SAN FRANCISCO — Folk singer Michelle Shocked stunned a San Francisco audience on Sunday night after breaking into an anti-gay rant in which she said, “God hates faggots.”
“If someone would be so gracious as to please tweet out, ‘Michelle Shocked just said from stage, God hates faggots.’ Would you do it now?”
Michelle Shocked
Shocked said she lives in fear that gays would be allowed to marry, and said that preachers would be “held at gunpoint and forced to marry the homosexuals.”
The singer’s remarks prompted a walkout by two-thirds of her audience, but even more horrified than the audience were Yoshi’s staffers, reported the San Francisco Chronicle.
The manager, assistant club manager, and sound production engineer who were on duty shut down the show immediately, turning off the lights and cutting off the microphone, said Yoshi’s representative Lisa Bautista. An apology was made to the audience and refunds were offered.
Shocked, a self-proclaimed born again Christian, told the Dallas Voice in 2008 that she believes that homosexuality is a sin, and disputed claims that she was lesbian.
Shocked followed up her performance on Sunday with a tweet that read, “Truth is leading to painful confrontation.”
Yoshi’s had promoted Shocked as “the most sophisticated hillbilly you ever met.”
Update: As of Tuesday evening, all 11 venues remaining on Shocked’s U.S. tour had cancelled her upcoming performances:
HopMonk’s Tavern in Novato, Calif., SPACE in Evanston, Ill., eTown in Boulder, Colo., the Alberta Rose Theatre in Portland, Ore., Meander’s Kitchen in Seattle, Cozmic in Eugene, Ore., the Palms Playhouse in Winter, Calif., Moe’s Alley in Santa Cruz, Calif., and McCabe’s in Santa Monica, Calif., have all announced or tweeted cancellations.
Update: A tenth venue, Harmony Bar in Madison, Wisc., said Tuesday that Shocked’s May 5 appearance has been canceled “by the artist.”
Update: On Tuesday afternoon, the Telluride Bluegrass Festival announced it had cancelled Shocked’s participation in the event.
A Change.org petition is now targeting international venues to cancel Shocked’s concerts overseas.
Shocked has also said she will give a lengthy radio interview within the next few days to talk about the Sunday show in San Francisco.
Editor’s note: Some quotes in this story have been expanded to reflect actual remarks based on an audio recording of the event.
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Quick somebody hide the retard cake! Too slow it was just taken!
Sad to hear this
I don’t know who this nobody is and I don’t care. I doubt she’ll make a name for herself anyway.
nothing more dangerous then a born again Christian. They always are afraid of everything and then take away others rights using hate.
Well we “fags” aren’t that impressed by washed up Joan Baez knockoffs.
Yes because heterosexuals that divorce at a rate at or above 50% of the time as well as getting married multiple times holds the values of marriage true…she is a fucktardiot.
wow i thought she was gay..wrong about that huh.
Yes, and God loves hateful people like her. Yup.
Is it just me, or does she look like a lesbian? I think we have a closet case!
what a moron ha ha ha
Uhm. She was a fag herself once upon a time, if memory serves.
Yup, she’s just guaranteed I will NEVER look twice at one of her CDs. I recognized the name, now I recognize she is an idiot.
“I doubt she’ll make a name for herself anyway.” it’s not just the haters who are clueless…
She picked the wrong city to declare that, They need to kick her out of town.
That’s career suicide right there. That’s just soooo friggin ignorant. Makes me feel like it’s still the dark ages.
Who the heck is she??? Never even heard of her.
omg what a dumbass
I remember her from back in the day. She should’ve stayed back there.
Amazingly stupid…. even if she believes that, to say it in SF and think youʻre going to be well-received…. too bad the audience didnʻt have eggs to throw at her!!!
She will never comeback to SF… LOL
Joel, she’s got a decades-strong fan base. She’s been around the block a few times, too, so this is unexpectedly Augustinian of her.
her 1st cd was cool, i just threw it away, hope her record label throws her ass away to cuz god hates ignorant people too
have no idea who she is
Glad this bitch is STR8….let her stay with the haters. Also bet that idiotic comment will enhance WHATEVER career the skank has. NOT!
guess she wasn’t the brightest crayon in the crayon box
no one should go to her shoes, she is a fool!!! good for the theater/club managers, shut her down!!! and offered refunds…..great!!!
what a dumb bitch.
meant shows…..LOL
Has Been hate monger!
holy crap!!
Note to self: check your fan base and what freakin city you’re in before you spew ignorant, hate speech in concert….what a dope.
If they hadn’t cut the mic, maybe she would had continued stating how global warming is a hoax and evolution is a lie…
lol wow
What gives her the right to say anything about the gays, people didn’t pay for that , I know she better look in the mirror and hate that person, because she’s hating the wrong people, and I know because I have a gay son , and I will defend him and the LGBT any day !! I’m glad they shut down the show.
nope that will make any sales of her music go down
She has a great amoaunt of hate karma now.
She’s in the closet…….
I wish the reporter knew what the word “literally” means, though.
Is she a born again Christian?
2/3 of them walkd out on her…thats awesome
and now her fan base drops to a very smaller percent! congrats you stupid bitch.
What a loser!
Total loser
Who?
I wish she hadn’t done this, because now people will know who she is. It’s the same way Chik-Fil-A got that huge spike in business after coming out as homophobic, she’s going to get a ton of new fans who like her because she’s “edgy” or “ironic” or some bullshit.
I had never heard of her before this, and I wish I could go back to that.
She should have thought twice before she spoke the words especially in San Francisco!
Is it me or does it sometimes seem like the most venomous are closeted?
bump bump bump. Another one bites the dust…
The fuck…..what happened to love….? Each of us needs to exemplify and BE LOVE! Too much hate…..we need more loving action…..LOVE IS A DOING WORD! SO DO!
She’d probably have better luck if she joined the WBC.
Who? Sounds like someone is looking for relevance. Typical of this type. Its all about me, and ify ou are not paying attention to me, I’ll say something nasty that will be sure to get someones attention. My suggestion…disregard her as a has been and let her fade into history as a fool..
i bet she’s gay what a fucken retard
That is so funny having an outburst like that in SF its like going to jail and telling everybody your a cop LOLOLOL
Booo
IDIOT !!!
Seriously????
Someones career just hit the crapper!
Who is this ??? Clearly no one of importance for sure … Next
Who is she? I never heard of her
Michelle who..? She can kiss her singing career bye – bye!
I will never be unprepared to deal with the consequences of what Christians think God does and does not like.
Wrong place to voice hatred. We don’t put up with it here in San Francisco. She should’ve stayed in Utah. Cunt.
Further proof, if needed, that bigots are very stupid people.
Never heard of her – but I applaud the actions Yoshi’s took afterwards
“I’m going to talk shit about gay people in San Francisco. Nothing about this plan that can go wrong…”
The only possible excuse is that she was on powerful mind-altering drugs.
Well considering she played at the gay music fests etc etc and was out at one point, it’s sorta strange….
Fan no more. She needs psychiatric help
My “in the closet gay-dar” is at an all time high!!
god hates no one belive that
I’m glad that she got the response she got, massive walk out and the venue shut her down. That’s the end of her career, and she deserves it.
I had no idea she was such a hater. She used to have kind of alternate like image in the 80s. Isn’t she the one who was homeless and recorded her first album in a Walkman(80s)?
She’s crazy.
Wow
Alternative-like
She’s probably self-loathing and thinks by turning hate on her gayness and gays in general, it will put her “right with God” or some other superstitious, religious mumbo-jumbo. But man, this woman pings. And I generally consider my gaydar to be impeccable.
That’s what I thought Lynn!
I love the part where TWO-THIRDS of her audience left. That gives me hope. She might be a tool, but most of her audience wasn’t!
Some unattractive non-entity decides to rant in SF about gays…good grief
Here’s a little info called FACT for ya Michelle, God doesn’t hate, God is LOVE. God doesn’t like hate or haters or bigotry which you clearly have displayed. Read the bible, learn the truth and speak the truth. When ppl hate or bully others, they don’t look good doing it and they definitely don’t get a good name from doing it. Having bully or hater for a name is a shame. That’s ok, if you want those names, hey you have earned them. As long as you keep hating and spreading your bigotry, I really don’t see you’re career going very far. Last thing, Don’t ever talk about our loving God that way, you obviously don’t know him well at all. Don’t involve him in you’re hate because he won’t have any part of it. Please worship the demon on your own time, obviously you think like him because he’s hateful.
and who is she? never heard of her in my life… so her opinion means absolutely nothing to me.
Same era as Cowboy Junkies, Edie Bruckell and Tracy Chapman, cool at the time.
Who?
Probably a repressed lesbian!!
This article leaves a lot to be desired. The content boils down to “Some religious person said something offensive about gays on stage and a lot of people were offended.” That’s nice, but what else is new?
Why not answer some of the questions the little bit of info raises, like, if she has such deep-seated anti-gay sentiments, why did she perform in San Fran? How and why did the venue book her in the first place since it doesn’t sound like her stance was a surprise, given her background? What sort of folk singer is she? And, as so many people here in the comments are asking, who is she and why should we care?
Brickell I meant (80s)
guess her career isn’t going very far! how illiterate of her! God, doesn’t hate anyone and anyone who thinks so doesn’t understand God..
She definitely has some (probably) literal balls to say that in the city, but seriously, shes probably just doing this for some attention to try and revive whatever career she once had. Maybe I’m young, but I have no idea who she is :p
She totally wants the “P”
Someone said once “gays can make you famous or break you” – this bigot ladder is going down…and she will regret it -
She’s as ugly as her words!
Well, not that she has ever really “HAD” a career; to speak of, but she is definitely DONE NOW!
well fuck her then
So from now on her career is limited to playing at the Westboro Church picketing.
She just wants attention. Don’t give it to her.
good thing I never liked her music.
She was never anybody in the first place. Did she even have a hit? More ignorant born-again-chraziness.
What an IMBECILE! Ugly, no talent AND IGNORANT……talk about bad luck for that poor folk!!!
okay, so her doing that isn’t just strange to me….. as in, her turning her own tables?!!!! i went on her homepage and let her know
not nice. Another reason to stay away from folk music b
and that is the end of her singing career..what a bitch..she lives in fear that the world will be taken over by fags…she would be one that would not be converted and would be forced to live out her hateful straight life on a deserted island..chained, barefoot, and pregnant for the rest of her miserable sad existence of a life…go to hell in a basket honey..got hates haters….
OMG She could have been a great lesbian icon :( She’s more masculine my straight father
I thought that was a dude
She must be BI…for she was “gay” at one time. So this is what it means to shoot oneself in the ass?
*slow, pitiful clap*
Idiots come in all sizes, shapes, beliefs and talents. Funny that she decided to state her feelings in the gayest of all Citys.
this is why we’re all fucked. humans are disgusting.
I can not even put into words the pure disgust i am feeling right now….
Fuck her and feed her fish heads.
Don’t know who she is, so don’t care what she says. Screw you, bitch!
Shame..
Well, now she can be a self-proclaimed born-again starving artist.
im glad she did that so her ” fan base” will fall , worthless cunt she looks like a big lez herself wtf is she talking about.
:( and I supported her twice recently… unfriend her on FB
She “came out” in 1990 and was with a woman at that time but was then “born again”.
I don’t know her, but she might have issues with her own sexuality. Usually those talking this way do.
Who? Seriously do we need to care if some nothing bitch hates us?
I think she had a nervous breakdown… clearly a dyke and STILL unable to own up to what is clear to everyone else in the room. Sad.
mental illness i suspect.
She was…gay…so this is what religion and man’s doctrines do to a person when they allow it..
Just shut up and sing
I loved her songs. Screw that now, I have no time for people like her.
self-loathing, shame, stuff injected into her by a fearful non-loving milieu of so-called Christians. She will be in my prayers for healing. So sad. Such a waste.
talk about just ruining her career….
hmm wasn’t aware God spoke thru crappy singers lol
luckily no one knows who that bitch is!
do we really need to pay attention to that stupid woman?
when you say mechelle shocked it sounds like shell shock…
Can’t stand religious fanatic’s !
I admit to not being completely music savvy on folk singers but who? It sounds like he’s looking for attention.
ummm…wow
lol. what the fuck was she performing in SF for? She needs to be hospitalized with the rest of the crazy haters.
I smell something burning…Oh wait it’s her career as a singer…
I thought God was all about love? The God my mom believes in loves her gay daughter. and everyone else for that matter. dear singer I’ve never heard of, judgement is also a sin. OK bye
Has been bitch needs renditioning to Iran.
Hateful hypocrite….
God doesn’t hate homosexuals.
I thought God was about love. The God my mom believes in loves her gay daughter. Dear singer I’ve never heard of, judgement and hate are also sins. Ok, Bye
It’s a good thing I listen to real music, because I never heard of her until today. lol
What a freak! Run away! Run away!
Oh no. I loved her music.
That’s sad…I like her music. She’s dead to me now…I will toss her CDs. Religious zealots make me hurl.
She will rot in Hell!!
I am for water boarding her!
People should stop blaming God for their own hate.
Is this an elaborate hoax by Trey Parker to promote Book of Mormon II starring Michelle “I need to resurrect my two decades of failures career” Shocked?
Just the fact that someone thinks they have knowledge of what God likes or dislikes is a clear signal they have a scew lose. To also state that God hates is so against any religion. In this case as this person makes a living from singing she should be boycotted by anyone who belives that God does not hate. Which would be from most of the intelligent population.
C-c-c-c-c-c-areer Breaker!
All bad singers of this ilk wind up moving to the Christian music scene. It’s the only place that will buy untalented stuff.
What a bitch
What a bitch.
who is she?????
Sophisticated hillbilly… I’ve mer self proclaimed hillbillies that are much sophisticated then her simply based on the fact that they don’t spread hate or claim to know what god hates or doesn’t hate. For someone who is a born again Christian she sure is judgmental.
Every LGBTQ person in this world holds a special place in my heart, I love you all. I may not know you but I love you. People like Michelle can’t hurt us, we already stand way above her. We are stronger than her and by her saying what she said, she is showing the world that she is so weak. She knows that she is weak and she can’t handle that so she lashes out at others. Love is much more powerful than hate. Love you all. All <3 NOH8
R u kidding me
EXACTLY Paul….who gives an F about her
Says the one who LOOKS like a lesbian. GTFO
Free speech is free, hate speech you pay for…
I always thought Michelle Schocked was a lesbian…I still have the “The Texas Campfire Tapes” record. I think I’ll use it as a dartboard or a frisbee.
Well at least now I know who she is. So points for her because NOBODY GIVES A FUCK ABOUT YOU MS SHOCKED.
Christ preaches that we are to love one another as oneself, to love thy Neighbour meaning everyone. How does that translate into the hateful shite that this person is spreading and that awful church. the woman looks gay.
But she’s so gay. I can’t even.
I’m sorry. Who?
Michelle considers herself God.
ESTUPIDA
Not a good thing to say in SF!
I believe in her spirit she is still gay..but has allowed religious people to sway her..
She could set a record for going from nobody to nobody in the shortest time. She won’t get very far in the music industry with that attitude.
I reckon that God must love c*nty statements then. I guess she felt it was time to get that five minutes fulfilled from that fifteen minutes of fame that she never got.
Well she’s an ignorant CUNT!!!
boycott the bitch!
what a looser
she’s a nobody so who cares what she says she’s the hurting her self
Kudo’s to the Yoshi’s staff for pulling her microphone!
dumbass
God hates no-one that’s why he is better than us,
obiviously she doesnt worship our god he loves everyone and doesnt make mistakes,i hope she was booed off the stage and sent back yo westboro baptist church
Religion makes you crazy. Clearly.
She had a date scheduled in Evanston, IL but they canceled it because of this stunt.
no, no, she had a run in her stockings & said god hates snags.
my god, you’ve gotta be kidding me; and in San Francisco ! I had thought she was a lesbian. oh, but now she’s a ‘born again Christian’ so that explains it. This is career suicide. stupid ass move on her part.
Self-hating closet case. I loved her first album and then there was zilch for decades. I would call her a has-been but I think has-bian is more appropriate.
I’m as shocked as you are Jett..I had no idea she was this batshit..
drunk bitch
Wow….what a self hating person.
Don’t know her and apparently I haven’t missed much!
Boo…. You suck!!!!
I thought she was gay.
Why do people who attempt to promote God Hates FAgs think they have a direct link to him. From my religious upbringing, God loves all hates no one. As cliche as it is, God is Love.
Fuck her
SHOCKING !!
No, God doesn’t hate fags. God hates people who presume to speak for Him. Go to hell Michelle!
Wow. That is SO disappointing.
Ok, what she said was horrible. But there sure is a lot of use of the word “hate”, along with sexist and ablist words such as “bitch” and “retard” in these comments. And some of you even make attacks on her personal appearance. She may be a bigot, but some of you really need to take a step back and realize the enormous double standard you’re showing. One bigot’s actions is bringing out your own inner bigotry.
anyone wanna a cd real cheep, will make nice coaster or frisbee,, hope her record label boots her to the curb
I agree Scott..anyone who posts verbal abuse on here gets blocked by me or reported
Danny, what in the holy hell are you doing on here?!?!?!?! FINISH WITH THOSE BODIES AS I TOLD YOU TO!!! Once done with your work, you can continue your trolling activities.
Michelle who???
Yet another has been who’s desperately trying to get some publicity!
who is she?? never heard of her …and NOW i never want to and if I do I will change the channel!!!
Who cares what this chick says? She is second rate and has destroyed her career. now she has to go and sing at Religious outings and Jesus circles. Whatever she wants to say doesn’t matter. Sometimes a failing artist has to do something to feel valid…Look at Hank Williams Jr…he attempted to stay relevant by pandering to the tea party….This girl is a fail and is only hiding from herself….
Well, honey, we fags aren’t too thrilled with you, either. Ignorant twit.
Didnt know she still had a career. She sucked back then and obviously sucks now.
Who the f**k is this, and most importantly why should I care about his desperate attempt at free publicity? Forget him, he will disappear into the shadows like the roaches that reared him..
she stepped outside her mind
Btw, who the hell is Michelle Shocked?
now you can go hang out with wbc. SHOCKED abt this michelle. say goodbye to your career….
Somebody needs a little press.
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God has never said anything about not liking what he, supposedly, created which would be even more nonsensical. Actually “God” never spoke to the masses. It was always a private and personal, oneway, conversation that has always been subjective and hearsay. The Old Testament scriptures in Leviticus were written as rules to live by. These were written by/for Jews only and did not pertain to Gentiles. Plus, these rules were only for Jewish men not to have sexual relations with other men. Women were never mentioned and are, thus, exempt from the rules found in Leviticus. And, Jesus was never quoted as to having said anything that condemned homosexuality.
I have been a HUGE fan for a long time and have her albums and been to many concerts. Never again. I choose my gay friends over this faded star.
God loves everyone!!!
New new Anita Bryant!
need a thumbs down button.
Hope she saved some money because she’s done.
cannot make this shit up
yep, i have all her albums, met her, chatted with her , laughed with her , sad this, very sad.
Anastacia Beaverhousen: she is her record label unfortunately…
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who is this??? and who cares!
Yet another HATEFUL BIGOT purports to have a direct line to a FICTIONAL GOD! BOYCOTT this DESPICABLE ANAL PORE!
WTF???!! Not a fan of her music, but I do remember in the 90s when all the lesbians were in love with her and were her only fans! Now I guess she has ZERO fans!
Don’t know him, her, it, or them, don’t care to find out more.
She’s a huge lesbian! WTF!
I really don’t understand what she would have to gain from this. It got her into the media, though in a bad way. She was mildly popular decades ago. Pity that she chose this way to gain attention. And Michelle, please do not speak for God especially when you declare somthing totally wrong. When one speaks for God, one had better be right or one will be held accountable when one faces God in the aterlife. Jesus Christ died for ALL people’s sin – hatred, lying, stealing, cheating,etc. We are all loved by God. Focus on putting fantastic records like Suzanne Vega or Nanci Griffith instead, okay? And, Michelle, given that homosexuals are a minority upon earth, wouldn’t it follow that there will be more heterosexuals in hell, than LGBTs?.
The American Dream is a national ethos of the United States, a set of ideals in which freedom includes the opportunity for prosperity and success, and an upward social mobility achieved through hard work. In the definition of the American Dream by James Truslow Adams in 1931, “life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement” regardless of social class or circumstances of birth.[1]
The idea of the American Dream is rooted in the United States Declaration of Independence which proclaims that “all men are created equal” and that they are “endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable Rights” including “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”
there is no such thing as bad press, just free press
Oh, but don’t you know she’s just “sharing the love of Christi!” Vomit.
Who?
The only venu she’ll be singing in is the westboro baptist church
God beat her with the ugly stick. 3 times. Left her shell shocked.
I looked up her FB page it’s down! She’s also a coward. I never herd of her before.
Yikes! Poor thing is obviously cray cray!
Well, so another person with unresolved orientation issues is lashing out against homosexuality? Gee, surprise, surprise!! lol..
She’s giving Christians a bad name. I know many religious people who are gay or support us. It makes me sad that such ignorance manages to live on…
I dislike no talent pussy name Michelle Shocked!
Well, if anyone ever wanted to crush their own career, that was the fastest way to do it.
Thus it begins.
They all should CANCEL HER
Wtf? I always thought she was a lesbian
shame.
Why in the world would she do this in a city with a big gay population? It’s career suicide
Wow that was a smart move on her part. Not
bitach
Buh bye bitch.
good!
didn’t she date a woman? hm…
great!! You don’t need anyone telling you their hate is in the name of God. She should be ashamed of herself. Plus she sucks at business to not know this would happen.
God is love….not Hate
God hates michelle
Good to here.
Shut up Michelle
Who is she? Sucks to be an unknown loser huh.
“You can tweet that I said so”? Someone needs the publicity. Too bad it won’t be good for her. San Francisco of all places, also! LOL
sign & share this petition put Michelle Shocked out of business https://www.change.org/petitions/equality-minded-performance-spaces-cancel-upcoming-michelle-shocked-concerts-after-vile-anti-gay-tirade
srsly never heard of her. glad too.
What? I thought she was gay… I guess I’m wrong?
We have freedom of speech and have to pay for the consequences of that speech. It seems that she forgot that impunity was not included.
wow, that’s crazy. Sounds like she is a self hating lesbian who’s afraid to come out of the closet, and feels the need to hate because she can’t come to terms with her own sexuality. What is disgusting human being….
hope she likes the term “starving artist”. Michelle Fucked,
She was at one time Susan. Then she became “born again”. Sigh…
Ignorant nobody.
WTF?
Just another self loathing closet case
Don’t ever piss off the queens….! LOL! We will take you down! LOL!
What a twat.
gotta get out my bitchbegone spray, be gone girl friend bye
HA HA!!
WTF?!! So sad.
I have no idea who she is.
Um…an unpopular female folk singer?? Does she not know what lesbians listen too? She probably lost her two fans right there.
From Wikipedia: “Her mother was Mormon and she was raised in that faith.[2] Her mother had her committed to a psychiatric hospital for a time during her teenage years… She attends West Angeles Church of God in Christ.”
I agree with Phillip. Must not be that famous. No clue who that is.
I agree…and she is who? RUDE.
she can go straight to Hell for all I care!
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shes a closet case
God don’t like ugly, either. Idiot!
wow thought she was a lesbian..must be one of those converted ex gays..probably would of been more approriate to do her concerts in the south
I don’t understand why people think they know what God thinks.
The club should refund everyone their money back. This gal is gonna find out that this type of thing in her performance is going to get her a bad reputation very quickly.
Glad to hear she is losing gigs, people like this need to be silenced with their hate by isolating them from any media coverage. They are tiny little people with an agenda that serves no purpose. As our society becomes more enlightened with acceptance, love and tolerance they will quickly fade into obscurity.
I never even heard of her.
What a cunt!!
Never heard of her but after hearing this, I’m not interested in looking her up and I hope everyone cancels her performances. Just rediculous.
she is a has been who never was …
Wow. ‘hates’.??? If there is a God he surely would not hate. What a freak. This is what’s wrong with the world. She’s lucky she got out of San Francisco alive.
Oh please. Issues, anyone?
Good
This lady is CRAZY! I’m happy though that the managers and the audience responded they way they did! Good job. This is a prime example of “if you have nothing nice to say, do not say anything at all.”
I signed the change.org petition.
Always interesting for a born again ‘Christian’ to say they ‘live in fear’…I am pretty sure that God said ‘fear not’. Maybe she should revere her god by not putting words in his mouth. Anyway, don’t know who she is, won’t be looking into it, my God tells ME to LOVE all…EQUAL rights!!!! Blaming any god for YOUR hatred is pretty weak!! Blessings to ALL my LGBTQS friends and yet to be friends. :)
Yuck
doesn’t add up…
Michelle who? Sorry, dont know her….dont think I want to know her. If I want folk music, Ill stick to Brandi Carlile, thanks!
Organized religion is just an excuse for hatred. Let’s hear from some religions that don’t alienate humans who don’t fall into their blinkered, ignorant definition of reality.
That doesn’t sound like her.
Here’s her Bio.
http://www.michelleshocked.com/bio.htm
And look at her callousness gets her, loss of business en masse.
Who is this person? Never heard of her, looks like it will stay that way!
Awesome. Boycott bigots
Stupid bitch!
Ha!
Who’s God? Not mine! My God loves me they way I was born. Her God is the devil!
I’m surprised she was booked at 4 places. It seems as if nobody has heard of her. At all.
shes a worthless cunt lets see if this god of hers is going to keep her famous once all her fans start going poof
who the fuck is she
Cancel cancel
wow lol dont fuck with the lgtb community. we will end you XD
“hey ‘shelle i think YOUR a housewife anchored down in Anchorage” cuz thats the only job you’ll have after this! I am never buying your material again
Batshit said what?
Looks like we have another Anita Bryant. Her career is over.
Don’t care to read her bio. Bet she wouldn’t care to read mine.
I don’t even fucking know who this person is…. I really don’t think her opionion on how much “god hates fags”
well in her defense, maybe she thought she was performing at Westboro Baptist?? Poor dear, how horrible to ruin your entire career in one quick night. I am around the corner from the club where she was performing and I was wondering what drove those people out into the street so early. Michele, we are the most loyal fans in the world, ask Cher, Midler, Madonna, etc…but we also never forget….bye bye Michele
OH LAWD
She is a sad and deluded woman. She is terrified of her own sexuality methinks.
Pretty sure from my reading of the Old and New Testament a that God/Jesus doesn’t hate anyone. Please don’t let someone like this misrepresent God/Jesus.
Where is this petition?
I’ve never heard of her. Maybe that says something about the quality of the work she does. Maybe she should focus more on her work and less on her hate.
Is she on purpose?
She’s clearly lost her mind.
https://www.change.org/petitions/equality-minded-performance-spaces-cancel-upcoming-michelle-shocked-concerts-after-vile-anti-gay-tirade
One: This person must not be very well known. I’ve never heard of her and I love music. Second: People like her, that are pompous and pretentious, are ugly at the hear and soul. It is also people like her that use the bible as wyrd and weapon. Third: She needs to take a real good look at her bible once more because no where does it say anything about God “hating” anything or anyone. It does say: “Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor” “You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on someone else, for at whatever point you judge another, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things.” You, then, why do you judge your brother or sister? Or why do you treat them with contempt? For we will all stand before God’s judgment seat.” Finally: I was born gay. I didn’t just wake up one morning and make a list of things to-do (ie. Shower, Shave, Pay the bills, Turn Gay.) God made me this way and when it comes my time it is he whom will judge me.
shut her down.
this is the first time i have heard of her
Cxl hr a-s
I always thought she was a lesbian….
This picture of her is making my gaydar go off. She has to be a self loathing lesbian. I mean, look at her! But I never heard of her. Serves me right. Artists these days are supporting, and she’s just denying her feelings.
the tolerance is deafening.
unbelievable
well, looks like somebody just double tapped their career in the foot
She just really needs to come out!! The self hatred she must feel to do that to herself!
I always thought she was a lesbian. Bizarre.
God made ALL humans from Unconditional Love. Humans are the ones who hate them and blame “God” for this. Who thinks God created something he hates is beyond ignorat!. Let me THANK the bible for teaching how to preach hate . N O T !!! Religion is a form of a blind division that creates adiction to those who dont know what is BEING is all about. Following a “dogma” is just matter of flipping pages. Knowing you are a spiritual being is your direct true connection with God, that is what your essence is made of.
Thanks for posting the petition link Jeffrey Thomas!!!
There’s only so much hate and ignorance decent people will stand still for. 2/3rds got up and left, and all thos evenues closed, and probably more by now. Safe to say her career just hit a hell of a speed bump. Do not pass GO, do not collect 200 dollars. Back to square one. You say you’re Shocked? Good. Wake up call, dearie.
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She’s really confused. WOW. Sad.
Thats ok… apparently God also hates music by Michelle Shocked
Good job, Portland. I am glad she won’t be playing here.
Here’s the deal Michelle. You can be straight and, if you want to, you can talk about it. When you make the outrageous statement that gays are sinful, you can go to hell.
She’s obviously chained herself in the dark regions of the closet. Can’t wait until she comes out and realizes she destroyed her career.
HOW SAD people in influencial places are spouting such hatred and B.S! I hope she gets booed off any stage she attempts to perform on…
Guess no one has heard what Ted Nugent spews at his concerts. Homophobe, Racist and Draft dodger all rolled into one.
yes but ppl knew that abt him before they bought tickets and records
Hell he looks gay hiself.
Cunt!
who the fuck is Michelle Shocked and why do I care what she thinks?
I never heard of her before. I wonder whose cat she’s eating behind closed doors.
Maybe she’s not old enough to remember how Donna Summer torpedoed her career with her anti-gay assertions/opinions; well I suppose she’ll find out soon enough…
Self-loathing is so sad, Ms. Shocked.
I think maybe we’re doing exactly what she wants us to do by giving her attention for these remarks. Before this, I’d never heard of her.
another singer bites the dust… wouldn’t listen to her if you paid me.
God!! that woman needs a brain, empathy and compassion, none of which would do her much good I am sure
WTF?! It’s sad that she’s so afraid…what reasons did her mother have her “committed” to a psych hospital for in her teens? Makes me wonder…
I hope she enjoys her 5 seconds of “fame”. Seriously, who the hell is this fugly, dumb skank!?!
OMG! WTF happened to my little Cap’n Swing?
Wow…What a Way to Destroy your Career!
Is at all possible to criticize without the really offensive sexist remarks? cunt? dumb skank? really??????? just as offensive.
Who is this person
And to think I _used_ to be a fan :(
Who is this chick Michelle who?
Update: As of Monday evening, eight of the 11 venues remaining on Shocked’s U.S. tour have cancelled her upcoming performances:
She was in indie queen in the 80′s. How embarrassing for her. What an asshat.
That’s awesome. I actually feel somewhat sorry for her, though. She has had some serious struggles with mental illness and I imagine that played a huge role in her tirade. This does not excuse her behavior, but I can’t totally hate her for her remarks. I think she is absolutely suffering from internalized homophobia and religious brainwashing.
good hope the whole tour dumps her, it will be back to singing by campfires again,,
we need to financial starve anyone or business who discriminates. remember Donna Summers? she forgot who bought her music. She started kissin ass quick TO LATE Donna…..
That’s great. I hope she never gets a gig again.
wow I can’t believe that she would be so hateful and try to shove her shit down everyone’s throats. If she wants to be an ignorant discriminating bigot; that’s her prerogative. But she doesn’t have the right to sit there and bash people over their heads with her beliefs. It’s not acceptable for the KKK to do that about black people, it shouldn’t be acceptable for christians to do that about gay people…
Nicky Doherty
Who is she and WTF!! Stupid is as stupid does! Not to bright!
Hope they all cancel and the Europeans do the same! Maybe she can get work with Westbro Baptist Church!
And then she can go to hell! She does not have the right to demean “the third sex.”
Always the gayest looking ones.
No idea who this sick person is and don’t care to find out.
good, serves her right. hate is not allowed on this earth.
w00t! w00t!
Good – totally uncalled for – big lesson to learn
Good
Great, she deserves what she is getting
Good riddance
Fine words coming from a chick who looks as butch as her. Self-loathing, much?
I still always thought she was a lesbian.
Who?
I hope when she does her eventual backpedaling that it’s too late to save her career. I want to see her pouring my drinks if I’m ever in her hometown.
Poor thing, she is a folk singer…not important.
She’s toast!
thank god they are kicking this hateful bitch in her wallet
Wow…didn’t see that coming<<<<snickering
She misunderstood. God hates figs.
Here I always thought she was a lesbian. Glad her concert in Madison, WI that I had hoped to go to was cancelled. SIGH!!
good.
Singer Michelle Shocked declares ‘God hates fags’? Well Josh Ruth declares he hates singer Michelle Shocked. She’s getting a kick in the ass by these venues lol.
Actually, God hates fools.
That homophobic cunt!!!! >(
her carrer is over!
heard she suffers from alcoholism and Schizophrenia, which she doesn’t treat with medication, combined with attending radical evangelical church is a disaster waiting to happen.
Did she really mean it, or was she trying to be comical?? I would love for her to clarify her meaning. While that language is unacceptable, she should still clarify whether that is truly her position or not!
Too bad. I enjoyed her music too. Guess not anymore.
Never heard of her so not a huge thing. Sucks for her career.
Hate is not a Christian value-who is this person anyway? Who cares!
Boycott this singer what a biggot!
never heard of this loser.
glad that they were canceled!
What and Idiot…… those bible thumpers are too much, THEIR FAKE BIBLE SAYS thou shall not hate and judge others…. I love being buddhist. I am a caring buddhist not a hate one, Everyone should have marriage equality!!!
Good – what a whack-job!
Those that protest the loudest and most viciously, usually are in fear of their own feelings and desires…I can’t help but feel bad for her and wonder about her past life…I read that her mother had her committed, in her teens, to psychiatric hospital…does anyone know any of the specifics? Makes me wonder…
Am glad to hear that all other venues have cancelled.
I pray for her because she is ignorant. God does not hate. God definitely does not Hate His children. God loves us all, He loves her even though she cuts her hair. That’s a sin in the Bible.
Park, for a lot of us, the Bible is NOT fake, ok?? Stop blaming real Christians for the idiocy of a few. As a real Christian, I know those idiots and this woman as well are NOT sincere Christians. If they WERE, they would not judge, they would love unconditionally and they would mind their own business. Ms. Shocked is now paying dearly for her big mouth.
Buh- bye.
Never heard of her.
She probably just wants attention. Dork.
God is unconditional love and lets think logically for a second here, why the hell would god create something to hate it?? Makes no sense to me. Oh you ignorant bitch, you’re soooo wrong.
Freedom of speech means we get to disagree and to “vote with our feet”"!!
Closet case, party of 1.
now THATS great marketing…
She was an all-around anarcho-punk in the 80s, and this doesn’t make sense, then again, when going crazy, a new Belief System (BS) may be comforting to hang on to. I’ll stick to the TV for now, because unlike a new dogma, I can just shut it off when it becomes tiresome, and turn it down if it’s bothering anyone. Again, the peculiar obsession with other people’s love and sex lives claims another victim.
Fastest way to screw your career up! I feel no pity for her
Cancel those shows. Yeah!
GOOD…
I’m so happy people are coming together against this kind of shit!
SO GREAT TO HEAR!!!
HA HA HA HA wheres your god now you freak.
Most people are sick and tired of hate speech though it is a freedom. People are like “enough is enough and we’re not gonna take it anymore”. I like seeing consequences to hate speech! Finally.
That’s what she gets for spewing ignorance!
God isn’t capable of hate, God is pure LOVE!!!!
Sad, she used to identify as gay in the 90′s…now she’s a born again Christian. Funny how that seems to induce memory loss & hate…and exactly where is it written “God hates Fags”?? When did he “tell” them that? It would seem to me that if you have been “given” this divine insight you might also be insightful enough to realize you just might kill whats left of your already dangling off of a cliff career by spewing your hatred. Born Again indeed.
Fuck her-she’s stupid
it’s like she just woke up one day and thought ‘today would be a good day to commit career suicide’
Kudos to the venues who did cancel her.
Wow. what an idiot.
GOOD! I hope she’s ruined.
Michelle suffers from paranoid schizophrenia, and chooses not to take her meds…but when someone is schizophrenic, they don’t really have the cognitive ability to make that “choice”…and on top of that, she’s been attending an evangelical church…what a sad combination…
She shot herself in the foot… serves her right.
So glad to read the venue responses.
She wanted publicity she got it XD
Just ignore her. I never even knew the woman so she wasnt that famous
I want to make a pun because of her last name, but… I can’t do it… the stupidity hurts…
I wish her well in her new job as fry cook at Chick-fil-A.
It’s unfortunate that this individual refuses to take her Meds, and, even more so that she has chosen to attend a faith based hate group….We have a choice not to support her and the venues that have cancelled her appearances should , hopefully, wake her up– but, not holding my breath.
She gave herself the last name Shocked, after her release from a mental hospital where she was “treated” for paranoid-schizophrenia with shock treatments
There is no excuse for stupid. On meds, off meds she needs to be swept into the dust bin of history. Maybe she should take up chasing parked cars!!
God hates no one. Not even your effed up ass, Ms Shocked!
Beyatch is TOAST!
Quite sad. Mental illness is a ‘tough pill’ to swallow…but it is so much harder when it takes the form of angry hatred. She needs some prayers she finds love. Being born again she should know Jesus loves all people.
I agree that the choice to cancel her at all other venues is a good one…I think her mental capacity is spiraling down and she needs medical attention…as well as being free from an evangelical church…if you’ve never suffered from mental issues or you’ve never been around anyone close to you that struggles with mental issues, it’s hard to understand…I do NOT condone what she said, but knowing now that she suffers from a mental illness puts a whole other spin on it for me…I hope she gets the help she needs and gets away from the evangelicals, so that she can be well and learn to love and accept herself…
Idiot!!
I am very surprised at Michelle’s declaration, and I think it’s great that the 11 other venues cancelled with her.
Funny…first glance at her photo, my first thought was “she’s gay.” I find it ironic that the article says that she’s denied being a lesbian. I wonder how many times she’s been asked…never judge a book by its cover…then again, maybe Ms Shocker shouldn’t be judging the “gays.”
Just plain stupid.
And I always thought she was a lesbian.
I thought she was a lesbian too.
I fel like a member of my family has died, I pretty much know every word, every song, I’ve seen her live @ a dozen times, once she even stod up for marriag eequality..
She has her nerve to to that in the Gay capital! She better run!! She is toast!!
She does look like a lesbian!! But an ugly one!!!
stood
well, that will teach her to spread hate and ignorance.
awesome
You can twitter that one! haha
So Sad, I’m a huge fan, at one concert I saw, she advocated for marriage equality, now this? it’s heartbreaking because so much of her music is the soundtrack of my life
Excellent …
Sticks and stones may break So they canceled all her showws because she gave an opinion? I dont think its right with what she said but its noot fair to those who wanted to attend the concert. Ive seen many other artists on twitter, fb and others say things like that but they havent gotten canceled. I get that the lgbt community finds it offensive, and so do I as a gay man, but there comes a time when you just gotta accept That not everyone will stand up for what you believe in. Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me
Nothing hits harder then an empty bank account!
WHO´S THIS BITCH ? ….
Uuhhhhh,, who is she again? ,,lol
She has now been shocked by gays
Elliot ‘ima’ Natsu what need was there to make such a statement at a music concert? She brought her personal politics into a concert when she didn’t have to all. Everyone is entitled to an opinion but when that opinion reflects a society that is willing to discriminate & disseminate messages of hate, what did she expect? Anyone with half a brain & half a heart would be disgusted at her words. I’m straight but I believe in equal rights for everyone.
What an ignorant hillbilly.
Good bigot
Bravo
This is when you say “the system actually does work!”
it’s all about the money nowadays… and to be fair, given that there is more blowback from anti-equality messages, it makes smart business sense to do what these venues did. I doubt anyone that is or has queer friends/family would want to patronize a place that supports such hateful and bigoted people.
This is really sad news of Michelle. I’ve met her and she was so nice WAY back when apparently. To bad her mind, like so many others, has now narrowed in the name of Christianity. Dropped from my page.
good for them!
Born-again bullshit on-stage. Wow, what a career-limiting move. Good riddance. #NOH8
Bye Bye ..bigot !
God hates bigotry, you cunt. Go back to the shit pile woodshed you crawled out from under. Nobody needs your commentary. You wouldn’t know From God if She was smiting you on your puddin’head. Tweet THAT.
Anybody else hear that? It’s the sound of someones career in its death throes.
I have never heard of this woman before so I looked her up on YouTube. I saw her interview another woman guitarist, she called her a ‘guitar-ista’ and a ‘she-ro’…. she kinda had the mannerisms of Melissa Ferrick! no offense Melissa, I love you! it seems to me that she might have made a pretty sexy Dyke if she wasn’t so confused ;-)
WHAT?????????????????????????????????????
I hope the Christians pay her bills because no one else will! F’ you Michelle!
Its people like her who destroy this world and make it hateful
She is a damn closest lesbian! She needs a good shrink.
Maddona did it too, may not have been same direction or words, but was her political opinion……….some people agree some people don’t…kinda wonder if she said it because of what Maddona had done.
I wrote about this dingaling already – what the hell is wrong with her? Does she not own a mirror? Gay much? She’s a dyke butch if I ever saw one!
She use to be. Born again… Someone’s brainwashed her… I don’t get it.
Extremely brainwashed
She’ll come out of it and feel stupid as hell… which I can’t say isn’t deserved right now.
Guess she will have to perform for other more specific, anti-gay audiences now, hmm?
This c*nt will be performing for the cows.
Is no one going to defend her freedom of speech? If she had said “God loves Fags” twenty years ago the same thing would have happened to her. Boycott her shows, don’t play her music, make fun of her but defend OUR right to speak our minds.
She just outed herself and lost a bunch of money at the same time..stupid.
John Keasler, no one is saying that she does not have the freedom of speech. But patrons have the RIGHT not to reach into their pockets and pay her if they do not like what she is stupid enough to say!
Anyone who thinks they know what “God hates” is a nut job and needs to be avoided. So if God made everything then God hates itself? WTF
Kail, I agree that we can all tune her out and walk out on her. That is part of our freedom too.
Elliot “Imu” Natsu: … names will never hurt?
… Bull-shit.
John Keasler: Freedom of speech only goes so far… and really, you want to whine about us “repressing” her? that’s fine… you have that right… but you do NOT have the right to chastize US for exercising the EXACT SAME RIGHT by choosing not to go to her concerts or having her play in our concert halls. if you want to call this oppression or stifling her freedom of speech, then you have to accept that every individual has the right to speak and express their OWN personal views as well… and if that means that they want to refuse her stage access at their club then that is ALSO an expression which is protected.
It’s ironic how a lot of people whom would march and try and stifle other people’s civil rights are so quick to crow “Freedom of speech, Freedom of Expression” When they themselves feel the bitter sting of what they’ve been dealing out. They can dish it out, but sure as hell they can’t take it.
Freedom of speech does not mean freedom from the consequences as a result OF said speech. IF you can’t handle the consequences of your freedom of speech, then save yourself the hassle and shut the fuck up.
Exactly!
I think She’s just looking for free publicity and we all fell for it,hook,line,sinker.
Scott, I find that hard to believe. And if it’s true, she must really be regretting it now that every single concert venue canceled on her.
She can rebook her concerts with her bigoted church friends.
She’ll be Nom’s headliner Martyr now!!
I’m sure the Westboro Bigoted Crackpots would love to see her in concert. She can book their family reunion… oops! They’re all family – never mind.
I feel a little bad for her because her own self-hatred must be eating her up! She is totally gay! There are consequences to all our choices!
Looks like she pulled a Sinead O’Connor.
Well looks like Karma found her, she needs to be careful about what she throws at others because it will go back to her just like a boomerang. Let it be a first lesson to her.
In light of the hate-filled remarks she made, if I were running a concert venue in which she was booked, I’d cancel the show too. But also since this seems out of character for what I’ve known of her in the 80s and 90s, I think the situation calls for compassion and understanding — it suggests that she’s going through something and lashing out (albeit stupidly). Maybe it’s a cry for attention or help. Is it a combination of mental illness and religious brainwashing? Just food for thought. Peace all.
Wow, didn’t see that coming. What the hell? Another testament to the wonderful nature of organized religion, or maybe a testament to unhinged personalities. She has always seemed to be close to the edge.
All very wise comments, folks, but I think we’re missing the point here, especially Marcos. She really needs to be listening to Rush’s classic trio of albums, “Permanent Waves,” “Moving Pictures” and “Signals” a whole lot more. Exposure to Rush should knock her back to her senses. Living in her pool, she’s forgotten about the sea.
Good. She doesn’t deserve to have people pay to here hatred spewed instead of the healing power of music. She needs therapy not an audience.
Buh-Bye….!