Topic: Juggalos march on Washington to protest gang label
Anonymous A started this discussion 8 years ago #66,131
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/juggalos-march-on-washington-to-protest-gang-label/2017/09/16/fd9d512f-a9ab-4835-9a5f-625c5e0c0dfd_story.htmlThe steps of the Lincoln Memorial have been the scene of solemn protest for decades, but when one man shouted “Show us your butthole!” on Saturday it was clear that the Juggalo March on Washington was going to be like no other.
Tattooed, pierced and wearing clown makeup, hundreds of fans of the rap-metal group Insane Clown Posse gathered at the storied location to protest the FBI’s labeling the fan base a gang in 2011.
One protester circulated in a “Texas Chainsaw Massacre”-style mask, another in lingerie and a third in football shoulder pads. They raised their middle fingers, cursed and whooped.
The style was outrageous, but the purpose was serious: Juggalos, as the band’s hardcore fans are known, said the gang label is unfair and has cost them jobs, gotten them suspended from school, barred from the military and entered into gang databases.
Amie Puterbaugh, 36, from outside of Dayton, traveled to the District with two friends for the rally. She said she had been profiled by police in Ohio because of the gang designation.
“It’s bulls---!" Puterbaugh said of the gang label. “It's like labeling Deadheads a gang. It’s like labeling Lady Gaga’s Little Monsters a gang. If we don't stand up for our First Amendment rights, who is next?”
Tattooed, pierced and wearing clown makeup, hundreds of fans of the rap-metal group Insane Clown Posse gathered at the storied location to protest the FBI’s labeling the fan base a gang in 2011.
One protester circulated in a “Texas Chainsaw Massacre”-style mask, another in lingerie and a third in football shoulder pads. They raised their middle fingers, cursed and whooped.
The style was outrageous, but the purpose was serious: Juggalos, as the band’s hardcore fans are known, said the gang label is unfair and has cost them jobs, gotten them suspended from school, barred from the military and entered into gang databases.
Amie Puterbaugh, 36, from outside of Dayton, traveled to the District with two friends for the rally. She said she had been profiled by police in Ohio because of the gang designation.
“It’s bulls---!" Puterbaugh said of the gang label. “It's like labeling Deadheads a gang. It’s like labeling Lady Gaga’s Little Monsters a gang. If we don't stand up for our First Amendment rights, who is next?”
Kevin Gill, a well-known Juggalo, kicked off the rally Saturday with a passionate plea for the FBI to rescind the gang label. He told Juggalos it was the most important day of their lives.
“Can I get a ‘whoop-whoop’ we can hear in the White House!” he said from a stage in front of the memorial.
The crowd obliged with a deep “Whoop-whoop!”
“The Juggalo March is like the Boston Tea Party for music fans,” Gill said.
Marchers held signs that said “American Juggalo Taxpayer” and “Faygo not Fascism.”
“Can I get a ‘whoop-whoop’ we can hear in the White House!” he said from a stage in front of the memorial.
The crowd obliged with a deep “Whoop-whoop!”
“The Juggalo March is like the Boston Tea Party for music fans,” Gill said.
Marchers held signs that said “American Juggalo Taxpayer” and “Faygo not Fascism.”
Big Daddy Derek !Uvm54ORbmo joined in and replied with this 8 years ago, 2 hours later[^] [v] #814,383
@OP
> cost them jobs, gotten them suspended from school, barred from the military and entered into gang databases.
Good. Thanks.
> cost them jobs, gotten them suspended from school, barred from the military and entered into gang databases.
Good. Thanks.
Sheila LaBoof joined in and replied with this 8 years ago, 5 hours later, 7 hours after the original post[^] [v] #814,429
FBI have had a retarded waste of resources for decades -- since the cold war, they have had files on every person with any bit of fame whatsoever. Name any famous singer or actor, and there was a god damn file. Today, there is simply files on everyone.
kook !!OPZbEQMT1 joined in and replied with this 8 years ago, 3 minutes later, 7 hours after the original post[^] [v] #814,432
Sheila LaBoof replied with this 8 years ago, 2 minutes later, 7 hours after the original post[^] [v] #814,435
*shrug* might be some standard AI-determined label based on on-line purchases
Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 8 years ago, 2 minutes later, 7 hours after the original post[^] [v] #814,439
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Sheila LaBoof replied with this 8 years ago, 1 minute later, 8 hours after the original post[^] [v] #814,444
maybe
Sheila LaBoof double-posted this 8 years ago, 2 minutes later, 8 hours after the original post[^] [v] #814,445
I'd like to see a Juggalo march on Selma, like Martin Luther King Jr. did, with thousands of them
Sheila LaBoof triple-posted this 8 years ago, 11 minutes later, 8 hours after the original post[^] [v] #814,446
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Anonymous H joined in and replied with this 8 years ago, 2 minutes later, 9 hours after the original post[^] [v] #814,464
> pose as psychopathic gangstas for 20-some years
> FBI formally recognizes you as a gang
> WAAAAAAAAHHHHHH WAAAAAHHHHHH MOMMY IT'S NOT FAIIIIIRR
> FBI formally recognizes you as a gang
> WAAAAAAAAHHHHHH WAAAAAHHHHHH MOMMY IT'S NOT FAIIIIIRR
Sheila LaBoof replied with this 8 years ago, 17 minutes later, 9 hours after the original post[^] [v] #814,466
@previous (H)
> > pose as psychopathic gangstas for 20-some years
> > FBI formally recognizes you as a gang
> > WAAAAAAAAHHHHHH WAAAAAHHHHHH MOMMY IT'S NOT FAIIIIIRR
what are you a fag
> > pose as psychopathic gangstas for 20-some years
> > FBI formally recognizes you as a gang
> > WAAAAAAAAHHHHHH WAAAAAHHHHHH MOMMY IT'S NOT FAIIIIIRR
what are you a fag
Anonymous H replied with this 8 years ago, 7 minutes later, 9 hours after the original post[^] [v] #814,469
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who the fuck is zizek
Anonymous E replied with this 8 years ago, 44 minutes later, 11 hours after the original post[^] [v] #814,514
Sheila LaBoof replied with this 8 years ago, 49 minutes later, 12 hours after the original post[^] [v] #814,528
pre or post Wittenstein
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Anonymous I joined in and replied with this 1 year ago, 7 years later, 7 years after the original post[^] [v] #1,329,243
You never hear about juggalos anymore.
Anonymous J joined in and replied with this 1 year ago, 1 hour later, 7 years after the original post[^] [v] #1,329,244
@previous (I)
We're all working on divorce #2 and our SUVs are getting a tire rotation. Too busy to put makeup on.
We're all working on divorce #2 and our SUVs are getting a tire rotation. Too busy to put makeup on.
Anonymous K joined in and replied with this 1 year ago, 4 hours later, 7 years after the original post[^] [v] #1,329,251
@1,329,243 (I)
Nexus was the glue holding the entire thing together, and the Juggalos never recovered from the news of their favorite member committing aggravated dogslaughter during a kidnapping attempt
Nexus was the glue holding the entire thing together, and the Juggalos never recovered from the news of their favorite member committing aggravated dogslaughter during a kidnapping attempt
(Edited 4 minutes later.)