Slaughter To Prevail’s set at this year’s Bloodstock Open Air Festival in Walton-on-Trent, UK has been facing scrutiny due to vocalist Alex Terrible’s alleged lack of support for the trans community. As such, the frontman, who was previously hit with allegations of Nazism, homophobia, and more, has addressed the situation in a series of social media responses.
Terrible initially said the following:
“I apologize to the trans community for the fact that we played Bloodstock. It was completely sold out and people actually enjoyed our performance.”
He continued when asked for an apology:
“I genuinely don’t understand what I’m supposed to apologize to the trans community for. Can someone please explain it to me? I’ll apologize, no problem. I’m not too proud to do it I was told they even protested to try to get our performance canceled before we went on stage. I understand that not everyone likes us, and that we especially don’t appeal to people those who lack critical thinking. But that’s okay. I used to be like that myself. The important thing is to keep changing for the better. And that’s what I wish for everyone. @bloodstockopenair team and @vicky.hungerford thank you for believing in us ! much love for all of you.”
He then responded to another fan, who told him to “talk to some trans people on a podcast or something and try to learn from them”:
“You have no idea how many messages like this I get. Hellooo? What exactly am I supposed to learn from them? And more importantly, WHY?
You guys are the ones who have a problem with me — I don’t have a problem with you.
I genuinely don’t care how you identify, who you sleep with, how you dress, what religion you follow, what political views you have, or anything else. I literally DO NOT CARE, guys!
What I DON’T LIKE is when someone tries to push their values or beliefs onto me.
You need to understand one thing: you are not my enemies. I don’t want to know everything about everyone. I already have enough shit going on in my own head. I have my own life, and I’m trying to figure that out — and now you’re telling me I’m supposed to figure out everyone else’s life too? Why the fuck would I need that? 😹
I treat every person with respect as long as they treat me with respect, respect my boundaries, and don’t disrespect what I consider sacred.
It doesn’t matter who you are, where you come from, or anything else — I’ll treat you like I would any other human being.
But if you lack basic manners, ethics, the ability to communicate respectfully, or emotional maturity, then don’t expect me to welcome you with open arms. At the very least, I’ll avoid you. And if you cross my boundaries, I will respond — sometimes very harshly.
BLAIRE WHITE it was a dig at you ”
He later had another exchange:
Fan: “Teaching blind and mindless hate is not chill. This is a lot more than politics and ‘Lefties,’ this is expressionism and personal identity and societal views on many important topics. I know this will get hate, not here to argue. Just don’t be a cog in the machine of politics.”
Terrible: “What is there even left to talk about?
He’s literally saying that I’m spreading hate. Apparently, saying that I respect every person and simply don’t want to get involved in other people’s personal lives, identities, or beliefs that have nothing to do with me is, in their eyes, “spreading hate.”
If THAT is what counts as spreading hate, then I’m honestly not surprised they call me a Nazi.
I wish you all the best in life. It’s going to be very difficult living with a worldview like that, where everyone around you is somehow an enemy.
And apparently, I’m fucking Adolf Hitler at this point.”
He went on to say the following after one fan claimed that hate in the comment section was proof of trans people needing his support.
“So you come to my shows just to “support” me? Or do you come because you actually love my music? I’m confused. Am I your kid performing at a school play who needs you to show up and support me?
I fight bare-knuckle. Do you really think I need your support?
I want to see FANS at my shows — people who genuinely love my music — not people who are just there because they feel like they need to “support” us.
And why the fuck am I supposed to publicly support someone just because there are negative comments online? Am I responsible for every single one of my fans? For their personal beliefs and worldview?
Who else am I supposed to support? Israel? Palestine? Ukraine? Please, give me the full fucking list of everyone I’m required to publicly support, just in case somebody leaves another shitty comment about someone under one of my posts.
I’ve made my position very clear: I respect every person who treats me with respect. I’m against war and violence. I make music, and I genuinely don’t give a fuck what your personal beliefs are.
But don’t come into my personal space and try to impose your rules, values, or beliefs on me. Deal with your own personal life yourself.
Everyone deserves love, and trans too.
Even if I raised your flag above my head, you would still say I’m a Nazi and that I’m only doing it so I can keep playing shows in the West.
I constantly see people saying, “Go watch his interviews in Russian. He openly says he never changed his neo-Nazi views and that he’s just pretending.”
When I read comments like that, I don’t even laugh anymore. It honestly scares me how stupid people can be — and how many people actually believe this shit without even thinking for themselves.
I would rather play in front of 100 people who think before they speak and have some critical thinking skills than bend over backwards for 10,000 idiots who are ready to believe absolutely anything and expect me to dance to their tune.
Period.”
He also added the following after another fan suggested standing up for trans people even if hate comments continue online:
“So you’re serious comparing real life to the internet By your logic, I should start speaking up for Ukraine coz many of my fans are from Ukraine. You know that right? Then Israel, coz I have a lot of fans from there too? Then people from Russia will show up and I’ll have to stand up for them too? And the people defending Palestine? Then religious people will come along and say Alex Terrible is fucking Satanists — so what am I supposed to do then, delete my entire page?”
Interestingly, he seemed to have changed his tune after an additional fan asked how he would feel if his family were the ones being targeted:
“I never think that way actually. I act that way cause I can defend myself. I don’t mind that I have a lot of faith in the internet, I just know how to deal with it because I’m dealing with it for 10 years already … I can stand for myself and my family, but actually this man or girl is right because a lot of people might get bullied because of my posts or how I act and a lot of people might attack them and I don’t want that. I don’t want it at all and I didn’t think about that.
I judge on myself cause I can defend on myseldlf. So fuck all this drama. Fuck all these posts. I just deleted it. And I truly want to bring peace with my music and show motivation to be stronger, to be a better version of myself who can protect people who can’t protect themselves. I don’t want to be that guy who put something negative, bullying and fucking people attacking each other. I don’t want this drama at all. I’m just defending myself guys because I don’t understand this hate about myself.
I guess a lot people get bullied on Internet and because I have thick skin doesn’t mean everybody has thick skin. So I totally get it and I don’t want to provoke somebody.”
[via Loudwire]
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