Build-A-Bear Store Angrily Refuses Teenager's Request To Name Stuffed Bear 'Charlie Kirk'

Posted • October 3, 2025: We’ve reached the stage where so much of the raw hatred looks less like real news and more like something The Babylon Bee would write as satire. This is one of those stories. In a recent pathetic example, a Washington state teenager's innocent trip to a Build-A-Bear store — where the drama usually centers around whether to dress a stuffed teddy bear in a denim jacket or a tutu — quickly escalated into a contentious political showdown. Sixteen-year-old Evi McCormick told KING 5 TV in Seattle that she and her friends stopped by the store to create custom teddy bears, following a trend she’d seen on TikTok. But when she tried to name her bear after Charlie Kirk, co-founder and CEO of Turning Point USA, who was brutally assassinated in September, an employee at the register rejected her request outright.

Yeah, nothing quite says "brave corporate conviction" (AKA "visceral hatred and disgusting behavior") like an irate employee screaming at a teenage girl that her teddy bear's birth certificate cannot be tolerated — by the "tolerant" left, that is. McCormick said of the employee: “She just didn’t agree with it. She didn’t support it and she told me, ‘We’re not doing this,’ folded it up in a force and threw it away.” —— Kailie Lang, one of McCormick’s friends who witnessed the exchange, said: "It definitely made us all very uncomfortable." As it should have. So have we officially reached the place where even the name of a kid's teddy bear propels the left into histrionic fits of political rage? The question is rhetorical — of course we have, and it couldn't be more disgraceful.

After hearing about Evi McCormick's experience, KING 5 TV decided to pay a visit to the relevant Build-A-Bear store, where the manager promptly refused to speak with the outlet, instead referring the station to corporate headquarters. Translation: The store manager is a coward. Later, a Build-A-Bear customer service representative told the outlet that “The case is being handled internally by the appropriate department.” Translation: The Build-A-Bear customer service department is also cowardly. (…)

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KING 5 TV: Washington teen says Build-A-Bear manager refused to name stuffed animal after Charlie Kirk
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The Post Millennial: Build-A-Bear refuses Washington teen's request to name stuffed bear 'Charlie Kirk'
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