I just came across a very curious article in the Boston Phoenix discussing Juggalos and their devotion to Insane Clown Posse as possibly having a link to Christian values...Naturally, having already looked into this little subculture, my reaction was very skeptical. As the article questions, how is a band of rappers dressed as clowns, who rap about necrophilia, murdering people with axes and "dark carnivals" supposed to reflect even a smidgen of the Christian ideal? Jenny Benevento, the researcher being profiled in the article, points to the devotion of the fans...not only to the music but to one another. "Pay it forward, be really cool to everyone, share, talk to people who are by themselves. All of these are very Christian ideals, whether or not people identify them as such." Well, that's one similarity I suppose, but she goes even further with the connection. Referring to the Gathering of the Juggalos that I mentioned in my previous post as a "revival," and alluding to a possible metaphorical connection between the aforementioned "dark carnival" and heaven. A stretch? I think so. Please watch ICP's allegedly Christian inspired video for the song "Miracles" below and decide for yourself. But one thing is for sure, Christian or not, I don't think anyone will stop making fun of Juggalos whether or not they have religious affiliations...
...Then again, "there's magic everywhere in this bitch," so you never know...
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