![]() ![]() Instead, the demonstration’s participants come into view as a community worth defending - and perhaps even an exemplar, however unlikely, of class solidarity. Seen in this light, the Juggalo March transcends the ready-memed spectacle of face-painted weirdos shouting “ whoop-whoop” in a street fight with alt-right idiots. A mostly impoverished community will gather in the nation’s capital to wave their middle fingers at a system of power that has pushed them to the margins of society, then targeted them for managing to survive. Though on a wildly different register than the March on Washington or the Stonewall Riots, the Juggalos’ day of action nevertheless represents a demand for recognition and equality. Tomorrow’s march is an organized effort to protest that label. ![]() In 2011, the FBI officially designated Juggalos a gang, including them in a report alongside the likes of the Aryan Brotherhood. In a year that has so consistently challenged the boundary between satire and reality, Juggalos marching against white supremacy is easily up there with Mike Pence claiming Marco Rubio dared him to touch sensitive NASA equipment.īut despite the ridiculous visuals and silly puns, the reality is far from comical. That one of the most ridiculed music fandoms could become progressive protagonists in a serious political battle does, admittedly, sound like the punch line to a bad joke. No longer were they the Juggalos we mocked - they were the Struggalos we needed. Their iconic face paint was splashed across the visages of Lenin, Engels, and Marx. They were imagined into the mythology of Lord of the Rings. ![]() Insane Clown Posse fans were shown battling, and easily defeating, Pepe the Frog. When the news broke last month that the “alt-right” America First Patriot Rally would occur on the same day, in the same place, as the Juggalo March on Washington, the Internet responded as it often does: with a torrent of memes. ![]()
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