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Before we begin i’m going to add this disclaimer, i’m very aware that people have strong opinions on juggalos/juggalettes and you’re all entitled to them but do not read this just to comment and be disrespectful. Negativity is not needed and will not change my opinions or views. Now that that’s out of the way allow me to introduce myself, my name is Taylor and i’m 23 years old. I’ve identified myself as a juggalette for 12 years now ever since my brother introduced me to the music back in 2004. I grew up in a typical working class neighborhood, had two hardworking parents and had a tight knit group of friends. I excelled in all of my classes, passed every academic test i’ve ever taken and graduated from a performing arts high school. I have been told for years how low I was and how pathetic I was because i’ve identified myself as a Juggalette, which if you don’t know is a term developed by the fans of Insane Clown Posse to give a sense of unity to the fan base. I’ve been called a slut, a whore and many other derogatory terms but because i’m a juggalette you wouldn’t see that i’m none of those things. I lost my virginity at 17 to the man I’m married to, we have been together for 7 years and will be celebrating 4 years of marriage in April. I’ve never been promiscuous, i’ve never had an STD and i’ve never traded sex for money; which are all things people assume juggalettes have or have done. People assume that because i’m a juggalette that i’m a criminal or a gang member but in reality i’ve never done anything illegal in my life. I’m an average person except I enjoy the music of ICP and other members of the psychopathic record label as well as other artists who identify as juggalos. Outside of going to shows and painting my face i’m no different than anyone else.



In recent years we have been labeled a gang, which in all reality is a falsehood that has created a lot of problems for good people who just so happen to gravitate to the music and term “Juggalo”. In every single group or fan base there are bound to be people who are law breakers and people who can be a threatening but, all of that negativity seems to have become synonymous with the term juggalo. I have been to multiple mainstream concerts and felt more uncomfortable and threatened than I ever have at a juggalo show. I’ve seen more violent acts committed at a mainstream concert than I have ever seen at a juggalo based concert. Truth be told i’ve never had a single bad experience around a group of lo’s and lette’s, I feel more targeted by people when i’m simply walking through a grocery store, so to consider all juggalo’s and juggalette’s these violent and hateful criminals is just as ignorant as to consider all African American’s violent or all Asian American’s geniuses. All of the misconceptions are based off of archaic stereotypes and it needs to stop. You don’t have to be violent, overtly sexual, or uneducated to identify as a juggalo or juggalette, all you have to do is enjoy the music and be yourself.



To be a juggalo means you’ve been labeled by society as a loser, an under dog of sorts and when you’re around juggalo family you feel at home. You feel like you belong to a group of individuals who understand who you are and love you regardless of what walk of life you come from. In Shangri-La we are all equal and each loved for our uniqueness, and we stick together no matter what. I’ve never met a single juggalo who wasn’t down to help out their homie if they needed it and didn’t even have to think twice about it. When one homie is down we pick their ass up and dust them off, we give that fucker a faygo and a shoulder to cry on if they need it. Now how many people in the mainstream could honestly see a random person doing that for them?. The answer is simply far, few and in between because in the mainstream world it’s more about who is better and who can keep up with the kardashian’s. In the underground it’s about family, an unyielding desire to see your homies doing good in life and that’s hard to find in the mainstream.



I’m hoping by now you’re beginning to see that there is more to a juggalo than how we are portrayed in the mainstream media and I hope that the next time you encounter a juggalo that your first instinct isn’t to shy away and judge him from afar. Most of the time we are willing to have a normal discussion with you and clear up any misconceptions you have about us; and before you pass judgment on that juggalette doused in faygo with the Violent J facepaint try getting to know her first and then form your opinion of her based off of her character. I hope this has helped open your eyes to how vastly different and unique the juggalo community is.