It was the opposite. In recent years, ICP has walked through doors that were previously closed to them. And we can go pretty much wherever we want. That makeup never gets old. Still, not all is rosy in the world of ICP. The departure came after J found out Garcia was secretly dating his niece. Like, hot tears shooting out of my eyes.
This has led to the veritable hailstorm of Faygo bottles which typically fly around most ICP shows. In fact, J estimates that the duo tosses to bottles of the soda into the crowd during any given performance. Meanwhile, Shaggy 2 Dope has become so experienced in his Faygo-flinging that he has even pioneered and perfected many new techniques, including launching two-liter bottles like rockets off the tip of his finger. To gain a sense of community. Outside of the lower-middle-class Caucasian community, grease paint, hatchet-man shirts and backyard wrestling are not typically a recipe for popularity.
Sure, one is often able to find a smattering of juggalos hanging out at their local Hot Topics, but ICP concerts have a way of bringing nearly every juggalo in town together for a family reunion of sorts. It's a religious experience. Being down with the clowns is more than just enjoying their brand of horror-filled rap; it's an entire state of being.
The songs of ICP are based around a mythology known as "The Dark Carnival," which the group revealed to its followers over a period of several years. Seven of the group's albums—known collectively as the Joker's Cards series—are dedicated to specific characters within the "Carnival" that each try to save the souls of juggalos and lead them down the path to enlightenment, a.
Rather, they are genuinely concerned about the souls of their devotees. Or so the story goes. Heartwarming, huh? Join the Observer community and help support independent local journalism in Dallas.
Get the latest updates in news, food, music and culture, and receive special offers direct to your inbox. Support Us Dallas' independent source of local news and culture. I support. The Daily Beast reported that the festival was "slightly scaled-down" from previous years due to COVID, though writer-photographer Igor Smith cited Juggalos hugging as the primary activity he witnessed throughout the festival.
The clown facepaint many Juggalos adorn during the festival, as well as practices like spraying Faygo, may actually serve to enhance the community bond. Face-painting, in particular, serves to designate Juggalos as part of their own community , separate from the rest of society, and offers a unique method of bonding and creative expression. It's something Insane Clown Posse themselves have done for nearly every public appearance since their beginning.
These unique rituals are something the late sociologist Karen Bettez Halnon explored in reference to the Gathering and other music festivals, describing them as embodying what she coined as "grotesque realism. As Halnon explained in her research , acts like costuming and becoming sticky with soda function like uniting rituals among Juggalos.
Anyone can be a Juggalo, but to do so requires aligning with an aesthetic that challenges social norms. Quite literally, being a Juggalo requires making a clown of oneself. For that reason, though, the theme of family is paramount — if you're down with the clown, as they say, you've got an extended family thousands of Juggalos strong. It's really like family on so many levels. Read more stories from Insider's Digital Culture desk. World globe An icon of the world globe, indicating different international options.
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