Slipknot's Clown on bullying

M. Shawn "Clown" Crahan of Iowa metal band Slipknot was on hand Tuesday, June 5, 2012, at Dayton Oaks campground in support of anti-bullying activist Kirk Smalley of Stand for the Silent.

[MasterFrigginYoda]

Slipknot actually preaches love and acceptance, even if their music and lyrics seem dark

[JCridford]

When Shawn is being Shawn rather than Clown, he's a fantastic and humble man.

[aviewer]

Clown is one of the most motivational people I've ever heard.

[nda]

i think that people who listen to music like slipknot are much nicer to people

[paradigm_shft]

"I won't let the truth be perverted. And I won't leave another victim deserted!!!"

[joibus]

Clown is one of the most inspirational/impressive people to exist. Maggot for life!

[cellaub]

Slipknot was my outlet throughout my middle and high school years with all the anger I had dealing with bullies and douchebags. Now looking back at it, I've become a stronger individual to fight back whoever is trying to bring me down. Thank you Slipknot for being there for me when I had no one to talk to and your music was my outlet for all the anger I had inside.

[adamchabbi]

I was bullied like hell at school. I would consider high school some of the worst years in my life but I heard it could have been worse, as there are schools that have worse bullying. I was attacked verbally by unbelievably sharp tongued idiots, threatened and beaten a couple of times. So of course I obviously had a lot of rage built up, where I can go far as saying Slipknot helped me release all that frustration I locked in myself. Keeping it sealed is unhealthy and fortunately I discovered them. Clown understands how it feels and appreciate what he said in the video.

[carlosgarvich]

It was rough to be a metal head in a school in Miami where 98% was hiphop wanabe gangstas thanks God he made me a foot taller and 100 pounds heavier than your normal thug. Had to protect my fellow maggots. Now I have pains everywhere and neck problems for all that head banging and mosh pits when I was younger. Worth it!

[kayla]

And this is why maggots love you, you were there for us when no one else was

[RWM]

Like I tell a buddy who is also a metal head: If you like this music and understand it, it makes perfect sense. If you don't it likely sounds like total chaos. Slipknot is total devastation. Seeing them live is like being able to witness a Supernova and live to tell about it. Respect.

[robertkhosravi]

It's so sad the fact kids/teens and even adults end their own lives because of bullying :( It gets better, it's just temporary. It hurts knowing they took a permanent decision to a temporary problem, shows how fucked up and stupid bullying is.

[NsLaxLife]

And people say metal's the devil's music. I love the amount of love I see from the members of Slipknot for the art, for the people, for everything. It's great.

[ggia]

I just love the Slipknot family. Feeling alone, isolated, different from everyone else and singled out because of it, I feel like I have some sort of belonging and family being a maggot. And people still think that Slipknot's nothing more than noise, screaming and aggressive pointless lyrics. They have no idea.

[marathonxman]

This video hits harder now knowing Clown has lost his youngest daughter

[noisetankzz]

Bullying sucks. I've been bullied my entire life, because I'm quiet, awkward, and just don't fit in. I've always tried so hard to fit in with the crowd, then high school came and I was like "wait, how is this benefitting me?" And now, I'm trying to be who I want to be, not a copy. I've even come out to my parents as transgender. It's made me more confident and brave.

[noobishmacgaming]

I don't care for their music in my twenties, but they are kind and interesting people in almost every interview I come across. 

[Liam-ebzb]

Who the fuck would dislike this video?

[DolphinOfFire]

"Don't ever judge me"... #surfacing  

[jimmygray]

I've gone through the bullying situation when I was bullied by my stepdad which is far more worst than being bullied at school on my Freshman year. I wanna thank Clown for making this video and I hope get to see him sometime.