Kid Rock's response to the backlash surrounding the homophobic tirade he went on when he caught a fan filming him during a set in Tennessee was disappointing to say the very least.
In true high-school bully fashion, Fobert "Bob" Ritchie (Kid Rock's real name) posted a tweet signed by "real him" to justify misconduct by his stage persona.
"If Kid Rock using the word f*ggot offends you, good chance you are one," the singer wrote.
"Either way, I know he has a lot of love for his gay friends and I will have a talk with him. Have a nice day. -Bob Ritchie"
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Kid Rock, who has been vocal in his support of former President Donald Trump, is not necessarily a surprising person to be using homophobic slurs, but the double-down of his Twitter response has people rolling their eyes.
I would say they should cancel Kid Rock the same way Kaepernick was cancelled but Kid Rock self-cancelled through d… https://t.co/dyD4I9cIgl— Trent Capelli 🇨🇦 (@Trent Capelli 🇨🇦) 1623160885.0
FUN FACT: Kid Rock never turns into an Adult Rock. He remains a misogynistic, homophobic asshole his whole pathetic life.— Brian O'Sullivan (@Brian O'Sullivan) 1623116332.0
Kid Rock is the Rudy Giuliani of music.— Amy Lynn ✡️🐿️ (@Amy Lynn ✡️🐿️) 1623159464.0
Ritchie, who often touts his Kid Rock persona as an everyman redneck, actually hails from a very large estate north of Detroit, Michigan.
This puts Ritchie neither as an "everyman" nor as a "redneck," as geographically his home is Midwestern rather than Southern. The property most recently sold for close to $700,000 in 2018.
Kid Rock is proof that Trump Supporters only like talentless hacks so long as they hate the same people they hate.… https://t.co/LyCcIAJPcN— 💀DeathMetalViking💀 (@💀DeathMetalViking💀) 1623150163.0
I was going make a joke about Kid Rock, but then I thought "No. Life has already done that."— Kelly (@Kelly) 1623340988.0
What has 40 feet, 9 teeth, and is afraid of rainbows? Front row at a Kid Rock concert.— Laughing Lemur (@Laughing Lemur) 1623160670.0
Kid Rock is trending because he is a no talent racist homophobic asshole. Just in case you were wondering.— Shannon FM (@Shannon FM) 1623102730.0
Ritchie is also no stranger to slurs, using the n-word quite a few times throughout his collected works.
He has also been escorted off-stage at events before, such as in 2019 when he went on a racist rant against Oprah Winfrey and Joy Behar.
He has also called Reverend Al Sharpton a "tax-evading, race-baiting clown."
So it turns out that the no talent has-been Kid Rock is a hateful, homophobic bigot. I’m not saying it’s legit, but… https://t.co/gtYlGHrnBQ— Ashley Votes Blue ✨🌏🥁🌊🕶✌🏼☮️💫♥️🐝🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ (@Ashley Votes Blue ✨🌏🥁🌊🕶✌🏼☮️💫♥️🐝🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️) 1623106821.0
Apparently @KidRock got caught saying some homophobic stuff this weekend and I can’t say I’m shocked, his whole aes… https://t.co/uj971S2j30— Jessica 🐇🐇🐇 (@Jessica 🐇🐇🐇) 1623100775.0
Why is it even news Kid Rock said something homophobic?— 👠Beyond Blonde 👠 (@👠Beyond Blonde 👠) 1623167438.0
I saw Kid Rock trending, during Pride Month, I already knew the homophobic POS had said something stupid in public — AGAIN.— 🏳️🌈 Lance 🏳️🌈 Resistance + Kindness = Change (@🏳️🌈 Lance 🏳️🌈 Resistance + Kindness = Change) 1623104489.0
At this point, is it even news if Kid Rock says something ridiculous and then pulls a childish defense of it?