The Chicago Tribune published an article this evening about the Evanston cancellation, which is what prompted this petition. According to the article, the managers at Evanston SPACE "confirmed with the San Francisco promoter that Shocked’s comments were “'ugly in nature and not meant to be artistic or satirical in any way … It wasn't a very hard decision for us.'” Check it out: http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/chi-michelle-shocked-evanston-20130318,0,7598900.story