BanGene

#BanGene is a social media campaign which aims to get Gene Simmons banned from radio stations, which nobody listens to anyways, not even your parents.

He already irritated The Huffington Post with the dastardly suggestion that immigrants should learn to speak English. Then a couple days later during an interview with SongFacts.com, he threw gas onto a soldering campfire and said that bitches with depression should kill themselves, and strangely enough a couple weeks later, a boss bitch named Robin Williams did the world a favor and did exactly that.

Radio ban

Unfortunately with the rise of social media, speaking your mind is a bad thing and free speech is no longer tolerated. Soon the #BanGene campaign was born, created by intolerant crybabies who managed to get the attention of radio stations also managed by a bunch of intolerant crybabies who vowed never to play Gene Simmons on the radio again. They fail to realize that if someone has an internet connection, that they are probably listening to Pandora anyways.

At this point Gene Simmons realized that his latest screw up could impact his pocketbook and did what any Jew would do, back peddle. He deactivated his Twitter account and in a moment of anti-lulz, issued an apology on his Facebook which he also would have closed if it wasn't for FarmVille.

Some bassist from Motley Crew, butthurt over the attention Gene Simmons was receiving, cried on the radio and on Twitter, asking Gene Simmons in a non-rhetorical question if he should have killed himself when he was suicidal. If he has decent life insurance, the answer from his wife and four kids is definitely a yes.

Past endeavors

This isn't the first time that Gene Simmons has put his foot in his mouth. During an interview with NPR in 2002, he bragged about having sex with 4,600 women and followed that up with a comment which made him look like an egotistical pig. A few years later he managed to offend a bunch of Muslims by describing Islam as a "vile culture." In 2006 he had to settle with an ex-girlfriend out of court for something he said about her the year before.

Gene Simmons' last controversy was between 2006 - 2010 when he took a stand against music piracy, even threatening to sue people and threatening not release any new songs. These shenanigans resulted in a beat down by Anonymous when DDoS'd his website. Another attack followed when he didn't take a hint the first time and continued to run his mouth.

Either way, everyone needs to KISS and make up.

Quotes

	“	Drug addicts and alcoholics are always, "The world is a harsh place." My mother was in a concentration camp in Nazi Germany. I don't want to hear fuck all about "the world as a harsh place." She gets up every day, smells the roses and loves life. And for a putz, 20-year-old kid to say, "I'm depressed, I live in Seattle." Fuck you, then kill yourself. I never understand, because I always call them on their bluff. I'm the guy who says "Jump!" when there's a guy on top of a building who says, "That's it, I can't take it anymore, I'm going to jump." Are you kidding? Why are you announcing it? Shut the fuck up, have some dignity and jump! You've got the crowd.	„
	—Gene Simmons

	“	I was wrong and in the spur of the moment made remarks that in hindsight were made without regard for those who truly suffer the struggles of depression. I sincerely apologize to those who were offended by my comments. I recognize that depression is very serious and very sad when it happens to anyone, especially loved ones.	„
	—Gene Simmons

	“	Somewhere along the line, my intention of speaking in very directly and perhaps politically incorrectly about drug use and alcoholics has been misconstrued as vile commentary on depression. Unkind statements about depression were certainly never my intention.	„
	—Gene Simmons

	“	I'm actually saying the thing that needs to be said because the politically-correct climate is bullshit. You don't want to upset anybody by saying, 'Learn to speak goddamn English.' So, as an immigrant, I'm telling you: learn to speak goddamn English. It is the key that will unlock the keys to the kingdom.	„
	—Gene Simmons

	“	How about this: if Siri can't understand you, you're in trouble.	„
	—Gene Simmons

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See also

• Gene Simmons
• KISS
• Nick Simmons

External links

• KISS Frontman Gene Simmons: If Immigrants Want Success In The U.S., 'Learn Goddamn English'

• Gene Simmons Tells People With Depression: 'Kill Yourself' (UPDATED)

• Gene Simmons' Depression and Suicide Comments Anger Nikki Sixx

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