Jan 26, 2017 http://www.spin.com/2017/01/insane-...ington-d-c-to-protest-anti-juggalo-treatment/ Jeremy Gordon // January 26, 2017 Last year, Insane Clown Posse vowed they would march on Washington D.C. to protest the FBI, with whom they’ve sparred for the last few years. (In 2011, the FBI named the Juggalos a “loosely organized hybrid g---”; ICP sued the FBI over the slander in 2014, lost the initial lawsuit, and won on appeal in 2015.) Shaggy 2 Dope and Violent J are not ones to break their promises, and ICP have officially announced the Juggalo March, which will take place September 16 at Washington D.C.’s National Mall. “This is the day that we are asking every single Juggalo to join us in our nation’s capital, Washington, D.C., to make a collective statement from the Juggalo Family to the world about what we are and what we are not,” the group said on a website launched for the march. “We must collectively show them that we truly are a family that is united by a shared love of music and fellowship.” The march will be followed by a free concert with performances by ICP, Vanilla Ice, 2 Live Crew, and several other artists affiliated with ICP’s Psychopathic Records. The website claims that ICP fans have been discriminated against for their fandom, owing to the FBI’s designation: “Over the past five years, our legal team has heard testimonies and reports from Juggalos all over the nation who have lost custody of their children, been fired from jobs, denied access into the armed forces, and the most common consequence — being officially labeled as a g--- member by law enforcement agencies for wearing Juggalo related clothing or brandishing one or more Juggalo tattoos.” A page on the site also features similar testimonies from Juggalos. The Women’s March, which took place over the weekend in cities across the world, was noted for its generally peaceful nature and complete lack of arrests in Washington D.C., which was partially attributed to the demographics. Put bluntly, the cops weren’t going to start busting the heads of so many well-meaning white people. But how will the Juggalos be treated by local law enforcement, given their charged reputation amongst the intelligence community? The website notes that security will be on hand to make sure everything goes smoothly; it also emphasizes, quite heavily, that serious protesters only need apply. The section about the protest reads as follows (emphasis theirs): “This summer there will be an infomercial explaining to everyone about march/demonstration etiquette. To be sure, this is NOT a party, Gathering of the Juggalos, or a frivolous social event. This march is a serious, peaceful public demonstration, organized for one purpose — to deliver a message to the world showing how Juggalos have been unfairly stigmatized and discriminated against simply for identifying as being part of a particular music-based subculture. The golden rule of the march for participants is simply this: If you’re not serious about being there, just stay home.”
Jan 26, 2017 A large portion of their fan base including me is against this and thinks it's an awful idea, I'd estimate around half feel that way. Nothing good will come from this yet there's plenty of opportunities for stuff to go very wrong. ICP's record label in the last few years have lost all the top acts they had other than themselves, add that into how much they're spending on this march/FBI case and it could be the beginning of the end for ICP and psychopathic records. Also that's 2 ICP threads today, d---...
Jan 26, 2017 Thank God I don't live there. I'd hate to look outside and see so many potential teenage school shooters and creepy obese men and women in one location.
Jan 27, 2017 Well duh they aren't asking you, but do you really think it's okay for the FBI to say you're a g--- member for liking a certain band? @Sir BuffaloBoy V The World II , h--- naw m8, they've been here since 1992, not going anywhere.
Jan 27, 2017 Lame publicity stunt. Worked at the gathering years ago and I've never seen so much trailer trash in one setting.
Jan 27, 2017 Worked directly for psychopathic. Was supposed to just help out in different areas. Spent most of my time just walking around getting high in the woods. It was so unorganized they had no idea I didn't do s--- and got paid $500.
Jan 27, 2017 We have serious issues here in the U.S. but I've got to say unfair treatment of Juggalos is somewhere between police brutality and affordable healthcare.
Jan 27, 2017 n----s get harrassed by the feds everyday b. It's just a list. They'll be aight n-----. They tough right?
Jan 27, 2017 While not a huge deal to most people, to me this is still pretty big. The FBI's targeting people for their choice of music, shouldn't really have to explain how that could set a very bad trend going forward. On the other hand the FBI doesn't really seem to be enforcing or doing much with this lately as far as I've heard, so maybe it's basically a dying issue, not sure what the current state of it is actually, heard mixed things.
