Metal Anarchy

Slaughter To Prevail’s Alex Terrible is facing backlash for comments he made while answering fan questions on Instagram. The vocalist, who was previously accused of Nazism and homophobia, reinforced those allegations with responses he has since defended as “sarcasm.”

The following exchanges ignited the latest controversy:

Fan: “Are you homophobic?”

Alex: “Yes. Also a Nazi.

Fan: “Why are u a Trump supporter?”

Alex: “Who said that? You were misinformed. I’m Hitler supporter.”

Alex later responded to the backlash with the following:

“This is a clear example of why many people don’t like me — and some even hate me. A lot of people can’t even recognize sarcasm. And you think that’s my fault? Of course not. When people say I’m a terrible person, that I shouldn’t have a platform, and that I should be “canceled,” you’re dealing with exactly those kinds of people.

And believe me, I’ve chosen the “softest” answers here. I left out the obscene and vile ones. Then you ask me why people call me a transphobe, a Nazi, and so on? Because so many people are ready to believe literally anything they see on the internet. Because many of them don’t have a sense of sarcasm, or they simply lack the ability to analyze and structure information. And there are A LOT of such people. Some of them are just very young (which is an excuse for them), and others are simply very foolish.

I’m glad that these people avoid my company, but I’m not glad that they spread ridiculous rumors about me – because unformed minds are quick to believe them. And this doesn’tjust happen to me. Any drama that flares up on the internet about someone leads to public condemnation from these kinds of shallow people. Meanwhile, smart and reasonable people are reluctant to take part in it, because to them it’s obvious that it’s nonsense.

That’s why opinions and situations in real life and on the internet are completely different things. And that’s exactly why “cancel culture” mostly exists only online.

But despite all this, the business industry doesn’t want to risk its reputation. If they see how people online are turning against someone, they tend to listen to the opinion of the foolish herd. That’s how it has always worked.

And that’s why I want to express my deep gratitude to the people, companies and platforms that were never afraid to work with me and continue to collaborate with me and my band.

Of course, I also believe that even if everyone refuses to give you a platform, you can still build your own. Your own empire — independent of anyone. That’s exactly what I’ve been doing from the very beginning. And no matter what, I have many people who will always support me and who truly love me.

The ones who follow me believe that what I do and say is right. As for all the others who disagree with me, hate me for it, and want others to do the same – I wish them to go fuck themselves. I won’t be lenient or kind to you. I simply don’t care about you, or I’ll just tell you straight: fuck off.”

This led to another exchange:

Fan: “We get sarcasm, but thinking it’s funny to say someone is “homophobic, transphobic, a Nazi,” etc., is meaningless and not funny at all. There are plenty of ways to use sarcasm — and this certainly isn’t one of them.

I know this comment will be irrelevant to you, because in the end you only consider your own perspective. You don’t have the capacity to reflect on the place of someone who truly suffers from these kinds of attacks in a serious way (without sarcasm) and who finds nothing funny about it.

Imagine the things you wanted to omit… oh, our true King of Jokes.”

Alex: “Ohhh, here comes my favorite category of people! Who even gave you the right to decide where and how sarcasm can be used? Who made you the judge of humor, to determine whether it’s funny or not? You can only ever have a subjective opinion and your own sense of humor. You have no right to dictate where sarcasm can or cannot be used.

Listen to yourself from the outside — you sound extremely selfish. You say I don’t have the ability to put myself in the place of someone who truly suffers from such attacks in a serious way. And what are you basing that on? The fact that I use dark humor? That only shows that you can’t handle this kind of humor and that you’re more fragile than the people who actually went through something terrible in their lives and can laugh at it. Those people are much stronger than people like you — and I am one of them.

You have no idea who I am or what I’ve had to go through in my life. You’re just a weak person who finds it convenient to play the victim, wanting the whole world to revolve around you and everyone to cater to you. And if something doesn’t go your way, then of course it must always be someone else’s fault — never yours!”

[via The PRP]