The recent incident involving Travis McCoy of Gym Class Heroes at the Warped Tour has warranted quite the controversy, and most importantly, it has upset Pete Wentz.
He blogged,
you know what? you call my friend a “n_gger”, i dont even give a fuck what happens to you. i dont want to see you in this scene. i dont want to see you at shows. you are who we write songs about. you are who we think about when we hate. radiohead, karma police over and over again in my head.
what a joke.
you are fucking pathetic and anyone that disagrees should put their white hood on too. i dont want your ticket money. i dont want your cd sales. id rather be poor and unknown.
i am angrier than i have been in a long time. hate upon hate upon hate.
thank god for my friends.
Basically, someone in the audience called an “ignorant n****r”, and this prompted him to call the fan up on stage, and as soon as he did, Travis smashed his microphone on the dude’s head, causing it to break.
No word yet on if an arrest is in place or even if the band will be thrown off the tour.
There is a video of the aftermath of the head bashing. Travis speaks to the audience,
I guess sometimes ignorance is bliss! I’m sorry you guys had to see that… but when someone calls you something that offensive and that disgusting, you have to bash their head in with a microphone.
