(S4,E3) Reparative Juggalo Studies
A very hearty “whoop whoop” to all the Juggalos out there. This week on Pop Culture Boner, we’re looking at the Insane Clown Posse and the long arm of the law. How do FBI gang classifications work, why have Juggalos been targeted and why does everyone have such strong feelings on dudes in greasepaint?
You can find the full list of readings here:
Tom Breihan (Stereogum, 2020) - We’ve got a file on you: Insane Clown Posse
Travis Linnemann and Bill McClanahan (Crime Media Culture, 2017) - From ‘filth’ and ‘insanity’ to ‘peaceful moral watchdogs’: Police, news media and the gang label
Violent J and Hobey Echlin (2003) - ICP: Behind the Paint
FBI (2011) - 2011 National Gang Threat Assessment
National Gang Intelligence Centre (2011) - Juggalos: Emerging Gang Trends and Criminal Activity Intelligence Report
Jennifer Sullivan (Seattle Times, 2010) - Two men face murder trial in beating death of mentally ill, homeless man
Insane Clown Posse (1992) - Your Rebel Flag
Christopher J. Przemieniecki, Samantha Compitello & Josiah D. Lindquist (Deviant Behaviour, 2020) - Juggalos - Whoop! Whoop! A Family or A Gang? A Participant-Observation Study on an FBI Defined ‘Hybrid’ Gang
You can download a full transcript here.