Line Out - Comments on Juggalos for Obama, Juggalos for Ron Paul

Comment by rk

rk — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 19:45:25 -0800

I am SO not a Republican, but I'd consider voting for Paul. Unfortunately, the American political machine would never let someone like that get very far.

Comment by I'm Not Sayin, I'm Just Sayin'

I'm Not Sayin, I'm Just Sayin' — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 08:53:49 -0800

Are they throwing up the gang sign for Wigger Clan?

Comment by cosby

cosby — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 08:56:18 -0800

ron paul is the 'snakes on a plane' candidate: the internet is all about him but when he actually gets on poll ballots, no one gives a fuck. unfortunately for him, three-quarters of his voting base is holed up in the mountains waiting for "something to happen".

Comment by TeH pR0F1LeR

TeH pR0F1LeR — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 09:02:04 -0800

Those guys don't hang out at the food court sipping 32oz cups of soda followed by hours of Halo and brickweed rips off a can pipe.

I can't decide if Trenchmouth Mafia on the left there is a12 year old who can grow a prison stash or the 30 year old who lives in mom's doublewide and still likes to kick it newschool with the would-be sophomores. You know that fucker has a ferret stashed out in his coat.

Face paint was raised by his grandma while his mom serves that mando minimum for the failed methlab and kid in the back still breastfeeds.

Ask me anything. I got answers.

Comment by ICPer

ICPer — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 10:14:28 -0800

It's funny that people still talk about ICP here.. Ya best watch your back for a splash of Faygo, Kirby!

Comment by godsactionfigure

godsactionfigure — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 12:56:34 -0800

Look, I guess I'm always down for taking stabs at juggalo's. The source material has an unlimited treasure trove for humor. But didn't Vice magazine already do this last November? Didn't Line Out already bring attention to it?

http://www.viceland.com/int/v14n10/htdocs/land_of_juggalos.php?country=us

Jeff, do we really have to go there?

Again?

I know you writers work very hard trying to come up with cannon fodder for us to read day in, and day out. And I don't want to just slag your efforts for nothing. But could you please go back at least six months for rehashed ideas?

Comment by Jeff Kirby

Jeff Kirby — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 13:24:31 -0800

I'm in no way making fun of Juaggalos here. I see them as a relatively unexplored sect of underground American culture that is purely fascinating. I'm passing no judgment- making fun of Juggalos is too easy and has been done too many times. I am simply looking to understand them as a subculture.

Comment by KNOTHEAD

KNOTHEAD — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 05:29:15 -0800

Jeff, we had a great time talking with you, but look at the backlash already.

You're identifying the artists by their fan base, and this is just going to further sink me (us, really, but I won't speak for anyone else you interviewed) into the genre pigeonhole, that I have been working so desperately hard to climb out of.

I have been working at my craft for about 10 years, struggling desperately to be viewed as more than "a guy who can play juggalo shows"... KNOTHEAD has been on TWO formats of FM broadcast radio in the last year. Metal AND top 40 R&B/hip-hop. That ALONE proves there's a wider audience out there than "the juggalos".

You can't identify me (us) by the way 1/3 of my fanbase identifies itself.

I urge all who read this article to do so with an open mind.

If the writer defines us as nothing more than "modern juggalos", how can the reader possibly see us as anything else?