[Gathering of the Juggalos 2011] THE MOST OPEN-MINDED PEOPLE ON EARTH!

Dunno.

I heard there may be a face-painting booth?

 

^ source: nickb

 

The most open-minded? Those people are the most racist, sexist, and homophobic skinheads in the world!

 

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Interesting read.

 

This is the prolest thing that was ever written.

 

What are you talking about? In the video, Vanilla Ice says "The most open-minded people on earth"? Moes didn't just title it like that for sarcasm.

 

I don't know the lineup this year, but I think IceCube was there last year (maybe the year before). I don't mean to generalize, but if it were as skinheadish as you say, kevc, I don't think IceCube would play there? Speculation, my acquaintances are juggalo free, oddly enough. Can't say about the other traits.

Wow, that story about the show is nuts.

 

There is no God......I don't think I will ever have an erection ever again.......wait......

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Crisis avoided.:grin::grin:

 

Charlie Sheen and Juggalos: Why Not?

If you’re like me, you’ve been wondering how Charlie Sheen’s doing with his quest to become the new Tila Tequila, and it turns out he’s right on schedule. “First, you get the Ustream… then you get the Juggalos… then you get the Faygo.” Via Twitter:

Heading to the Insane Clown Posse’s 12th Annual Gathering Of The Juggalos!! 8/13/11 WHY..? Cause I’m down with the clown. Whoop!! Whoop!!

Either Charlie Sheen will be declared their king by noon, or natural selection’s finally going to make an appearance after he learns a lesson in bargain drug purchasing. “What’s this called again? ‘Meth?’ And it only costs how much? Jesus! I’ve been going at this all wrong. Alright, say my pilot gives the go-ahead to hitch your trailer to my jet – which he will or die – how much for the whole factory?”

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Was the name Juggalos taken from a film? I seem to recall a Mad Max styled sci fi movie that revolved around a sports game.

 

He's going to be immortalized like Ass Dan... RIP

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This was what I was thinking of, Salute of the Jugger.
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Juggalos classified as a gang in FBI report

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/nov/01/juggalos-classified-as-gang-fbi

Fans of notorious US hip-hop group Insane Clown Posse have been officially classified as a gang. A new FBI document has categorised the Juggalos as a "loosely-organised hybrid gang," citing the group's violence, criminal activity and "gang-like behaviour".

Fans of the Insane Clown Posse have called themselves Juggalos for more than two decades, developing a reputation for face-paint, Faygo soda, and a scepticism toward magnets. Although based in the United States – the ICP are from Michigan – it has become a worldwide movement; a UK Facebook group has more than 600 members.

Unfortunately for harmless fans of horrorcore rap, Juggalos are now officially "of concern to law enforcement," according to the FBI's 2011 National Gang Threat Assessment report. Juggalos have been tied to a string of recent crimes, including a shooting in January and the assault of a homeless man last year. "Open source reporting suggests that a small number of Juggalos are forming more organised subsets and engaging in more gang-like criminal activity," the report alleges. "Transient, criminal Juggalo groups pose a threat to communities due to the potential for violence, drug use/sales, and their general destructive and violent nature."

Download the FBI report as pdf.

While the FBI report only mentions the Insane Clown Posse in a footnote, ICP are not just a soundtrack for the subculture. The group is named after an ICP song, The Juggla, and the Detroit-based rappers organise the annual Gathering of the Juggalos, which attracts more than 20,000 fans. Despite their scary reputation, the Posse has even been described as a Christian group. After a fan called Jacob D Robida shot his girlfriend in 2006, ICP's manager spoke out against such violence: "Anyone that knows anything at all about Juggalos knows that in no way, shape, or form would we ever approve of this type of bull**** behaviour," he wrote.

Although the FBI's gang designation is unlikely to have an immediate effect on ICP, its fans, or friends such as Jack White, many Juggalos are upset. In just a few days, more than 200 people have signed a petition asking the FBI to revise their decision. "Juggalos are a family that have each other's backs," explained a supporter based in Tennessee. "They're people who would die for somebody they haven't even met."

 

*NSFW* http://vimeo.com/29589320 *NSFW*

This video is a 23 minute documentary called American Juggalo about one guys first experience of 'The Gathering of the Juggalos.' Let's just see he didn't need to speak a word and let these fine upstanding citizens explain everything.

 

Can someone spot a juggalo?

 

@ 19:12

 

amarite?

 

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/fbi-classifies-juggalos-gang-201339557.html

meanwhile:
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I've never cared for concerts or festivals or considered myself part of any group or subculture, but I think there's a little too much class bias in all the juggalo hate.