Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Juggalos and Religion (Pt. 2 of 2)

"In 200 years there will be more Juggalos than Jews, you wait and see. They'll be like Mormons, and their incomprehensible Gospel will win converts among the young and dispossessed."
- js (honestengine)
Today we continue our exploration, from last time, into juggalos and religion.

"We specialize in custom "Juggalo style" weddings, baptisms, commitment ceremonies, baby naming ceremonies, Dark Carnival blessings, and funerals. We now have two Juggalo Ministers in our force, ready to take on anything asked of us."
- United Juggalo Fellowship
JuggaloFaith.com was created for the sole purpose of teaching the message of the carnival. We believe this message is the message of the gospels of Jesus Christ . . .

Violent J has Jesus tattooed on his inner right forearm, look it up if you don't believe me . . .

. . . If you want to follow satan and lose your soul, go for it, that's your right, but I can guarantee you that the guys from Psychopathic Records believe in God and follow him . . .

. . . These guys know about our site, We won a Hell's Pit promotional contest back in '04. We won 10 tickets to Hallowicked. They have had nothing bad to say to us yet.

So email them and ask if they worship Satan and see if they say yes . . .

. . . JuggaloFaith.com does not endorse or support any type of violent or Illegal behavior, we do not support any kind of violence, we are a Christian ministry; we follow the teachings of Jesus Christ and believe he would not approve of harming anyone for any reason, including their sexual orientation....

If you want counseling on how to except Jesus by saying the sinner's prayer, email us at Juggalofamily@Juggalofaith.com with "I want to be saved" in the message line and we will talk you through it.

Remember nothing is too big for God to forgive and if you truly mean it in your heart he will forgive you for your sins and you will be saved.

God bless and Keep your Hatchets High Ninjas!
- Rev.B-Lotus

Listen to the lyrics in the video above. To me, it sounds like ICP, Twiztid, Esham and ABK (Anybody Killa) are directly addressing their cult status, spiritual leadership, and how it relates to contemporary society. Of all the Psychopathic Records music that I've perused so far this song is definitely one of the most interesting ones for me. Plus the video is super neat. And check out ABK's sweet lisp!

In a private e-mail conversation I had with Dustin De Rosier (of the mesmerizing and hilarious Juggalog) we briefly discussed juggalos and religion. Dustin remarked that after spending over two months on the road with ICP...
I finally came to the conclusion that ICP doesn't believe in god, ICP believe that they are god.
Hinteresting! I will be focusing on Dustin and the Juggalog in depth in my next post.
"We have enough clown love to put this world to hell."
- ❤Smokey's Babii Gurl❤

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Juggalos and Religion (Pt. 1 of 2)


It appears that juggalo culture has permeated just about everywhere. Over the next weeks we'll show you just how far reaching it is. But from my internet perusals I've found one overwhelmingly juggalo-saturated area in particular: religion.

Oh, by the way, I am proud to say that I made the above image, which I dub "Jesus 2 Dope".

I found this quoted on a message board:
10:15–10:30 am

What Is a Juggalo: A Function Alternative to Religion

Ashley R. Davis (Mark Rubinfeld),
Westminster College

Oral Session A3, Converse B18

This senior thesis discusses the identity and faith of Juggalos, who are the followers of a
 band called Insane Clown Posse. Providing an overview of Insane Clown Posse, I will look 
at how a Juggalo’s way of life and belief system has many similarities to that of alternative
 religions through their community bond. I intend to discuss the phenomenon of the 
Juggalo in order to educate readers about the life of a Juggalo, the community that is 
created by them, and to discuss the importance of this particular group of contemporary 
youth and the social movement they have created for themselves. This will entail looking
 at theories of Gemeinschaft, Sense of Community theory, and alternative religions. To
 collect the information, I will be combining ethnographic research and secondary analysis. 
What I expect to find is a relationship between Juggalo identity and faith as it pertains to 
their sense of community and how it could be argued that they have formed their own
 alternative religion. Finally, I anticipate explaining why the Juggalo community shouldn’t 
be referenced in a negative way.
I would be curious to see evidence of juggalos of Muslim, Buddhist or other faiths but I haven't found much so far. I did find this on a message board:
Me and my bud . . . have this vision of the Carnival. I'm a Christian so i can relate the Carnival to Christianity . . . He's not a Christian. His religous views are the Carnival. He believes in God . . . then you have Muslim Juggalos, they can relate the Dark Carnival faith to the Islamic faith, and ironically, worship the same God as Christians and Jews because they all link back to the God of Abraham in each religion. different ways to worship the same God outside the Carnival.
And this next quote is from a woman who identifies as a Romanian Gypsy juggalo.
My Clan believes in a realm known as the nomadic bizarre. This belief dates back to times of Christ. The belief in the nomadic bizarre: In between Shangri-La and The Netherviod , there exists many other realms. Some being good and light, some being dark or wicked. In between those other realms in a travailing freak show or nomadic bizarre. This bizarre is a collaboration of dead souls who travel the realms to bring only what you have brought apon yourself. (( This is all because of you!)) The souls selected are of people who never fit in with regular society, therefore in death they find completion within a family of freaks. A place where all are excepted and welcome to the bizarre travailing show. What juggalo’s believe is very similar to this Armenia belief. So similar I can find little to contradict said statement in comparison.
You can read a first-hand account of Violent J's Dark Carnival mythology (which he claims to have came upon in a dream) in his autobiography, ICP: Behind The Paint, and also on the ICP web site, here.

Jeez, this keeps getting deeper... Juggalos and Religion to be continued next time.

Monday, December 7, 2009

Interview With A Juggalette


While I was going through the Derek Erdman site (from my previous post) I came across an interview that he did as a follow-up piece to his video and photo documentary. I'm quoting some choice bits below, but if you want to see it in its entirety go here.
What is your name and age?

Nicole aka Per0xide Chiild and im legal (:

It seems to be that Juggalos couldn't care less about the people that criticize them. Would you agree with this?

Definitly and i can tell you why. Because everyone that aint down iznt SHIT to us. if you disrecpect us or think low of us because were different than you than thatz your problem. The world is just ridiculous and alwayz gota have a problem with someone else for sum reason. well check nutz bitch because what we have is never gona die neva gona fade and there PISSED because they know that. We feed off the hate so bring it cause we'd love to split ya wiggg

I've become aware that there's a video of you on YouTube smoking a bowl in a car listening to Cypress Hill. Are you at all worried that your parents or employers will see this video?

hahaha i forgot about that! Hell no though i smoke alot of weed and am very proud to be a stoner!

Do you drink Faygo all of the time, or just at the Gathering?

I drink faygo every chance i get to tazte that sugaryyy go0odnezz! and i love gettin faygo showerz at any time.

Gathering Of The Juggalos 2009 Photos & Video Footage

What began my juggalo intrigue was this 15-minute long infomercial for the 10th Annual Gathering Of The Juggalos (below).



Oh man - I just found a SNL skit spoofing the above video...


A little bit later I came across this awesome collection of photos and video footage, linked courtesy of Derek Erdman.








There are a ton more gorgeous Gathering photos on Derek's site. I highly recommend checking them all out.

So after seeing all Derek's sweet footage I was hooked and wanted more. After a mostly disappointing hunt through YouTube I found a real gem: a full-length documentary of the 2009 Gathering called A Family Underground. I highly recommend that you acquire this video. If you search a bit you can illegally download it for free, or purchase the DVD here. (Preview below.)

Sunday, December 6, 2009

More Jugg Photos!

I just realized that I neglected to check out all of the web site from yesterday's post (The Airbrush Shoppe's Juggalo Gallery), and there are some more choice photos you need to see...

By the way, what is that guy doing with his hands? Miming a grenade-pin pull? Making the penis-in-vagina sign? I don't know.



I read about "juggalo furries" online, but sadly I had been unable to find any actual photo or video footage of this supposedly huge sub-culture. Here we see one in the flesh! A full feature on juggalo furries will be coming soon...



Also, on the same site are some written first-hand accounts of Gathering Of The Juggalos experiences from 2003-05. There's some pretty funny stuff. For example...
To anyone who has been to a Gathering at the Crystal Forest, you know to move when you hear him coming. Sometimes he has a light and sometimes he doesn't...! He'll catch you in the worst possible spots and in the most compromising of positions! We're talking about none other than Shaggy 2 Dope, and we're here to admit that we got Shagged while we were out in the woods. We know we are not alone. We heard stories. On one occassion, we had to take a tree, but he still nailed us hard with about 50 gallons of rooster-tailed mud. We learned fast to find a distant corner when we heard the buzzzzz of his golf cart approaching through the night. On Sunday night, we met a Juggalo who had REALLY been Shagged! He decided, after much self-debate, that he would brave the nasty port-a-potties to take a dump. He said he was sitting, not much enjoying the atmosphere, when he heard the growing buzzz of a golf cart. The golf cart hit the port-a-potty he was sitting in, then raced away into the night, leaving familiar evil laughter ringing through the air.

Last year, he was just a legend. This year, we managed to locate the famous Tent Boy! He looked like he was having a most excellent time, and we again heard stories about how he used his tent to sneak up and freak people out. Props to you, Tent Boy! We appreciate your sense of style!


I think I really like this Tent Boy character. I need some video footage.

Saturday, December 5, 2009

Sweet Juggalo Photos from '03 and '04

I found these really sweet old photos from the Juggalo Gathering 2003 & '04. These are some of my faves। There are a bunch more photos and stuff on this web site. The make-up was all done by the guys who run that site.






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