exposes Public School Teacher Who Claims Woman is a Social Construct at University of Florida
Charlie Kirk confronted a public school teacher and former state senate candidate at the University of South Florida who argued that "woman" is merely a social construct and that gender is a set of preferences. The exchange, which has already been viewed 10 to 12 million times on TikTok and Instagram, reveals the worldview of educators currently teaching America's children. Kirk warns parents that when they send their kids to publicly funded schools, they are handing over their children to individuals whose values directly contradict their own. The incident occurred during Kirk's week-long college tour, which includes stops at Florida State University, University of Southern California, and Cal Northridge.
Charlie Kirk is in the midst of an intense college tour schedule, preparing to visit University of Florida, followed by Florida State University, University of Southern California, and Cal Northridge—four campuses in one week. During these campus events, Kirk frequently gets asked about the nature of dialogues on college campuses, and the videos from these exchanges routinely rack up millions of views.
One particular exchange at the University of South Florida has already been viewed 10 to 12 million times across TikTok and Instagram combined. Kirk describes this clip as a critical window into understanding the next generation of teachers—those who are currently educating children in publicly funded schools across America.
A Teacher's Definition of Woman
The individual who approached Kirk's open mic was not just a random college student, but a current teacher and former candidate for state senate. When Kirk asked the simple question "What is a woman?" the teacher's response revealed a worldview that has become increasingly common in educational settings.
The teacher responded: "We define gender as a set of preferences that you have. Gender is a set of preferences. Woman is a social construct that we've agreed upon. Typically we imagine womanhood as makeup or whatever it is. There is a difference between the word woman and being a biological female. Woman is a social contract that we use."
The teacher continued: "Woman is a social construct we agree on these set of preferences. If I tell you that I'm a man, it's because I want you to know that I like these set of preferences. If I tell you I'm a woman, it's because I want you to know that I agree with these set of preferences."
When Kirk asked whether men can give birth, the teacher attempted to distinguish between males and men, stating: "If you listen to your bio professors you would understand there's a difference between biology and what we think about."
Kirk's Warning to Parents
Kirk issued a direct warning to parents and grandparents: "Every single one of you that are sending your kids or grandkids to public schools have a moral obligation to watch this one minute and 23 second clip. This one minute clip shows you exactly the type of person that has become a teacher and wants to teach your child."
He continued: "That is teaching your kid when you send your kid to grade school that is publicly funded or government funded, to middle school, high school, or college—they are at risk of being influenced by people like this. You are handing over your children to a pseudo indoctrination state. You are handing over your most prized possession to an enterprise that believes things that are directly contradictory to your values, that are adverse to your worldview."
Defending the Open Mic Format
Kirk addressed critics who question why he debates college students, explaining that his campus events feature an open microphone format where anyone can participate. He noted that professors and teaching assistants have approached the microphone before, and that this particular individual was both a former state senate candidate and a current teacher.
"Anybody is welcome up to the mic," Kirk explained. "It just so happens college kids tend to overwhelm the population, and most college kids are voters. Can we stop acting as if that it's some sort of protected species? They're 18 years old, they can buy a gun, they can vote. Let's stop acting as if they need to kind of be—oh you're not allowed to talk to college kids, oh only professors can talk to college kids."
Kirk challenged the double standard: "So professors are allowed to talk to college kids but Charlie Kirk can't talk to college kids? Why am I such a threat talking to college kids? I don't even go to college."
Student Reaction Shows Cultural Shift
Kirk noted something significant about the student audience's reaction to the teacher's claims. While he typically encourages the crowd to remain quiet during exchanges, he allowed the natural response to continue in this instance because the individual was a teacher and former political candidate making particularly controversial claims.
The audience reaction revealed an important cultural shift. Kirk observed: "Four years ago if a teacher would have come up and given that explanation, all the kids would have just been listening—what's Charlie gonna say, what's going on? Now they have the self-confidence to say that is complete BS, stop it, you're a teacher."
One student in the crowd reportedly shouted, "You're not getting your hands on my kids."
Kirk reflected on this change: "A little bit of that background chatter, a little bit of the clamoring, I think was actually healthy here. I think it made for a better video and a better dialogue."
The Stakes for America's Children
Kirk's central message to parents is clear: understand who is teaching your children. When parents send their kids to publicly funded schools—whether grade school, middle school, high school, or college—those children are being exposed to educators who may hold worldviews fundamentally opposed to their family's values.
The viral nature of this exchange—10 to 12 million views and counting—suggests that this message is connecting with millions of Americans who share concerns about the ideological direction of public education. The fact that this wasn't just a student, but an actual teacher and someone who sought political office, underscores Kirk's argument that these views have moved from the margins into positions of authority and influence over children.
