I know i don't really have that much a platform or pull, but i want y'all's help.
As you know, two days ago, that nazi asshole charlie kirk was shot and killed. One of the professors at my uni posted about it and said he wouldn't mourn him and wondered where this kind of response was for the Minnesota rep assassination, school shootings, etc. He didn't even know who the bitch was.
And now he very well may lose his job.
This is such a kind man. When he saw my backpack falling apart, he gave me his old one that normally would have cost 200 dollars. When i couldn't afford the art supplies for his class, he gave me some to keep that i still use. He has been one of the most supportive and understanding professors i have ever had, and he doesn't deserve to lose a job he's had for almost 20 years just for telling the truth and not mourning a man who doesn't deserve it.
I know petitions rarely accomplish much of anything nowadays, but it will at least bring attention to it
Sign it. Spread it around. Reblog this post, get it out there. Please.
Protect the freedom of speech on American campuses - Reinstate Michael Hook!
Y'all i cannot express enough how much you're support here means to me. It may not seem like a lot but the fact that complete strangers on the internet (and a few very good friends) are willing to spread this around to try and help is just...
Thank you so much.
Something i didn't mention in the original post is that when i was first in his class, i was functionally homeless. I had forgotten to sign up for a dorm in time and had to sleep on a friend's couch because my hometown was 2 hours away. I was also unemployed. As you may have guessed from that, my grades were... not great.
On the first day of his class, i specifically chose the one table in the room that no one else was sitting at. The previous semester had been rough and i really just was trying to avoid talking to people as much as possible. Hook took note of that, and decided to sit at my table the rest of the semester. When group projects happened, he was my partner. And eventually, it got to the point where i was okay talking with everyone else and i had a lot of fun in what was really just a basic color theory class.
He didn't patronize me or try to force me to do something i didn't want to do. He just sat down, asked what i was listening to. When i responded with nine inch nails, he talked about how he listened to them a lot in college, too. And then there was the aforementioned gifts of art supplies and backpack, neither of which i asked for. I just came in one day, and there were supplies at my spot. Same with the backpack. He saw someone that was clearly struggling, and just helped them.
It breaks my heart that he's being fired over something as stupid as just calling a Nazi a Nazi. But i guess i do live in a deep red state.
He helped me in my time of need, and now i'm trying my best to return the favor.
So truly, thank you so much.
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