For those of you fortunate enough not to know what a Juggalo is, I will explain. Juggalos are people that follow the band Insane Clown Posse. It's actually turned into somewhat of a cult. Genereally, their followers are on the lower end of the education spectrum, have a tendency to speak in a violent manner, and, as one of the band's latest songs informed us knowledgeable folk, they do not understand what magnets are.
Here is a link for you, it's a semi-valuable waste of nine minutes of your life- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7WXoMp8Ews&feature=fvw.
Now that you have watched the video, you understand why I regard ICP (seriously, guys? what the hell is up with that name?) fans as uneducated individuals with bird-sized brains. These people are, for lack of a better term, idiots.
And they're not idiots we can ignore, either.
I don't agree with censorship of any kind. I think people are entitled to listen to what they want, read what they want, and say what they want. This said, making threats on the lives of other people is illegal. Over the last few years, there have been various incidents where people have been beaten, and sometimes killed, for pointing out the plain truth about ICP- it's the poorest excuse for entertainment our species has ever seen.
Now, I normally have little to do with these people. In fact, the last time I had anything to do with a "Juggalo" was a former boyfriend of mine who listened to ICP and identified himself using that beyond stupid title. I informed him he could either date me, or stick with that crap- I refuse to have anything to do with a group that promotes senseless violence and ignorants. From the snapshot of this "Juggalo" lifestyle that I got, I surmised a few things.
Juggalos are not smart. It's the truth. According to various sources, the average IQ in the US is 98. I'm thinking the entire mass of ICP fans falls well below this number.
Because they are not smart, Juggalos write off any form of intellect. Rather than respect the fact that experts spend years in school to know what they know, these imbecilic creatures regard all intellectuals as "elitists" and claim that experts are "lying." I hope ICP realizes this kind of thought is what created Cambodia's Killing Fields. Then again, I doubt either of those two buffoons have ever taken a world history class.
Juggalos claim to be tougher than everyone else. They frequently threaten to harm anyone who disagrees with them. I find this particularly interesting, because, at least on the internet, Juggalos tend to hide behind cute monikers like "Juggalette64." (Juggalettes are female versions of Juggalos. They are all the same except that the former generally wear bad make-up instead of bad face-paint.) As I have said before, the internet gives balls to those who would not otherwise have any. I generally use some form of my name as a screen-name, and I don't fear people. I had a "Juggalette" once threaten to "beat me up," and I welcomed the challenge. I don't mean to sound tough, I simply don't fear people. Especially not if they need the security of a name like "TwiztedGuy" to feel brawny.
I guess one of the biggest reasons I burst out laughing at these people is not what they call themselves (Juggalo.... Who else thinks "male prostitute?") but the effort they put into adhering to their standards. They wear ridiculous clothing and far too much stage make-up. They all gel their hair into disgusting, spiky masses. The best part is, they claim that everyone else in society is conforming, and that they are unique individuals. I cannot help but laugh. Here they are, investing thousands into buying music, special clothes, hair dye, face paint, and merchandise, and they claim they are not conforming to some standard. I suppose it boils down to the fact that they are as educated as rocks, but still. I'm a strong believer in researching something before you make a claim.
Some fo them try and say that their way of life is a kind of subculture. I'm an anthropology major, and I'm all for respecting cultures. However, the ICP following is no such thing. Every aspect of it has been manufactured. Every part relies heavily on participation within the capitalist system, something their own followers claim to be against. The "Juggalo Way of Life" is a sham. It's a gimmick. There is no creativity involved.
And now, forgive me for being arrogant. It angers me whenever people attempt to tell others how to live, and as much as I despise ICP and their lemming-like followers, I respect their right to exist. What makes me mad is the fact that they not only tolerate, but preach violence and hate. And while the band members themselves say they have the right to sing whatever they like, the fact that their followers practice violence and intolerance is disgraceful. The song I posted preaches against science and expertise and promotes ignorance. This I cannot tolerate. People who preach ignorance, especially people who have a following, deserve to lose their rights as citizens. Those two morons have no right to be spreading hate.
And, luckily for me, no one reads my blog. I'm sure that if an ICP fan out there (really with the name?) read this, I'd get some kind of hate-mail describing how he/she would "kick my ass." Honestly, I wouldn't care. Like I've said, I'm not afraid of people. They can threaten intellectuals all they want, but luckily, trailer trash never amounts to much in the bigger picture.
Again, I apologize for the arrogance and the momentary outburst of anger. It just gets annoying when I think of how hard experts work to recreate ideas about the world, only to have deranged asses like those of ICP try and destroy modern knowledge with moronic lyrics and merchandise.
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