Morrissey blasted by his own fans for over-reaction to Simpsons parody
Singer Morrissey has slammed The Simpsons for the “hatred” they showed in parodying him. Now, his own fans are turning on him.
Singer Morrissey has furiously blasted The Simpsons for the “hatred” and “complete ignorance” of their recent parody of him – but surprisingly, the star didn’t get much sympathy from much of his own fanbase.
The most recent episode of the long-running animated series focused on a “moody post-punk” artist called Quilloughby, militant vegan and lead singer of 80s band “the Snuffs.”
But when Lisa sees present-day Quilloughby in concert, she finds him overweight, clutching a pastrami sandwich and complaining about hating foreigners “taking our jobs”.
It was an obvious parody of former Smiths frontman and lifelong vegan Morrissey – particularly given his controversial views on immigration in recent years and outbursts such as calling the Chinese a “subspecies” due to the country’s animal rights record.
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Yesterday, Morrissey’s manager slammed The Simpsonsin a post to the singer’s official Facebook page, calling the show “hypocritical,” for their “unapologetically hurtful and racist” parody.
Now, Morrissey himself has weighed in, publishing a lengthy message titled “HELLO HELL” on the forum of his official website.
He writes that the “hatred shown towards me from the creators of The Simpsons” could be grounds for a lawsuit, “but one that requires more funding than I could possibly muster in order to make a challenge.”
“Since my very first interview several decades ago I have lived with horrible accusations to such a degree that it is generally understood that ‘this is how we write about Morrissey’. In other words, I’m quite used to it. I’ve had enough horror thrown at me that would kill off a herd of bison. Accusations usually come from someone with a crazed desire for importance; they don’t operate at a very high level. Writing for The Simpsons, for example, evidently requires only complete ignorance. But all of these things are too easy for me to say. In a world obsessed with Hate Laws, there are none that protect me,” he continues.
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Ironically, given he’s complaining about a tongue-in-cheek cartoon parody, Morrissey also complains that “free speech no longer exists,” saying that the world “has become a mesmerizing mess” where “you are especially despised if your music affects people in a strong and beautiful way.”
Strong words – but perhaps surprisingly, Morrissey’s own fans have offered less than sympathetic responses under his post.
“Well, it’s official. Moz has no sense of humor,” wrote one.
“Ummmmmmm Moz? ?? It’s just the f***ing Simpsons!!! It doesn’t matter!!!” wrote another.
“He has a point: we need to protect this middle aged millionaire white man from this cruel world!” said another.
The reaction outside his immediate family has been even more scathing:
If you think the people that work at The Simpsons are anything other than ecstatic at Morrissey complaining publicly about last night's episode, I have a monorail to sell you.
— That Guy (@ThatGuy3002) April 19, 2021
One of the things we love most about Morrissey is his legendary sense of humor.
— Dave Schilling (@dave_schilling) April 19, 2021
which is strange because that’s the exact same sentiment most people have toward morrissey being a hateful old racist pic.twitter.com/AedV66RpWo
— viktor reznov (@zach2302) April 19, 2021
Morrissey is big mad about the latest The Simpsons episode that makes fun of him. The whole thing is nuts but this part had me dyinggggg: pic.twitter.com/kC0f3IblmH
— José (@josecanyousee) April 19, 2021
Truly incredible levels of Morrissey in this Morrissey quote pic.twitter.com/xPPOqYOKu2
— James Roberts (@jroberts332) April 20, 2021
johnny marr gets 5 years added to his life and a new striped shirt every time a smiths fan turns on morrissey
— Jill Krajewski (@JillKrajewski) April 19, 2021
As an aside, the idea of Morrissey critiquing any long-running thing that used to be beloved and is now embarrassing cringe is showing a startling lack of self-awareness, even by Morrissey standards. https://t.co/d7g8HLux3g
— Nolan Void (@HitlerPuncher) April 19, 2021
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