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.]
His brother is gay and he is married to possibly the most kickass feminist out there. Oh and he has an amazing daughter. Get over it Perez nothing you do will ever equal the greatness that is Josh Homme!
-=LOVE IT=-
Coming from anyone else I would say right on, but "Mr Missundastood" is a fucking douche no matter what.
HARDEN THE FUCK UP PEREZ. YOU ARE AN IDIOT.
JOSH PWNS YOU.
I believe him when he says he isn't homophobic, but that makes him even dumber for choosing to use the word. So gay people aren't bad, but derogatory words for them are still effect insults? That logic doesn't add up. It was just a stupid thing to say.
you just got owned by the very man who you were trying to ruin. you silly, stupid, little boy. and look at everyone's comments; they're laughing at you.
Yehey! We need more of these. The thought police think they're doing us a favor by "cleaning" up our minds just like the religious wackos think guilt can "save us from hell". The scary part is that the religious wackos are so easy to identify and rightly laughed off. The thought police actually sometimes blogs.
ahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
josh homme is a sexy a-hole and can say no wrong
i would gladly have a threesome with him and his girlfriend any day
Holy crap, that was one of the best comebacks I have ever read. Noticed that you didn't add your usual commentary, Perez. Funny that.
Word!
you are an idiot for saying he is a fucktrad you are as politically incorrect as him if not more so get off your high horse
Josh homme will always be way cooler and more insightful than you perez so just stop trying to compete
that being said i still love your blog….
A FUCKING MEN!!!! PEOPLE NEED TO SHOVE POLITICAL CORRECTNESS UP THEIR ASS. Get over it perez, you fucking hypocrite.
I love it. Lighten up for fuck's sake! He is SO damn right.
so well written and so right
i mean, fuck, hes josh fucking homme
how can you expect to mess with him without getting your ass handed to you
I love it!! GO JOSH!!
That's awesome.
* dumb
Some say that bad spelling denotes asininity. Does that make you a hypocrite?
YOU FOOLS WHO SAY PEREZ IS DYING ARE JUST THAT——-FOOLS. PEREZ STILL GETS MORE HITS TAHN ANY OTHER BLOG AROUND. AND MOST OF YOU HATERS ARE DIRECT CONTRIBUTORS TO TAHT. SO, LETS STOP BEING JEALOUS FOR A SECOND AND THINK, IF YOU HATE THIS GUY SO MUCH, WHY ARE YOU ON HIS SITE. IS IT B/C YOU GUYS HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO LIVES AND HAVE TO READ A GOSSIP WEBSITE TO GET YOUR FIX. YEAH, PATHETIC IS WHAT PATHETIC DOES.
Re: Rec – How very pacifist of you.
The only thing that is stupid here is the jerk in the audience who decided to make an ass of himself by throwing a shoe at someone trying to do their job. If he didn't care for the band, then he simply should have left. That's called tact, or in my book, class.
And as far as him throwing the shoe back at the guy, do you not think that could have provoked a fight? Which is better, a good (and deserved) verbal lashing or kicking the guy's ass? Sticks and stones my friend… sticks and stones…
Chill out perez! A lot of people say that word and it's not that big of a deal cuz they use it in a way that is humorous and has nothing to do with people who are gay. Of course he's not a homophobe!
most people who use the word fag dont even know the hate behind it. if you did you wouldnt use the word. and knowing the word is offensive and not giving a damn shows me most of you people are insensitive jackasses who are not worth my time. i might not be the most p.c guy in the world, but i what and what not to say and have compassion towards others. i cant say the same about most of you commenters.
i fucking love josh homme, i'd defintely fuck him.
Re: Kriss – true. It's like when non-blacks refer to their friends who are non-black as the "n" word (without the "er" at the end). I'ts not meant to be racist and they would never call a black person a "n#!%er" because they aren't racist.
I totally agree with him. Right on.
great response
Josh Homme owned you in every sense of the word.
And I love him for it.
IF HE SAID YOU DIRTY FUCKING JEW WOULD MOST OF YOU GUYS BE CELEBRATING. NOOOOOOOO. BUT HE SAYS FAG AND NOW YOUR SAYING THE WORDS P.C. IF YOU LIKE GAYS OR ARE GAY IN ANY WAY, YOU WOULDNT SAY THE WORD.
Finally, someone has said, in a clear voice, that enough is enough. Stop trying to sensor everyone and their mother because you have the thinnest skin on the planet. As we become more and more PC we lose the ability to filter out what is real and what is harmless criticisim because we call out EVERY LITTLE SLIGHT or PERCEIVED SLIGHT. I mean, come on, what's next, burning at the stake for scribbling "Potato Head" on a picture of a celebrity posted on the internet?
I am so stocked that a man (straight) stands up for the words he said to this idiot kid. C'mon PEOPLE there are idiots out there (meaning the kid) that deserve a bashing. Josh IS NOT a homphobe. Quite the contrary kids. Hey, have you ever heard a big old Queen (gay I mean) go off on anyone? Take a look in the mirror!!!!!!!!
If you are offended by his comments, you are a hypocritical fucktard. Every fucking word shouldn't bother people so much. I don't think for a minute he is a bigot homosexual hater. Calm down people.
Perez you've become a real pain in the ass….are you on your period?!
Seriously go back to gossip it's what your best at….this trying to be a reporter shit isnt what you're cut out for…..quit being such a bitch. Thank God somebody had the balls to respond to your bull shit. I for one used to love your site…. now other people are doing a far better job feeding me my "smut"
B-R-A-V-O! I don't know who he is but I'm in love. I am so sick of all this pc bullshit!
fuck i love him!
Sweet! Free publicity for the best band of the last 10 years!
The day men stop calling each other pussies… and the day people stop saying other people are retarded… that's the day that it'll be okay to be offended by fag.
until then, say what you want. fair is fair. and Perez, you of all people should know better than to be offended. You who call people fucktards and celebutards on a regular basis. glass houses…..
yall are gay for calling him a homophobe
Ha I was at that concert, and it was not meant the way everyone seems to be taking it.
Some little fucker did it and we all wanted his blood because we were scared he was going to be pulling a billy corgan and run off the stage instead he tore the little fucker to shreds.
It was a damned good concert especially with that
Can I get an AMEN from the congregation?
I think this guy should be a writer of Come Back or Facial magazine! That was freaking hilarioius! Good for you stand your ground and don't apoligize for what all these people bithching about it say under their breath!
Perez, you think its Ok for you to write 'fucktard' on his picture?? you are such a hypocrite!!! are you paying out on retarded people Perez??Shame on you! You call people names all the time! is that PC? Isnt this how you made a name for yourself Perez, for being irreverent and non PC about celebrities?
Josh Rocks hard!!Cheers to you Josh! you showed him up for what he is:A hypocrite who has sold out for a cheap and nasty fashion line.
I think his response is completely on-point. Hateful words only hold meaning if you allow them to. I think everyone in our "pc world" has their panties in a twitch. Let it go, and stop crucifying and over analyzing every single word.
yeah perez your making more enemies then you really need too. your really one to talk. you say people are gay and everything else under the sun constantly.
get over yourself girlfriend!
go josh! I love you!
What's the big deal? You're constantly talking shit and putting people down for how they look and when someone utters a single derogatory word that has something to do with race or sexual orientation, you and everyone else thinks it's some big uproar. At least he's not one of those celebrities that says exactly what they're thinking, only to take it back later. He's kind of just standing up and saying, "I said it. So what? Get over it. Forgive me or don't."
this guy is an idiot. we can now add insensitive and sexist to everything is wrong with him. it's not about people needing to "lighten up" and its ridiculous that he suggested that the problem lies with taking offense to being called gay or his use of the f word. he meant it as an insult and now he's back pedaling. well, he can do all of the back pedaling he wants, because I think he's an ignorant moron and his band is horrible.
LOL
I love it!
This guy rocks!
I found that rather refreshing. I like him. And I'm gay.
Fuck yes. Amen.
LOVE JOSH FOR THIS!!!!!!!! If I was a fan before, I'm a bigger fan now. Kudos to him for setting queens like you Perez straight!
I was at the concert and the namecalling had nothing to do with him being a homophope for god's sake. There was a guy throwing stuff at him (has to be said that the band got foodpoisoned in Bergen the day before, so they weren't cheerful and ready for that sort of bullshit) and the same guy was being a dick to the girls standing around him as well. Josh Homme became the hero of the day for actually getting rid of the problem. I've gotten the impression that he's a really nice guy, the only problem here is perez tryin to attack him. Dick, f-word, cunt, all those have force in them, that doesn't mean one looks down on any "group". Ffs.
omg this is the best reply to being called out ever. I love this man
He isnt a Hater or a FUCKTARD. maybe an apology Perez is in order????
methinks the lady doth protest too much
Re: g_k –
You must be the exact reason for a response like this. He obviously is not a homophobic and maybe you should take his advice and please go have, consensual, sex with yourself.
Pretty please with all natural, carbon offset sugar on top.
FUCK take a chill pill, or the whole bottle!
Seems that most agree; you just ate verbal shit Mr. P.
I've gotten used to the hypocricy though and perhaps people need to realize that it's still Mr. P's website and he'll express what his standards are cuz we all know it would be impossible to do otherwise.
You go to a QOTSA show and have a good time. You get this Johnny Cash experience, everyone is drunk and dancing and it's a good time. Josh Homme is freakin hot and I love how he added the Bill Hicks quote.
good. sick of all the "it's OK to be gay" propoganda. homosexuality simply is unnatural and serves no societal purpose.
I'm sure Josh will thank you for all the new fans he just made
Wow, Battle of the Queens. He tore Perez a new hole. But Perez, perhaps, likes the idea of two holes. So you guys are good now then, right?
I couldn't agree more with the Queen, the one with artistic talent - to be clear. We're all so tired of the Word Police out there (Perez). Hey people - your freedom of speech is bound to offend others. So "others" - get over it and stop telling people how to live within the confines of your socially acceptable box.
And Perez, a better service to your fellow gays would be to not overdo it with the stereotypical gay persona you have there - with your flimsy wrists, jazz hands, Hello Kitty purse, and whinnneeeey gaaayyyy voiiiiiiiice. Ohh myyy gawwwwwdddd
HAHAH I don't agree with that word being used but that was bloody funny! LOVE IT!
ummm yea couldn't have said it better myself.LOVE Josh and think it must be a SLOW news day for perez if he even resorts to such bs calling josh homophobic for that.score Josh-1 Perez-0…
He DOES have a point!
gotta love homme!
LOVE IT!
I'm in love.
Slack cheeked, Turd slinging, Misfit Love!
QOTSA rock my face off!
Finally, my man is getting some press! No press is bad press, right?
Maybe I won't have to sell my guitars on eBay.
I think I love him.
Josh Homme is a rock god!! and Perez, you are a hypocrite!!! no longer a fan of you anymore, you have disapointed me for the last time!
Re: Patri –
well im pretty sure that josh kicked out an ex member of QOTSA because he was abusing his woman and josh wouldnt stand for it! i met this guy and he is fucking amazing! get a grip on life!!!
What about the all handicapeable's out there FUCKTARD? Should I start refering to perez as "fagtard?" and sterotyping all straights by saying something to the effect "why do all the hetros resort to this" what If I started my sentence with "why do all the black s blah blah " seriously LAME perz bad christmas sprit
Re: RI – Re: RI – Absolutely correct! Josh fired Nick Oliveri over claims that he was violent to his(Oliveris) girlfriend. Josh is to be respected not to be put down because some loser(ie Perez) gets his knickers in a twist!
Reading that made me soooo horny.
He forgot canine-Antarctican. God damn him!
HA HA HA!! that was beautiful!! Love this guy! He is right on the money with his comments. I too, am so BORED with the ultra P.C…FUCK THAT SHIT!
Oh please….so now you are all against this guy? But anytime there is a Lindsey Lohan post, you are basically this guy's mirror. I am all about gay rights, my closest friends are gays, but you make me sick with your hypocrisy. So learn to be as tolerant as you want others to be or expect a big boycott of your pitiful hateful site.
Yay Josh. Love the man, love QOTSA, glad not to have a reason to disrespect him–as I certainly would, were he homophobic.
fuck yeah josh ! thats why i love you
Re: Sophi –
Shut the fuck up
All I have to say is well put! Everyone uses words in different ways, with different meanings.
Re: hotki – They don't know the "hate" behind it because for many, the word has nothing to do with "hate" or homosexuals. This word has different connotations for different people, depending on the context - Isaiah Washington's use of the word is worlds apart from Josh's use of the word and to compare it to calling someone a "dirty fucking Jew" is just waaay off the mark. If you want to own the word "fag" as a universal symbol of hate and take offense any time someone uses it, then, as Josh so eloquently puts it, that's your cross to bear.
He's right and smart.
Love
woaaahhh I love josh and qotsa!!
GOLD!!! so true.. well said.
Josh is a rock god and QOTSA is one hell of a band! Quit overreacting.
Re: Sophi – Oh fuck……get a grip. He was hit by the assholes shoe…would you be looking in your dictionary for the right words if that happened to you??? Probably not…..you would call the shit the first thing that came to mind. I know I have said things in a blind rage that I never would under other situations
Re: Perez – I am behind you 100% . It's true, perez takes offence at the word fag, but he is the first to call someone a whore, slut or ugly, not to mention the drawings of cum on peoples faces. He can dish it, but he can't take it….!
Re: jobew –
WELL, MOST PEOPLE ARE SICK OF TRULY IGNORANT, UNINTELLIGENT HATEFUL PATHETIC EXCUSES OF LIFE, BUT YOUR STILL HERE. SO I THINK I WOULD SHUT THE FUCK ABOUT YOU HATEFUL VIEWS. OH, AND NEWS FOR YOU, HOMOSEXUALITY IS IS NATURE, HASN'T HURT IT AND WILL CONTINUE BE A PART OF LIFE, SO YOU MIGHT AS WELL DEAL WITH IT, OR CONTINUE LIVING IN THE BUBBLE YOU SO OBVIOUSLY LIVE IN NOW.
Re: jobew –
WELL, MOST PEOPLE ARE SICK OF TRULY IGNORANT, UNINTELLIGENT HATEFUL PATHETIC EXCUSES OF LIFE, BUT YOUR STILL HERE. SO I THINK I WOULD SHUT THE FUCK ABOUT YOU HATEFUL VIEWS. OH, AND NEWS FOR YOU, HOMOSEXUALITY IS IS NATURE, HASN'T HURT IT AND WILL CONTINUE BE A PART OF LIFE, SO YOU MIGHT AS WELL DEAL WITH IT, OR CONTINUE LIVING IN THE BUBBLE YOU SO OBVIOUSLY LIVE IN NOW.
way to go JOSH!
that man oozes coolness
Perez deservingly got his shit handed to him. So what? So fucking what that he said it? The world doesn't revolve around Perez and his precious opinions. Perez has made millions off of being spiteful, judgemental, crass, rude, demeaning, and downright hateful to people, some of whom he's probably never even met.
Grow the fuck up Perez. Shit like this is why within a year or two you'll just be another footnote in a long line of gossip columnists.
Sorry that you had to get schooled by someone vastly smarter than yourself. Maybe you should apologize for acting like a fucking baby.
FINALLY SOMEONE TELLS IT LIKE IT IS!!! LOVES IT!!
the only cool red head on this planet
poor perecito… mate I'll tell you wot. You just like the supergay cliche getting upset for the stupidest things ever. That's gay!
on the other hand you built up your bizness on taking the piss on everybody, calling ppl bitch, tards, and all that.
can you tiny gay brain get to understand this? oh sorry. said you stupid. I should have said fucktard, thats more of your style.
te deberias callar a veces, que cuentas solo tonterias para mujeres. y que mas haces en tu vida? marujear? callate perez. callate!!!!
Josh has his own brain and he use's it.
Gay people are jumping the gun over everything, just like the jewish faith, God help anyone saying anything to them,! because it's Racist or offending gay's.
PROFESSIONAL VICTIM"S,
so sad too bad
awww perez, did he take the jam out of your doughnut fag boy?
Fucktard he is not. Stellar retort from Josh. Right on brother. Right on!
Josh Homme = Fucking legend.
Awesome letter, and hilarious. Up yours, Perez, you fat cunt.
PEREZ YOU SUCK
take it easy big guy!
i love, love, LOVE his response…it couldn't possibly be more true!!
Good on him!! Brilliantly funny and some wicked points! You literally cant say antything without someone saying its not PC!!