Fall Out Boy Show Compared To A Liberal Homosexual Rally By Angry Mom

Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz tries to educate his fans about being open-minded and to stay clear of racism, sexism and homophobia, but that message didn't sit well with a North Carolina mother.

The woman sent an angry email to the band's label, Island Records, and it has since been posted on the Fall Out Boy website. Her message complained about Wentz's between-song banter at the group's Tuesday night concert in Charlotte that she attended with her daughters.

"The ticket said 'all ages,' and your band was very foul-mouthed and anti-morals," said the email. "Charlotte is not the demoralized city that liberal San Francisco and other cities across the North and West are.

"I had looked forward to this concert with my girls for months [and] I didn't spend over $200 on gas, food and, unfortunately, shirts for you to give your own personal political testimony. ... This was a concert, not some liberal homosexual rally."

Wentz responded to the complaint by posting this on the Fall Out Boy message board:

"The only thing I said in Charlotte was, 'You can leave this show and say, "I think this guy is an arrogant jerk," or think, "This band is better than this one," because these are your opinions. The only thing we consider unacceptable is for you to engage in sexist, racist or homophobic behavior. If you do, we don't want you as a fan. Return our merch and leave.'"

While Wentz admitted that he probably uses foul language more than he should, that was the only remorse he showed in his post.

"I try my best to be the best person I can be. I want to be a good role model for younger kids. I don't smoke, drink or do drugs. I censor myself the best I can, but at the same time, I am not going to change in order to simply make myself more lucrative.

"I encourage fans of our band to grow up to become good people and to change the world. Unfortunately, I don't believe that treating other people as inhuman is acceptable. If that is offensive to you, I apologize, but we don't want you to be part of our fanbase. [Our show] is not a liberal homosexual rally, but at the same time, it will never be a Ku Klux Klan rally. We don't need to sell tickets that badly."

The woman has promised to contact media outlets and venues that will be hosting Fall Out Boy's future concerts to let them know her feelings, which she feels will make the band lose "a lot of financial support" from concerned mothers like herself.

"Here's to your band being just another Spice Girls, looking back and remembering the good times and 15 minutes of fame, because you [underestimated] who pays your bills. By the way, my children will not be a part of your sick idea of family."

Fall Out Boy will play Montreal's Stade Uniprix on May 12 and Toronto's Ricoh Coliseum the next evening. If you're going, be on the alert for a rumble between angry moms and marchers carrying rainbow flags.