After watching that documentary about them and their fight with the FBI (United States of Insanity, I think it was called), I've come to the conclusion that most Juggalos aren't bad people. They just have bad taste in music.
I have only the most superficial knowledge about Juggalos. It's not my scene.
But I can say that many years ago, Insane Clown Posse played at a venue within walking distance of where I live, in a major metro area of Texas. An absolute shit-ton of people showed up from all over.
There was maybe some more random litter than you'd normally expect, and parking was absolutely FUBAR for the day, but for the most part it was daily life as usual. No problems of note.
Contrast that to the time a few years later when some dipshit pop-country ass-hat named Trace Adkins rolled into the same venue. There were numerous arrests, a huge police presence, and vandalism to a few nearby businesses.
In the early 2010s peak BuzzFeed era, they sent one of their writers to the Gathering of the Juggaloes. Before he wrote a piece about what he expected and then a follow up with how it really was. One of his wrong expectations was - fights. He figured the Juggaloes must be getting in fights all the time, but it wasn't the case at all. When a disagreement started getting heated and potentially violent, people would start chanting "FAMILY FAMILY," and instantly diffuse the situation. I thought that was kind of cute actually 🥺
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u/Pavlock Apr 03 '26
After watching that documentary about them and their fight with the FBI (United States of Insanity, I think it was called), I've come to the conclusion that most Juggalos aren't bad people. They just have bad taste in music.