Ronnie Radke has a plan for people trying to cancel Falling In Reverse, and it’s a lengthy one.
The frontman took to Instagram to share an e-mail he received from a hater who called Radke a ‘transphobic, bigot.’ In response, Radke called the hater a ‘weirdo’ for using ‘they/them pronouns:
“Welcome back, they’re at it again, these weirdo they/thems. This is an e-mail, they are basically saying I’m a bigot and I’m a transphobe and they’re e-mailing all these bands playing in festivals with me. The e-mail is, ‘I just f*cking received this, you should know a lot of bands are being contacted. I personally like what Ronnie does and you are my brother so I’m forwarding this.’ So they are forwarding this after getting the e-mail. The name of the person that wrote this is saying that I’m a transphobic, bigot and all the bands are dropping off and never talk to me. The name is Elaphe J. Metler, and they put their pronouns at the end. Oh my God.”
He added:
“Every single band on this planet could agree with this e-mail. It would not change the fact that I would stay on my ground. I don’t care. The entire world has already been against me for 18 years, I don’t care. That’s what it feels like, I know they haven’t, but that’s what it feels like sometimes.”
Fans Are ‘Forcing’ Radke To Be Homophobic
In the same video, Radke claimed that haters were forcing him to be homophobic while he was not:
“I’m going to stay in my ground, you’re not going to force me into being homophobic. You guys say that I’m homophobic so much that it’s like you’re almost gaslighting me into believing, ‘Maybe I am.’ I’m not homophobic [or] transphobic you idiot. And if you really stood for the cause you wouldn’t hide behind a VPN so nobody could ever find you. Well, guess what? I’ve found you.”
Radke’s Plan About Haters
The frontman also shared his plan in his mind about the possibility of getting canceled and kicked off from festivals. Apparently, he will be playing by himself with no supporting bands and only one opening band:
“Every single band, every festival kick me off. I don’t care, I don’t f*cking care. F*ck all of you, I’ll play by myself. […] Oh man, everybody agrees that I’m a bigot. So guess what? I guess I’ll do a tour by myself with Sanguisugabogg are opening. My life is like a video game tour. Falling In Reverse, Falling In Reverse, with supporting Falling In Reverse. Headliner, Falling In Reverse. F*ck you.”
After naming another similar tour, Radke discussed his ‘last tour’ and detailed his plan:
“And for my last tour, how could I be homophobic when I kissed a dude 20 years ago in a game of truth or dare tour, featuring Sanguisugabogg opening? Falling In Reverse, being supported by Falling In Reverse, and guess what? The headliner, Falling In Reverse. I’ll play by myself in a dirty parking lot before I ever come to the pressure of these f*cking idiots because the second you do that you turn into Budweiser, Target, and Planet Fitness. Your stock goes down, everybody sees you for a week, it’s stupid.”
Falling In Reverse is currently on tour with Hollywood Undead, Slaughter To Prevail, and Tech N9ne. We will see if changes will appear in the tour lineup after Radke’s recent comments.
You can watch the entire video here.