Beyond dishonorable.

A few years ago, I listened to the Insane Clown Posse on a regular basis. Don't get ahead of me- I didn't think they were the best musical act, or even a very good one, but a few of their songs amused me. And having dial-up back then, the magical powers of LimeWire weren't an option at the time, so I had to get different cds of theirs to get the songs I wanted. So I think I had 4 cds of theirs altogether. Regardless, it was the music that went with the vocals that I liked for the most part. See, I have a legitimate excuse for listening to them now. I never got into the whole Juggalo thing, never bought any of their lame merchandise, and didn't like their movie, Big Money Hu$tla$ at all (the commentary track for it is MUCH better than the movie could ever be). I'm mentioning all this to show that I was never a big fan of theirs- more of a casual listener.

For those who don't know, a Juggalo is more or less an ICP fan, but they're also supposed to be the underdogs. The kind of people who never had much in life and were always put down (ie- the poor/loser kids in school). Ironically, a lot of the merchandise on ICP's site is super god damn expensive. Juggalos are kind of their own sub-culture. They're like mall goths combined with white gangstas. Some of them paint their faces up like Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope. Some of them have retarded hair styles. And most of them wear rediculously huge shirts and pants. Think back to Jncos, and triple the size of those suckers, but make them purple. Chances are, you've seen a Juggalo or two this year alone.

ICP did something pretty amazing that I have to give them a lot of credit for- they started their own kind of religion, if you can call it that. They believe in the Dark Carnival. A lot of their songs mention it, and how the band hopes that all the Juggalos end up in Shangri La and not Hell's Pit (their versions of heaven and hell). If you care to know more, just look up The Dark Carnival on Wikipedia, because there's tons of stuff that goes along with it. Luckily, I never cared for that aspect of their music because, well come on, it's stupid. Especially when they revealed that the Carnival is God. I clearly remember a lot of Juggalos at school vowing to never listen to another ICP song again after that happened. Still, they continued to have a solid following, and there are, believe it or not, millions of people who believe in everything they rap about. These people are called tools.

Now, I mention all this to give those who don't know a background on how rediculous Juggalos can be. Not all of them are like this, since I know a few that are regular people, or at least don't flip out when you say x ICP album sucks. But either way, the Juggalo kind is stupid. So when I went on YouTube to see a video of them talking about something (making me feel better about myself), I found something that legitimately made me mad, so much to the point where I took time here to write about it. Here's the clip. Just watch it without me saying anything else:



Isn't that just sickening? I feel bad for Anabelle of course. Anything like that is sad. But the fact that her parents didn't have the decency to dress up -at all- for her funeral is just low. Yes, she mentioned having problems and all that, but those ICP clothes looked pretty new. "Nice" clothes aren't that expensive if you take the time to look around. Target, Fred Meyer, Kohls, Old Navy...all these places have good clothes you can put together to look nice even for one day at a funeral for a good price. And there's always Goodwill. Hey, they could've even sold their ICP clothes to other easily-manipulated fans and used that money towards some dress pants and appropriate shirts! It's just embarrassing to see people dressed like that at a funeral for a baby. And again, I know not everyone can afford a quick outfit, but I'm sure they could've asked someone to borrow a shirt or tie for the funeral, and they could've gotten it.

But then they had the nerve to dress up that poor little girl in an ICP outfit and gold necklace, the last things she'll ever wear before being placed in the ground? That made me sick. The coffin...I can't even put into words what I think about that.

Just as bad is the fact that her mom is bitching to the radio show hosts about how she never got all this stuff, and constantly brings up Anabelle and funeral costs. But she just has to get that autographed cd and all those other things, doesn't she? When possessions become so much of a big deal in your life that you're linking them to your daughter's death and need them that much, that's when you need to stop and realize how much of a monster you've become. I'm sure even ICP themselves are wondering what the hell this lady's thinking.

I think I'm going to just stop here, because it's obvious what's wrong with this situation. I'm sure Anabelle's in a much better place now, and hopefully she'll be reincarnated into someone who puts her mom in her place.