If you were walking by Cooper Hall on Tuesday or Wednesday, you might’ve seen a funny picture: a woman yelling “Ho No Mo.”

And with all the heckling and hollering, you’d think students were at the Roundup Comedy Show.

That woman was Cindy Smock, also known as “Sister Cindy,” a viral social media campus preacher who visits universities across the U.S to preach her Christian beliefs on her “Ho No Mo” Revolution tour.

While some may take her preachings more seriously, some students use her as a free source of entertainment.

This is not the first time she visited USF or caused mayhem while doing so.

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Sister Cindy may be an icon for college students and social media users due to her foolish teachings, but our crowds give her the impression we practice what she preaches.

Smock said she has been preaching the gospel for 47 years where she tours college campuses because she wants to reach the future leaders and influencers with the gospel.

“College students are a good age to reach, they’re still making major life decisions and not so hardened in their ways,” Smock said in an interview. “Gen Z especially are very open and more positive.”

Smock brought out all her best hits about sobriety and celibacy.

Everything she says, regardless of how absurd it is, gets an eruption of cheers and laughter from students.

It’s not that Smock isn’t funny, because she can be hilarious. But we need to stop encouraging her, just to end up ridiculing her.

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While watching her speak, you got the sense the crowds surrounding her weren’t laughing with her, but rather at her. Last year, Smock said in a social media post a USF student stole and took off with her Bible.

Smock may mean well, but often her preaching is aggressive. Her teachings evoke a shock factor in audiences; the things she says are only humorous because they are so outlandish. 

“Her comments are rather inappropriate and just target women and gay people,” said Skylar Dixon, a freshman majoring in biomedical sciences. “I feel like her brand has become a joke but has ended up creating a very tense environment.” 

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Dixon said she listens to Smock as a joke, not out of support.

This seems to be the common reaction to Smock’s USF visits. Many students disagree with her viewpoints but still choose to see the comedy in her preachings, and humor Smock by forming a crowd.

“It’s hilarious. I don’t agree with everything she says but I do enjoy that she takes the time to come and educate us, even if people don’t agree with her political views,” said Aliayanh Savis, a sophomore political science major.

So, let’s stop giving her a reaction.

While the idea of students gathering, showing rapport and laughing hysterically is great, is mocking Smock’s antics the right avenue?