Homophobe??? Josh Homme Responds For Using the "F" Word
Filed under: Gay Gay Gay
An open letter from the Queens of the Stone Age lead singer.
He says…
"Member of the Peanut Gallery:
Some journalists & citizens on the internet & are wondering: Q? Am I a homophobe because I included a slang for gay in with other "acceptable" curse words during a verbal lashing I gave a young concertgoer, after being hit by his shoe, during a show the other day? A= Nope. My gay family & friends, as well as myself, KNOW I am not a homophobe. For years now I've known gay is not a choice; one's skin color doesn't determine one's intelligence level; & red hair doesn't mean you're someone's stepchild. You see, it's not the words, it's their intent. I never said, nor suggested, that being gay is wrong, but apparently, based on your outrage to my flu-infused rant, you do! By that logic… I also told that young whipper snapper I'd have anal sex with him… how can I possibly reconcile these opposing viewpoints? I called him a pussy too. Does it mean I hate our one worlds' collective vagina? I never have been nor intend to be politically correct. That's your cross to bear. To me, that PC world would suck more shit than the porta-potty truck at Glastonbury. Homophobic? I'm in Queens of the Stone Age for crissake… You say, "So. Your band name doesn't prove anything." Maybe not. But it's a helluv a lot more definitive than the logic of some watchdog… (sorry canine-American, canine-European, canine-African, canine-Australian & canine-Asian) moralist, keeping score from pure perfectionville? If your glass house is squeegeed that clean & you need to do something, do what the great philosopher Bill Hick's once suggested: — forgive me–. Or don't. I'm not asking for either, OK? I think you should let both of your cheeks go loose so the stick will drop out. Either way I expect that you'll soon find another injustice from your chair, then roll to your bullhorn & point it out to the rest of us… Because you're so above it all. Or If you'll allow me to translate a wish of mine into your PC lingo:
Will you please go have, consensual, sex with yourself.
Pretty please with all natural, carbon offset sugar on top.
Sincerely,
Mr. Missundastood
A.K.A. Joshua, Baby Duck, Jho
Head Choreographer & Do Stuff Corporation's pansexual spokes-thing"
[Image via WENN.]
AHAHAH this is so funny. What a funny guy.
Re: Patri – Patri u are an idiot and u suck
Gay men - just like everyone else - use the word Fag and Gay as "put down" when pissed off - that has NOTHING to do with what a person believes.
It is what is in their heart and action…. this PC stuff is BS … and his response if right on. good for him …. ONE NOT CONCERNED FAG
Brilliant. Josh you fucking rock!
SCREW BEING PC! Lighten the fuck up everyone
you go baby duck!
that was possibly the most brilliant open letter i have ever read.
Right on Josh! Perez, can you explain to us what you're so mad about? His initial comment wasn't homophobic, and he clarified this with this second statement.
I don't even know this dude but I'll tell you what….I love him. Get a pair Perez and stop being such a vagina. They're just words.
It's funny that my replies in the other article didn't show.
Anyway, to keep what I was trying to say before short…the word hypocrite is not in Perez's dictionary.
But its ok for you to write "fucktard" above his head because the word retard is so endearing and PC to the mentally handicapped. You're a dick.
Re: Cams – Heh, this will be a bit like watching a heavyweight boxer beat on the local paperboy.
You hate lesbians, Mario…..what's the diff?
Im a gay male and I couldn't agree more with his comment.
Way to go Josh..
perez lighten up. you're about as PC as this guy, considering you use misogynistic, derogatory terms on a daily basis.
Do not under estimate your readers….we have minds of our owns and you will not convience us to hate someone just becuz you don't them. Get over it….stop trying to make fag a bad word. And how dare you say it's the new N word…hardly….
We want to know if you've even had sex with a man before?????
Giving head doesn't count.
HELL YEAH.. i totally love Queens of the Stoneage..
LOVE IT. LOVE HIS ANSWER! I'm so fucking tired of the "politically correct" buulshit. I'm a free individual and freedom means also freedom of expresion duh!
Good for him. Now I love this guy. He has COJONES!
His open letter makes more sense than anything else I've read lately.
FUCK BEING POLITICALLY CORRECT. Seriously. I'm sick of the fucking shit.
Amen!
lmao this guy is funny!
Perez Hilton first off, how gay is it that he picked that name… how clever and witty[sarcasm]. You are the worst kind of person, one who hates himself and takes it out on others. Just because you are a self-loathing homosexual, it doesn't mean that you have to attack other people for being homophobic. You are homophobic. People who point the finger at others are just pointing out what they wish they could say. By the way, you suck, and are a primary contributor to my hatred of mainstream media, or just media in general. Go back to waiting for Britney Spears to fuck something else up, and leave the actual musicians alone. In summary, I hope someone throws a shoe at you, I'll bet if they did you'd throw the biggest, douchiest gay hissy fit ever seen. Grow some talent and get a real job you waste of oxygen.
GOD he is soooooo fucking hot
I just fell in love.
*swoon*
i totally agree with him.
Love it.He has nothing to apologize for.Awesome answer!!!
Love his reply….it is what it is. To stand for something, we need to have thicker skin than that…..words are words…..but actions speak louder….take a chill pill.
GOOD FOR HIM!! couldn't have said it better myself. people need to stop being so hung up about political-correctness. soon we wont be able to say ANYTHING without someone calling us a racist/homophobe/etc.
I love you, Josh.
Perez, go suck a dick!
SHUT THE FUCK UP PEREZ. YOU HAD NOTHING TO SAY WHEN PARIS HILTON WAS MAKING HOMOPHOBIC REMARKS.
You're all a bunch of FAGS for letting this bother you. And worse than that, your uptight word Nazis trying to look like the good guy by pointing out somebody to appear evil. Loosen the hell up. QOTSA ruled at the turn of the century. Now, notsomuch.
Josh rocks! Perez is the fucktard fag, not Josh!
Josh rocks! Perez is the f*cktard fag, not Josh!
That was just perfectly said.
Go Josh, I'm sick of people twisting things to find it offensive.
Josh is a legend. Nuff said.
He's absolutely right! Perez you are the fucktard!
YEAH Josh!!!!!!! It's about time someone said this. I LOVE it. I hate all this PC Crap. You can't say anything any more without offending some one, It's all about them!!!!!!! What about the rest of us??? I think all those PC people need to get lives and deal with real life and concentrate on real issues!!!!!!!!!
I have read some of the comments and it think SOPHI needs to get real.
Wouldn't you be upset (pissed) if someone hit you on the head with a shoe!!!!!!!! If I have said anything to offend you… to f—n bad!
hahahah… this is why i love josh homme
Re: Sophi –
The term “fuck-head” sure sounds like an “emotionally angry word” too. Practice what you preach.
Perez, you clearly know nothing about Queens of the Stone Age. Before you jump to conclusions you should do some research. Josh is clearly not some Okie gay basher or hardcore rightwinger.
Am I the only one who thinks this is way too much information? He went into such extreme detail and created such high drama I think he might be on the DL.
HE IS AWESOME. Perez you should be on his side. and remove that fucktard from his pic. josh homme and qotsa are AMAZING, much better than all this crap music you support. like that kissed a girl chick, wtf.
LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO I LOVE HIM
word josh homme.
word.
Yep. It's true. Having to be PC is slowly becoming a huge pain in the ass. Shhh…you can't say that….you have to look around before you speak so you are sure you're not going to offend anyone. Come on - get over yourselves. Why is it OK for someone to call someone a bitch, but OH - that's OK. But call someone a fag (funny, in England it's a cigarette), and OMG…you're a horrible person! Get real people. As someone else said, slang and slur are two different worlds.
This guy never gives a straight answer and is fucking hilarious during interviews!!! Oh, he's also the best guitarist of our generation!!!
That is great!!! What a smart response!
I like what he said our country usa has become to freaking sensitive with our own slang language that we all made up together
Yay!!!! Finally someone's got it right and has the balls to say so. I love, love, love, love what he had to say because it's exactly how I and lots of others feel. This world today is too PC and all the mofo's out there who have those sticks up their asses need to let it go and just live their lives. Who cares? Josh Homme is my new favorite guy of the day. Rock on, Josh! And, Perez, really…when did YOU turn into someone soooo PC?
Re: larry – If you go that far back in history you will see that blacks yes were majority but were not the only slaves either.
finally a breath of freshair. get a life all you pc fucktards. Poor perez no one agreed with you. console yourself with a skin lollipop, you crybaby
YES!!!!!! Way to go, Josh! Get over your politically correct selves!
BRILLIANT!!!
I knew Josh very well growing up and I know of at least one very close family member of his that is gay and that Josh is in NOW WAY homophobic. He is a smart, well educated and talented guy and I am very proud of him and his response. I'm glad he sticks to his ideals. Go Josh (and get over it Perez)!
Haha, Josh rules!! … cmon Perez you're becoming predictable.
Seriously - CLEARLY he's not a homophobe. Get over yourself. And while you're at it, LOVE JOSH!!! He's awesome & talented.
I love this man. I am so sick of watered down "rock" stars.
I love it!
I love him! Totally put Perez in his place!
Finally someone is Honest about what they said and what they meant. Seriously, I'm Black, and did I get offened by Charlie Sheen? No! Gays need to get off the high horse and get thicker skin, Especially if you liken your struggle to the civil rights struggle! Really, enough and Lighten up a bit. He got hit with shoe for godsake!
I still can't understand how a gay man can handle a cock in the ass, or a lez take a delicious fist-fuck….and still be offended by words. Puzzling.
Haha that's awesome, he's so right!
Joshua Homme is right. He is awesome. I love him. He is amazing in everyway and he couldnt of put it any better.
josh wins
Well said!
haha funny response, i forgive him
Intelligent, talented, funny, hot…what more can you ask for?
I love Josh Homme and this response
Re: Lakes –
Especially since Fucktard is, in essence a slur about mentally handicapped people. Let's not try to deny that fucktard derives from retard. Apparently Perez can be demeaning, because he has a blog.
QOTSA IS THE BEST BAND ON THE PLANET…..BY FAR!!!!!!
BABY DUCK YOU SO SMART!!!! MARRY ME?
Josh Homme for President!!!!!
Finally someone has the balls to tell it like it is!
Re: sarah –
Omg, you that's SO true. Love your comment
calling someone a fag or gay is something i remember from being a kid (i grew up in the 80s) and it was used as an insult; but i don't remember the sentiment likening the person to a homosexual at all. I understand homosexuals being sensitive to the word being used in an insulting context, but really, sexual orientation is not a consideration when someone throws those words around in an insulting way. It is unfortunate that those words were chosen to be used as an insult, but seriously, I have friends whose PARENTS are gay, and they still say "that's gay", and they're not talking about sexual orientation. Do you get it?
HAHAHAHA….I LOVE THIS GUY! I don't even listen to their music, but I love this dude!
I'm amazed that Perez feels entitled to criticize someone for using the f-word, when he has been disparaging to someone like Cynthia Nixon's girlfriend ('Our favourite hobbit'???) who seems, frankly, lovely… are you up for the gays, Perez, or against?
I love him!!! he can't do no wrong in my eyes! He's human, let him be. love my jho!
Go Josh! I'm so tired of this politically correct bullshit permeating EVERYTHING.
And I'm gay! You can't say anything without "offending" someone, and "news" outlets are quick to jump on it for ratings.
Yay for Glastonbury toilets!!!
QOTSA are amazing, enough said!
he is def forgiven, not that he did anything wrong, really, because he IS right. people these days take everything so literally…
I loved him before, then he quotes Bill Hicks. Josh Homme is a bad ass!! I still don't love the "f" word, but he can say it at his own peril.
Fantastic rebuttal. The overly PC world needs to loosen the F up. Don't people have anything better to do than to be offended by ridiculous things like this?
I'm a fag Josh and I give you full permission to use the word anytime you want. Grow up you fools! It is a word that has been relegated to slang and does not retain the same meaning it once did. . .understand peoples intentions you idiots. . .
This man is a fucking genius! I’m so glad someone is stepping up and saying, “FUCK YOU! I’LL SAY WHAT I WANT! And I’m not going to hide in my house and say it hoping no one will hear me and judge me for it!” This world has gotten out of control. People will ALWAYS be offended. So what? Get over it! Just because you’re offended doesn’t mean I don’t think it, feel it or have the need to express it. Hell, that’s what this country was founded on! Society it nothing but a bunch of sniveling, self-centered idiots. It all stems from schools and such making everyone a winner and no one is ever the loser. Everyone is special and no one should be left behind. Bullshit! Survival of the fittest, and in this case fit means being able to hear something you don’t like and move on with your life. In other words, MAN UP AMERICA!
You know that in England a "fag" is slang for a ciggarette. A word is just that a word. I don't get bent by what C rated musician has to say and neither should the public. Michael J. is a child molester but does that stop the public from buying his CD's and listening to his music, nope because the general public really doesn't care what goes on behind his closed doors or what goes in or comes out of his mouth.
FYI- this guy was probably counting on you to raise a stink about his coment so he could sell at least 100,000 of their new CD, without your "press coverage" of this they probably would have sold 0. As they say "bad press is better than no press", especailly when you are already a failing artisit. Come on Perez you know this as you helped boost Paris H's career!
perez, i love you. but i love josh more.
hes right ,stop the drama. love qotsa!
As a gay man I have to say I agree with him 1000%!!
you cant get to annoyed about the word 'fag' and use 'whore' whenever the fuck you want…lets focus on changing the minds of people who are ACTUALLY homophobic!
That is why Josh is the Queen of all men!
What is all this talk of Josh doing it for publicity? I just read a comment stating that without this press they would have sold 0. Really? Regardless of whether or not you like the band, Queens of the Stone Age is critically acclaimed and successful. Also, Perez Hilton, along with the entire culture of Americans that are obsessed with celebrity, are precisely what is wrong with this world.
Vapid, dead behind the eyes, mouth breathers whose "conversations" consist of the latest celebrity gossip - please do yourself a favor and go get a soul.
WORD!
LOLOLOLOL I couldn't agree with him more!!!!
i'm gay and still, think he's right. this being politically correct thing is getting ridiculous! and Perez, of all people, pleeeaaaseee!! you can call anybody anything you want but the others can't?
I didn't think I could love Josh or QOTSA more, but he always blows me away with his brilliance. Bravo!
love him, pc is bullshit. he's a queen of the stoneage for christ sake, get over it fool
Fantastic. Good for him. Great open letter. And very true.
i love josh and brodyyy
Thank you, Josh. Love ya.
If he swapped out the word "f*ggot" with "n*gger" and the word "gay" with "black" would so many of you still have the same stance? Or would you be doing cartwheels about him fighting the big bad "politically correct" demon???
I wonder if Josh talks to his "gay family and friends" that way.
Quit hiding behind the "I hate political correctness" alibi, and think before you speak. Nobody is taking away your right to say anything, it's just that respect goes both ways, gotta give some to get some.
And now I know why I only liked one song of their's. Regretting buying the album
It's that heavy attitude mang… He has to be a man for his audience. Chalk it up to immaturity and a shitty ego man..
HIGH FIVE!!! God I am SO sick of this PC crap! Everybody apologizing to everybody on the planet for some verbal slip. Get OVER it! People have opinions and are allowed to voice them EVEN IF IT IS prejudiced, stupid, or ugly. And when it isn't, what is all this TRYING SO HARD TO BE OFFENDED!!!! I have been WAITING for somebody to just say I AM NOT GOING TO APOLOGIZE FOR MY OWN OPINIONS. Right, wrong or indifferent! THANK YOU THANK YOU!
I wish these type of rockers would grow the hell up. The '70s were more "experimental".