ALL THAT REMAINS' Phil Labonte Is Not A Homophobe, Just An Idiot

Posted by RobInjection on December 10, 2012

All That Remains Phil Labonte Not A Homophobe

Remember when I called All That Remains frontman Phil Labonte a homophobic asshole for calling Black Veil Brides frontman Andy Biersack "a faggot."

This happened over a year ago, but for some reason, Revolver Magazine decided to discuss the issue further, and Labonte, being a total labonte, stood his ground:

How about when you called Andy Biersack a faggot? After that, you had a lot of people call you homophobic.
I don’t worry about what people think about me. I’ll call everyone in my band a faggot and some people who read that get really butt-hurt. I just don’t know why. What happened to, “Sticks and stones may break my bones but names will never hurt me”? I don’t advocate hurting someone’s feelings because of their sexual orientation, but at the same time, if it really offends you when someone says “faggot” you need to man up. It’s just a word.

As I mentioned on the Livecast, the appropriate follow-up question would be "Does that mean you also use the word 'nigger' since it's just a word?" but instead Revolver went with this softball:

Do you think gay marriage is wrong?
Absolutely not. Passing laws against gay marriage is the most ridiculous thing in the world. The idea that gay people shouldn’t enjoy the same rights that straight people do, that’s offensive to me, because they’re just people, and it certainly isn’t my right to go ahead and tell people how they can live or cannot live.

I will give credit where credit is due, Labonte always spoke favorably about gay marriage rights but that still does not excuse his idiotic use of "faggot," for the same exact reason the "nigger" is inexcusable to use in similar connotation. Has Phil not seen this Louie scene about the origin of the word?

Maybe to make things go over a little easier, here are two not-at-all homoerotic photos of Phil Labonte freely available on the internet:

AnnalUntercourse

I would call BVB a bunch of faggots because they look like faggots. The way they dress, wear makeup, clothing choice, etc., they look effeminate. I think you guys are over sensationalizing this story, I guess it's a slow day on the blog.

And I'll go ahead and be the asshole that says people need to man up about the "n' word' as well. It's a word, and there is no such thing as a bad word. Context is what's important. The word 'nigger' is not a bad word, it's the racist asshole that you ought to be worried about.
- http://twitter.com/ChurchySayz Andrew H
  
  That just shows you are educated. I'm with you on the "n" word part. But if "faggot"… Oh Motley Crue are "faggots"?
  - http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1354952201 Pat Nestor
    
    yes
  - http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1354952201 Pat Nestor
    
    because the word faggot has now evolved to be the equivalent of asshole
    - No sh!t
      
      It never meant "gay" in the first place! The MetalSucks alum need to yank their self-righteous heads out of their assholes about "faggot" already. Get educated. It is NOT exclusive to homosexuals and only got stereotyped to them in recent times. Louis CK, South Park, countless people in popular media have pointed this out, too.
D-BO

What a faggot
fuck you

So what!!! What´s the point? People should worry about them life
D-BO

Also, if his band wasn't such a sell-out piece of shit, it wouldn't matter. Due to the fact that they are now radio rock garbage, he must be politically correct; I get that. Otherwise, this is METAL, who gives a fuck!
- http://www.facebook.com/ThePhelps Kyle Phelps
  
  Only since the last album though… I don't think you can really say that For We Are Many was a radio rock album, it was really well produced and incredibly creative
Faggots and peas

Where i come from, we call each other faggots all time, mainly because ours references food http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faggot_%28food%29. Then again it translates differently overseas, spastic is really offensive over here compared to america.
Devan

Honestly who gives a fuck?! We have freedom of speech for a reason, if what someone says offends you, too fucking bad. Phil is an awesome guy, the liberal pussies in this country seriously need to get over themselves.
- MetalNick
  
  And if you're offended that people are offended, THAT'S TOO FUCKING BAD TOO.
- Fuck Phil
  
  Phil is a cunt and anyone who thinks differently is a cunt as well! Awesome guy, my ass!
Michael Gualteros

Actually the word faggot was originally used to describe a pile of wood. People would say "go get a faggot of wood". But people have corrupted the word to something derrogatory.
coxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Funny that you mention the Louie scene about the origin of the word, but in one of Louis CK's stand ups he says that he doesn't call people faggots because they're gay, instead he calls them faggots for being faggots. Totally understandable.
http://www.facebook.com/daniel.vephar Daniel Vephar

He called Andy Sixx a faggot because he is nothing more than that.
Stop trying to be such a politically correct pussy.

btw.those last 2 pics are not necessarily homoerotic
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000169482433 Georgianna Price Lowery

I don't think this guy is a douchebag. At least he didn't backpedal like everyone else does when they say stuff that gets people all outraged.
http://www.facebook.com/ThePhelps Kyle Phelps

Phil Labonte is a gigantic idiot anyway, this article was kind of unnecessary because it's a pretty well documented fact.
http://www.facebook.com/gramdaras Geno Ramdaras

Half a nigger right here!
He should have involved Bring me the horizon and Asking alexandria 2, Also a bunch of faggots :')
That's the way i see it, Simple as that.
But seriously guys, No young talent to spot or anything? Would be alot better instead of paying attention to these kind of, Silly things i guess?
j03y6661

cover better fucking stories than this shit, words are WORDS, if you take them in the wrong context, that's you're fucking problem. It's called freedom of speech. Also, it IS the 21st century, shits more fucked up now then it's ever been. Get the hell over it and cover a REAL story, Phil is the fucking man, hands down. m/
- Invin
  
  Agreed. This isn't even music news anymore; it's just Liberal Politics Injection these days. I just want music news without getting beaten over the head with one person's views over and over while they take shots at anyone who offends them. I give up on this place.
http://www.facebook.com/supitsthor Kit Brown

http://i.imgur.com/lvZMY.jpg
- http://www.facebook.com/people/Ethan-Murphy/1258442894 Ethan Murphy
  
  m/ hahahaha!
http://www.facebook.com/Specialghcr Donny Golden

They ARE fuckin faggots…. Go Phil… Fuck those fuckin faggot ass girly bitchboys…
fallenemerican

Heres offensive Nigger Cunt!
- MetalNick
  
  Such a bad-ass!
- Fuck Phil
  
  you are a douchebag…go fuck yourself!
  blow me!
Fuck Phil

Phil is a fucking douche bag republican gun carrying fuck that is always jibber jabbering about his right to have guns. So much so, that I don't fucking listen to them anymore because I'm tired of hearing his stupid bullshit. This guy is an idiot and he can go fuck himself. I don't care about the words he uses, I'm just tired of hearing the same fucking thing from him over and over. Fuck Phil Labonte……..sincerely, an ex-fan!
Tomcore

I was just starting to become a regular metal injection viewer before this ridiculous PC article. But now i am questioning whether or not i will continue to visit if this is representative of the Metal Injection team. You guys sound like every other news channel, what a bunch of sensationalised bullshit. You can be offended by the word faggot all you want. But as Stephen Fry so eloquently put it
"It's now very common to hear people say 'I'm rather offended by that.'As if that gives them certain rights; It's actually nothing more…
It's simply a whine. It's no more then a whine.
'I find that offensive,' it has no meaning, it has no purpose, it has no reason to be respected as a phrase.

'I am offended by that,' well so fucking what?"
RottingCarcass

Robinjection needs to stop writing these shit articles. What happened to writing about music news? not 'he said this, lets make fun of him' kinds of articles. Your logic is flawed by the way, how does this make him seem like an idiot? The word Faggot has lost its meaning, its now no different that your run of the mill insult. You cant even compare it to the Nigger because nigger was invented to be derogatory, faggot was not. SO therefore, it would appear that the idiot here, is robinjection.
http://www.facebook.com/mitch.lieber Mitch Lieber

Insert a trolling comment here. Who cares if Phil Labonte used a bad word? Although I never use derogatory terms, tt is hard to disprove the fact that the word "faggot" has evolved to simply be a synonym for asshole more than an insult towards someone who is a homosexual. I'm not knocking the author here, but the fact of the matter is that if you have the time to care about Phil's own political/moral beliefs, you should use time for something more productive and meaningful in your own life. If you get caught up in the statements these artists make, then you're an asshole for wasting you're own time.
Dragon

There's no difference in calling someone a faggot in the same way that anyone that speaks out against Homosexuality is instantly called a "homophobe". It doesn't matter that they do or don't meet the criteria of being an actual Homophobe..they're just instantly labeled as such due to opposing an unnatural perversion ( I.E. Homosexuality ) in an increasingly Pro-
Gay atmosphere.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100003478651428 Paul Hartman

BVB=Faggots

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