Posted on 08/03/2021 11:29:02 AM PDT by Oshkalaboomboom
Pete Parada, who’s been the drummer since 2007 for veteran punk band The Offspring, announced that he has been let go by the band due to his refusal to take any variation of the COVID vaccine. According to Parada, he’s been deemed “unsafe” to be around even though he had COVID-19 and recovered. But that’s not his only reason for his decision to not get “the jab.” He explained his reasoning in a lengthy Twitter thread Monday
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There is presently no statement about the matter on the band’s website or social media channels. The band is touring to support Let The Bad Times Roll, its first new album in nine years. (A side note: lead singer Dexter Holland holds a Ph.D in molecular biology from USC.)
(Excerpt) Read more at redstate.com ...
I saw them live around 5 times in the 90’s either as the lead band or part of a festival. Most recently was 5 years ago and that was free.
I’ve got some unfortunate and difficult news to share. I know many of my close friends and family would’ve preferred to hear this privately first – and I apologize for the public nature of my disclosure, but I don’t know how to have this conversation multiple times.
Given my personal medical history and the side-effect profile of these jabs, my doctor has advised me not to get a shot at this time.
I caught the virus over a year ago, it was mild for me – so I am confident I’d be able to handle it again, but I’m not so certain I’d survive another post-vaccination round of Guillain-Barré Syndrome, which dates back to my childhood and has evolved to be progressively worse over my lifetime. Unfortunately for me, (and my family – who is hoping to keep me around a bit longer) the risks far outweigh the benefits.
Since I am unable to comply with what is increasingly becoming an industry mandate – it has recently been decided that I am unsafe to be around, in the studio, and on tour. I mention this because you won’t be seeing me at these upcoming shows.
I also want to share my story so that anyone else experiencing the agony and isolation of getting left behind right now – knows they’re not entirely alone.
I have no negative feelings towards my band. They’re doing what they believe is best for them, while I am doing the same. Wishing the entire Offspring family all the best as they get back at it!
I’m heartbroken not to be seeing my road community, and I will miss connecting with the fans more than I can express in words.
While my reason for not getting this jab is medical, I want to make sure I’m not carving out a space that is only big enough for me. I need to state, unequivocally, that I support informed consent – which necessitates choice unburdened by coercion.
I do not find it ethical or wise to allow those with the most power (government, corporations, organizations, employers) to dictate medical procedures to those with the least power.
There are countless folks (like me) for whom these shots carry a greater risk than the virus. Most of us don’t publicly share a private decision we made in careful consideration with our doctors. We know it’s not an easy conversation to unfold.
If it looks like half the population is having a shockingly different reaction to these jabs than was expected – it’s probably because their life experiences have actually been shockingly different, and their reasons range from a conscientious risk/benefit analysis, to the financial inability to take time off work/lack of health care in the event of potential side-effects, to an understandable distrust in a system that has never prioritized the health or well-being of their communities.
I hope we can learn to make room for all the perspectives and fears that are happening currently. Let’s avoid the unfortunate tendency to dominate, dehumanize and shout down at each other. The hesitant population is not a monolithic group. All voices deserve to be heard.
In the meantime, I’m in the midst of launching a project and releasing some music with my daughter, so please stay tuned for all of that. I deeply appreciate your understanding and support as my family and I find a new way forward.
Sending love to everyone who has been impacted by this pandemic, in all the ways lives have been lost and altered.
Thanks for posting it.
Not unless he has song writing credits. Most musicians that don't only really make money when the group tours.
The guy has a history of GBS and the band fired him anyway?!
Oh, them’s good optics...
What a dumb move...
To quote the band’s own words, they are “
[Bad Habit]
What losers.
If Pete Parada could play like Rick Marotta he have a gig with somebody else anyway.
Lead guitarist for Queen is an Astro-physicist............
Check out Skunk Baxter’s other life.
just what I thought, Osh... oh they’re SO BRAVE standing up to the establishm....oh, wait, this “punk” band is a sell-out.
Seems like he would have a promising lawsuit based on the Americans with Disability Act (ADA) if he wanted to pursue it.
Not in field like that.
When is the last time you went to university?
It's deteriorated A LOT since back in our day.
Look at that supercilious POS Nikole Hannah-Jones that UNC was going to give tenure to...
I hope he sues them. This shit needs to stop.
In other surprising news, The Offspring is a band that still exists.
I saws them a few years back. Great live show.
𝘔𝘺 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘦𝘥
𝘉𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘥
𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘪𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘦
𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘰𝘬𝘢𝘺
𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨’𝘴 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴
𝘐𝘯 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘢 𝘮𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘺
Now he can move on to a better genre of music. My ear has never been able to appreciate the subtle nuances of Punk.
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