Alex Terrible (Slaughter To Prevail) speaks out on the mental toll and frustration of online backlash

Both Alex Terrible, the frontman of Slaughter To Prevail, and Ronnie Radke, the singer of Falling In Reverse, have continued to be controversial personalities in the contemporary music scene for different reasons, as per theprp. Radke’s controversial reputation frequently results from his prior incarceration. Because of this, both people are frequently made fun of online in some circles, and their similar experiences seem to have even inspired them to work together. In recent years, Radke has taken on a more confrontational persona, frequently responding to his detractors with savage insults and rebuttals, while Terrible himself has recently expressed frustration at having to deal with the accusations and attacks against him. In two since-deleted articles from this morning, September 12th, Terrible discussed how he and Radke deal with criticism on the internet.

I understand Ronnie Radke better than most people.

First, people come onto YOUR page and leave comments trying to insult you, mock you, make you look like a piece of shit, or deliberately provoke you. Then, when you publicly respond to the exact same comment — repost it to your story or make a post about it because you simply want to defend yourself on your own platform — suddenly YOU’RE the bully. Suddenly YOU’RE the bad person.

How could you do that to a regular person? You’re famous! You have millions of followers!”

So somehow I’m supposed to be responsible not only for what I say and do, but also for the shit YOU choose to write to me publicly — or even send directly to my DMs?

How exactly does that work?

I’m a human being just like everyone else. I’m responsible for my own words and actions, especially online. If I write something to someone publicly, I understand exactly what that means. Thousands or even millions of people might see it. The person might respond. Other people might respond. People might agree with me, disagree with me, laugh at me, criticize me — whatever. I’m an adult. I understand that my words can have consequences.

But apparently, if I defend myself on my own platform, then suddenly it’s, “Oh my God, how could you put this person on blast like that?!”

PUT WHAT ON BLAST? WHAT THEY LITERALLY WROTE THEMSELVES? WHAT THEY CLEARLY BELIEVE?

And then somehow I’m also responsible when people on my page reply to them or go to their page and say something?

Hello? This is the internet.

You have the freedom to say what you want, but that doesn’t mean you’re entitled to control everyone else’s reaction to it. If you decide to publicly say something about another person, especially directly on their page, then be prepared for that person — and other people — to react to what you said.

Someone calls you a piece of shit. You answer, “Go fuck yourself.” And somehow the conclusion is that YOU’RE the bad guy because you told someone to go fuck themselves in front of everyone?

What the fuck?

Am I supposed to live by some completely different set of rules just because I have followers?

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