Sunday, August 15, 2010

Tila Tequila, Juggalos and The Insane Clown Posse - what?

The attack on Reality TV Show Star Tila Tequila during her performance at The Gathering of The Juggalos annual festival and during the wee hours of Saturday morning, revealed a World previously unknown to mainstream America. What's a Juggalos, and what is the The Insane Clown Posse?

First, a video recap of how the attack on Tila Tequila, where bricks and excrement were thrown at her and she was allegedly harassed off stage, was planned:



Juggalos or Juggalo - what is it or who are they?

According to Wikipedia, a "Juggalo" is "a name given to fans of Insane Clown Posse or any other Psychopathic Records hip hop group. Juggalos have developed their own idioms, slang, and characteristics." In other words, it's part of a smart business strategy of naming fans of a music group, in this case, the Insane Clown Posse. The Insane Clown Posse is group of rappers who wear masks and who produced the Gathering of Juggalos.

The name started when Joseph Bruce of The Insane Clown Posse called a crowd of patrons Juggalos at a performance of their song "The Juggla." The term caught on, and the group started to use it to describe fans and other musicians they worked with from time to time. The message of the fans seems to be one of aggression.

The Gathering of The Juggalos started in 2000

The Gathering of The Juggalos, or "Juggalo Woodstock" was started in 2000 and is a four-day event that features "concerts, wrestling, games, contests, autograph sessions, and seminars with artists."

According to Wikipedia, Juggalos are a gang

You can't make up this explanation, so I'm going to just paste this as its written in Wikipedia and link to that. It's worth reading in light of what happened to Tila Tequila:


Authorities have classified Juggalos as a gang in Utah,[20] Arizona,[4] Monroe County, Pennsylvania[21][22] and Modesto, California.[23] Juggalos have denied any connection to gang activity.[4]
There have been numerous incidents of fans committing violent acts, though there is no independent evidence linking music with violence or crime.[24] Some students[which?] are prohibited from wearing Insane Clown Posse paraphernalia while at school.[25] In Waterbury, Connecticut, several high school students were sent home for wearing Psychopathic Records clothing.[26] The following week, they were given approval to continue wearing the clothing, stipulating that juggalos work to ease tensions with other students.[27]
As the public face of the Juggalo subculture, Psychopathic Records and Insane Clown Posse have repeatedly denounced violence within the fandom. Many of the crimes, including murders, have been labeled by Alex Abiss (former CEO of Psychopathic Records) as being just crazy individuals finding an excuse for their actions.[28]
However at the 2010 Gathering of the Juggalos Tila Tequila was attacked by a crowd of Juggalo's at once who she claims were trying to kill her. The singer was left with several small cuts and scrapes on her face and body.[29]


Whatever the case, it's clear The Gathering of The Juggalos has reached mainstream view in light of the attack on Tila. But what needs more explanation are the "murders" that have happened at The Gathering of The Juggalos. Why? And What has been done about this?

Stay tuned.

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