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[–] [email protected] 166 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (5 children)

Speaking with comedian Troy Iwata for a recent segment on The Daily Show, Violent J confirmed that Harris is his preferred pick for the White House, saying “I want her to win because she’s a Democrat, and I love my mom.”

Say what you want about Juggalos, but this is likely to get Kamala significant votes.

More than Dick Cheney or Lizzo (look up the lawsuits from last year if you don't know).

I'd even say this is bigger than Eminem the other day. Juggalos are a very close knit group, and if Violent J says vote, they're gonna vote.

Edit:

The Daily Show segment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hf3n5A4uLsk

[–] [email protected] 60 points 2 weeks ago

Especially since the juggalo crowd is by and large rurally based, they overlap a large generally Republican Voting demographic.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

That’s fresh.

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[–] [email protected] 98 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Juggalos are surprisingly decent, given their image. I may not be down with the clown, myself, but they're alright

[–] [email protected] 62 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

They've also started to become the adults in the room sometimes. I'm not sad to see it, but it feels weird.

[–] [email protected] 92 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

As for women’s rights, he believes in them (“they have the right to be the fuckin’ shit”), and as for environmental conservation, he thinks its time humans get over their superiority complex, saying, “Let me tell you what a superior animal is: a whale.”

American politics are so fucked that actual clowns have become the voice of reason.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 2 weeks ago

ICP on the right side of history

[–] [email protected] 37 points 2 weeks ago

The good weird tho, gotta discriminate

[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Isn't that a bit late? I'm 36 and ICP seemed like a thing for the age bracket above me growing up. Or did the whole magnets meme push their demo to a lower age bracket or something?

[–] [email protected] 27 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

some artists pick up new fans with every generation. see also: michael jackson, the beatles, ozzy, hendrix, slayer, etc.

it's kind of hilarious to me, being a 80s/90s kid, that of all the acts that were HUGE in the 90s (collective soul, smashing pumpkins, alanis morrisete, REM, etc), ICP is one of the few still in the news

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I mean, as a GenXer it kinda makes sense to me that the biggest GenX bands are not about trying to stay in headlines. 🤷‍♂️

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 weeks ago

I haven't exactly spent a lot of time in Juggalo circles, but the few I have met have all been great people, the types of people who would literally give you the shirt off their back without a second thought. Generally not the brightest bulbs out there, but they also tend to be the rare type of person who can recognize that about themselves and are willing to seek out and listen to people who are more knowledgeable (unless we're talking about scientists and magnets) which is actually pretty amazing, that's not a common quality to find in any group of people

I generally kind of think of juggalos as those kids in school who were a little too weird to be "normal" kids, and not smart enough to be "nerds" some of them have some issues, maybe more than average, but most of them are just trying to get by with what they've got.

[–] [email protected] 67 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

This is going to give my Trump-loving prepper brother in law an aneurysm.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 weeks ago

Can you post a video?

[–] [email protected] 63 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

by the terms of the juggalo-furry alliance, the furs are called to also vote

[–] [email protected] 36 points 2 weeks ago

We been on the block to vote. Republicans have nipped at us one too many times and many many of us are LGBT. 😤

[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The alliance has your back 🤝

The furries are voting

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[–] [email protected] 48 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

I was undecided, but this did it for me.

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[–] [email protected] 44 points 2 weeks ago

They don't know how magnets work but they know fascists suck.

[–] [email protected] 42 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

This will almost assuredly get her more votes than literally all of the press and air time Cheney has offered her.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Put some respekt on the Dark Carnival. There are over a million Juggaloes in America. Probably a couple dozen Juggalettes, too.

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[–] [email protected] 38 points 2 weeks ago

Juggalos have always been weirdly wholesome and okay as people. Yeah, it's a weird subculture to me. But not bad. The biggest negative I can say about the juggalos that I've met is that they all want to talk about ICP and marijuana all the time. But they treat people decently, and seem to be fairly progressive. I can live with that.

[–] [email protected] 38 points 2 weeks ago

Kamala promised to explain how magnets work.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Makes sense, Juggalos hate fascists and despite Kamala being a cop, Trump is the bigger fascist.

Although it is weird to see Eminem and ICP on the same side of something.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Although it is weird to see Eminem and ICP on the same side of something

I was curious so I looked it up.

In 1997 Eminem put out flyers for a show that said "with ICP (maybe)"

And they got kind of pissed about that, which they have a right to. But they've been over it for 20 years now.

Fucking crazy it's 2024 and that was almost 30 years ago.

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[–] [email protected] 31 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

"According to the National Gang Intelligence Center, there are more than one million self-proclaimed Juggalos across the United States. It is estimated that 85–90% of self-described Juggalos are peaceful, non-criminal music fans. The other 10–15% make up the Juggalo subculture's criminal element"

a million.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Those are impressive numbers. Sincerely, I'm sure I never hear about them because they're so well behaved.

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Fucking MAGAs, how do they work?

No really, how do you function being so god damn stupid you think a man who qualifies for being the Beast of Revelation is God's Chamion?

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 weeks ago

Damn, I have a new found respect for the posse.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Is this satire? I honestly can’t tell.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 weeks ago

They hold a music festival every year called the gathering of the juggalos, usually somewhere in the Midwest, that attracts around 10k people per year. They're not a huge underground culture in America but they are there and disproportionately higher populations living in Midwest and Central swing states. Most of the juggalos I've met are kind and just want to get high and listen to music about horror movies and wrestling and stuff like that. They have been anti-science and education in the past in their anti-establishment rhetoric which is probably the worst part of the subculture.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

their dedicated following, known as Juggalos, is in the tens of thousands. Gatherings for ICP fans have drawn upwards of 20,000 people. Juggalos are known for their distinctive style, which includes face paint, clown costumes, and hatchet symbols. They've also developed their own slang and idioms. The National Gang Intelligence Center estimates that there are over one million self-proclaimed Juggalos in the United States, but 85–90% of them are non-criminal music fans.

That a lot of voters, I wouldn't say no to. And for some reason Ive found out that a lot of conservatives in the u.s think juggalos are a crazy street gang like in the warriors

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

As an old wrestling fan from the late 90s, how did 2024 manage to make me cheer for the ICP while booing the undertaker and Steve Austin?

[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Cuz Steve always sucked

3:16 is how many dicks he sucked at a time and for how many hours

[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 weeks ago

Hey, let's not discourage dick sucking marathons.

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 weeks ago

The endorsement I've been waiting for

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

even if i dont care for everything else they represent, i applaude their touch of sensibility here

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

A guy in clown makeup calling himself Violent J: "I am endorsing Kamala Harris because she's a Democrat and I love my mom."

Really hard to argue... For several reasons

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 weeks ago (10 children)

Are they still figuring out how magnets work?

[–] [email protected] 36 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

If Richard Feynman can't explain it in a way he's satisfied with himself, I'm okay with rapping clowns being open about not understanding it.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 weeks ago

Hopefully that helps with Michigan.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

That's because they're actually normal people.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

ICP for the win!!! Hopefully that resonates with GenX.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I think the ICP fans include at least as many millennials, maybe even more

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

The Daily Show’s Troy Iwata did an excellent piece about the Gathering of the Juggalos. I wonder if his interview with Violent J had an effect on this decision.

Edit: oh, I posted this before I read the article. This interview is what they’re considering the endorsement.

https://youtu.be/hf3n5A4uLsk

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago

Apparently even insane people know not to vote for a fascist!

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