Erika Kirk, the ex-wife of Charlie Kirk, accepts an honorary degree on his behalf after his death.
is facing major criticism after recently accepting an honorary degree from Hillside College on behalf of her late husband, Charlie Kirk, and herself. People online seem to take two major issues with the degree, and both are steeped in what they believe to be hypocrisy.
, arguing that students are"filled with really bad ideas" and"if you look at the amount of money that you have to spend to go, the amount of time you spend here, and the ideas you have to endure, I do believe is a scam.
", he told a 14-year-old girl"there’s an argument to bring back the ‘M-R-S degree,'" as he suggested women's focus should be on finding a husband. So posthumously awarding him and his wife an honorary college degree seems like... an interesting choice to some:Issue Two: Critics are also debating why Kirk would accept a college degree that neither she nor her late husband studied to earn.
This is fueled by Charlie's controversial arguments against DEI programs and his stance that "Do you understand that people EARN honorary degrees because of their life's work and achievements?
" one person asked. "Not just because they married a Podcaster that was anti-college. ""Celebrities getting honorary degrees is such a slap in the face to those who work their asses off to get those degrees.
Then you make it someone like Erika Kirk and just add even more insult to injury, smfh. "
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