A private university professor has resigned after saying he would be “tempted to shoot up” a dance party like Hamas terrorists did on October 7 – then whining about being victimized because frightened school officials did not defend him.
Wake Forest University professor Laura Mullen sparked outrage with a since-deleted social media post just days after a surprise Hamas attack killed about 1,200 people, including hundreds at the Supernova Music Festival.
“So it’s kind of Duh, but if you push me out of my house, plow my olive grove below and lock up what’s left of my family in the little poor state you run as an open prison, I could be tempted to shoot. have your dance party, yes, even knowing you’ll scorch the Earth,” he wrote, according to the Winston-Salem Journal.
The post sparked widespread criticism, including angry letters from parents demanding the firing of the professor who is also the Kenan humanities chair in the English and creative writing department.
“Students and parents alike have expressed concern for their safety in reaction to his hate speech,” the North Carolina university’s Chabad chapter said.
Laura Mullen, a professor at Wake Forest University, resigned after allegedly receiving threats for a position she made at X.Wake Forest University
“As Jewish students, we are alarmed and shocked that he was willing to make a joke about the massacre at the Supernova Music Festival that killed more than 250 Israeli civilians,” the student board said.
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“His threatening language plays on antisemitic sentiment, a problem that poses a threat to Wake Forest students and that has no place in our school.”
The university told the Journal that although it “affirms[s] the right to individual freedom of expression,” “the posted comments caused significant concern and fear for members of our community.”
“And to be clear: statements that diminish the value and dignity of human life or justify the use of violence are contrary to the values inherent in Wake Forest University’s Pro Humanitate ethos,” the university said.
Mullen eventually resigned, citing “personal reasons” – but explained he felt like a victim because the school refused to support him.
He whined to the student newspaper, Wake Report, that the university’s statement “is like if you watch an animal movie and you isolate a deer, that’s what it’s going to eat.
“They threw me to the wolves,” he lamented.
Mullen said his initial post was “raw, direct, [and] poetic, because it involves imagery.”
Days after Hamas terrorists attacked Israel, Mullen wrote, “I could be tempted to launch your dance party.” Facebook / Laura Mullen
In explaining his position, Mullen said: “When 9/11 happened, I asked myself and others, ‘What are we doing to make people want to come and do that to us?’ That’s how my mind works.
“I don’t believe in a clear line between victim and perpetrator, that violence comes from a vacuum,” he said, according to the Journal. “That doesn’t mean I condone violence.
“I care deeply about what is happening to innocent people everywhere. My tweets reflect my understanding of history and the results of oppression.”
He also claimed that he received no personal response from students, and the mother of a Muslim student instead offered “any support you need.”
Wake Forest University officials said the post “raised significant concerns and fears for members of our community.”LightRocket via Getty Images
“I don’t have students come up to me and say, ‘Hey, you’re raising my fears and anxieties,'” she told the Report, as opposed to schools that highlight those fears.
The Chabad chapter also asserted that “Jewish students are now afraid to take their classes” after the post by “a professor in a position of power and influence.”
“Any of us could have been one of those present, and many of us have relatives and friends who are in danger or have been killed in Israel in recent weeks,” the student group said of the massacre.
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