[Noisebridge-discuss] Science for Juggalos

Miah Johnson miah at chia-pet.org
Fri Jun 4 23:31:31 UTC 2010


I have a few small brushes I can bring.

-Miah

On Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 4:14 PM, Kelly <hurtstotouchfire at gmail.com> wrote:

> Firstly, I want to say that I was really pleased (and a little choked
> up) reading everyone's responses, most of which were very
> compassionate, thoughtful, and well-meaning. There were a few things I
> still cringed at (mainly the assumption of our superiority) but I
> think this may turn out to be an educational experience all around.
>
> And secondly, I will be at Noisebridge around 4pm with face paint. I
> could use some extra brushes.
>
> -Kelly
>
> On Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 15:12, Aaron Muszalski <sfslim at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Also, as I believe has already been suggested here, I feel strongly that,
> > while our tongues should be planted firmly in (ass) cheek, we should
> refrain
> > from being assholes ourselves, but rather rally around the cry "Empathy
> for
> > the Juggalo!"
> > Approached with humor and respect, we have an opportunity to get some
> > laughs, make some friends, and broaden some minds. "The Family" - as the
> > juggalo community refers to themselves - are strongly identified with
> their
> > own alienation (e.g. "the world's most hated", etc.) and if we trigger
> that
> > response, we lose. This is a community comprised of many disempowered,
> > disenfranchised people, who, in rallying around ICP and the mythology
> that
> > the band has constructed, have turned their disenfranchisement into a
> badge
> > of honor. And over the years they've evolved a rich lexicon of hate with
> > which they defend themselves.
> > Don't trigger that response! Be fun - be friendly - make our shtick
> obvious
> > - juggalos understand pantomime (albeit not very intellectually) - A
> > well-time nudge or wink will go a long way to including our audience in
> the
> > joke, rather than making them feel like the butt of it.
> > Above all, show respect - these people, like all of us - find great
> meaning,
> > connection and validity in their chosen community - even if you don't
> > understand their choice, it's worthy of your empathy.
> > That said, let's drop a muthafuckin' science BOMB on some juggalo brainz
> > tomorrow!
> > - Slimdick Faygostein XXIII
> >
> >
> >
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