/r/FreeLuigi, POPNYC, and 27ForLuigi are gathering birthday wishes, fan art, memes, and messages of support for Luigi Mangione.
Space in this project will be limited but your inclusion will be guaranteed if you donate $27 to Luigi’s defense fund in honor of his 27th birthday. #27forLuigi
The deadline to submit a message or photo will be April 18, 2025 at 11:59EST.
holy fuck he’s still a baby and already a hero and legend
You’re a baby until your 40s.
The real surprising fact here is that he’s only 27, when he looks like he’s closer to 37.
Uh oh… why did it have to be 27……
Just when I thought he couldn’t get any cooler I found out he was born on the Ides of March
Edit: Turns out he was born on May 6th. My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined.
This seems ethically gray. essentially you pay a premium fee to be on the website. The fact that it’s a donation seems even more problematic because it does seem like it could be a legal issue for the defense fund. I hope these people contacted his lawyers about it. Additionally, people on r/brianthompsonmurder pointed out the fact that people with little to no money won’t have as much of a chance of being included (because they are picking and choosing who gets to say happy birthday??). “While donations increase the likelihood of your message being included, our goal is to feature as many messages as possible.” So people who can’t pay that much… what? This feels weird and immoral to me. Perhaps the donation should be suggested in lieu of the card, but not a premium tier??
And the fact that they are not being transparent with how they are getting site to luigi is really weird. Will he even ever see it? A guy who wants things to be transparent and is against classism, is anti-capitalist. It’s really off and doesn’t feel right.
