Earlier this week, Nathan Kirk of Oneonta prevailed in his battle with the Alabama Department of Revenue over a personalized license plate that the department recalled due to “objectionable” wording.
According to the department, its guidelines do not allow the “f-word, or any acronym for such, on a personalized license plate.” However, Kirk maintained that the word was not included within the acronym. After receiving pushback from Kirk, the department chose to reassess its decision.
After further review, amid immense media coverage, the department opted to reverse course and allow Kirk to keep his “Let’s Go Brandon Forget Joe Biden” license plate.
While he was subjected to vulgarities from those of opposing political ideology, Kirk said his effort received great support from those who felt as if the time had come for conservatives to stand against censorship.
“Absolutely, I wholeheartedly believe especially in talking with all the people I talked to… that was the overall message,” Kirk told Yellowhammer News. “They’re like, ‘I’m so glad somebody stood up.’ And people were calling me a hero, and which it’s not even close to heroic. A hero is somebody that does something, you know, way different than what I did. But that’s how a lot of people portray or view someone that takes a stand against someone.”
Kirk expressed optimism that a growing number of individuals would no longer choose to sit idly by while being “silenced” and said that people would begin “standing up.”
“People kept telling me that they’re glad someone [did] it and that they hope to see many more people start doing it,” he added. “So hopefully that will be the case. When somebody that is doing something that is not necessarily wrong but get silenced because of their opinion, you don’t have to take that. There’s nothing right about that whatsoever. That’s what minorities have fought for years. And now, people are wanting to do it to another because of their political affiliation and that’s not right.”
“And so, I think people are tired of that,” proclaimed Kirk. “And judging by what everyone’s said, I do think that other people are going to start standing up. Just because someone’s feelings are hurt, that’s not necessarily their problem, you know?”
Dylan Smith is a staff writer for Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on Twitter @DylanSmithAL
