I think I might be turning into a Juggalo

Man, this is unexpected: The Insane Clown Posse is winning me over.

First, there is this great recent appearance on Nightline, in which the guys demonstrate that they are about five times more level-headed and logical and thoughtful than the interviewer. No lie, at about 22 minutes in, he takes them to task for making products and selling them in order to make a profit – also known as What Everybody In The World Is Trying To Do Every Single Day. And when Shaggy, accosted over violent imagery in their songs, simply asks “How come nobody ever sits Stephen King down to talk about this?”, you’ve gotta admit that he’s absolutely right. Plus, they come off as pleasant, nice, hard-working guys.

Then … then … THEN …there is this:

You see, for all of their violent imagery and whatnot, turns out ICP were planning the mother of all twist endings. In the song “Thy Unveiling,” they reveal that their songs about the Dark Carnival and the six joker cards and all of that were an allegory for finding God. And so they’re all about family and positivity and the wonder of creation. I mean, magnets. How do they work?

One more, then I’ll let it go. But watch this and tell me it isn’t totally badass: