We miss this great point. So right. The birthday parties, with clowns and adult level humor and silliness, is not understood by a 7 year old. I wonder, with anguish what the young survivors of these past several years will find out about themselves in the years and months, ahead School administrators and yes, the paid perverts……just thinking about them and what they are getting away with, makes me sick Like those who apply for jobs where they can wear uniforms, and control others, many who apply to be around children have their own sick reasons for doing so…..i was twice a Big Sister for two different 12 yr old girls, a rich time of friendship. Wish I could have done more. I wouldn’t take on that now.
The media appeared to run a campaign guaranteed to cause children to be terrified of clowns, starting about three decades ago. They did it with dolls too.
I too was terrified of clowns … I was little but they were towering over little ones at the circus and in your face. Here’s the thing though. They are covering their faces with make up and significantly altering their appearance not dissimilar to wearing a mask I suppose. Kind of a cowardly way to scare the hec out of anyone let alone children all the while insisting it’s entertainment. It’s show biz zare.
It is so bizarre! 🤡 What also was bizarre were my last months in the retail jewelry biz. Never in my career would someone be allowed in a jewelry store wearing a mask. Same thing with banks, yet they were mandated. I was planning to retire anyway in 2020, luckily.
One woman had hearing problems and asked me to take off my mask, I gladly pulled mine off. It was much harder trying to ‘read’ people too. Sales and design are very emotion-driven, it was tough with masks. I guess masks were traumatizing for rape and abuse victims too.
I still dislike clowns dating back to when one scared the sh*t out of me as a kid. I keep thinking of 'Crazy Joe' Devola dressed as Canio from Pagliacci in that classic Seinfeld episode.
Fashion statement for woke Moms, I think. Cheap and easy status-signaling: "I am a sophisticated person, not the sort of lower-class yahoo who would get upset by this."
Exactly! Now it’s time for a designer make alternative “tuckable” clothing so it’s not just “stem and berries” that gets tucked. HOW ABOUT TUCKING YOUR FAKE VIRTUE?!
Clowns aren't as scary as those drag queens. Pennywise would have run screaming from them. Or perhaps he recognized a kindred evil spirit. They all prey on children.
Clowns do creep me out, too. There is this thing in Germany in some hospitals: clinic clowns. They are supposed to visit sick children in hospitals and make them laugh. I always had to imagine lying there myself and some creepy clown comes up to me. Horrible!
Too true. I don't see children asking for them. Even clowns - back in the day lots of my friends didn't want them and were creeped out by them.
I work in elementary school. The kids hate clowns. The face paint scares them. Clown jokes and antics are and always were for adults.
We miss this great point. So right. The birthday parties, with clowns and adult level humor and silliness, is not understood by a 7 year old. I wonder, with anguish what the young survivors of these past several years will find out about themselves in the years and months, ahead School administrators and yes, the paid perverts……just thinking about them and what they are getting away with, makes me sick Like those who apply for jobs where they can wear uniforms, and control others, many who apply to be around children have their own sick reasons for doing so…..i was twice a Big Sister for two different 12 yr old girls, a rich time of friendship. Wish I could have done more. I wouldn’t take on that now.
Absolutely. Once they have time to ponder, they will realize how little their safety, both psychologically and physically, was cared for.
Later Jay
The media appeared to run a campaign guaranteed to cause children to be terrified of clowns, starting about three decades ago. They did it with dolls too.
Drag Queens are very clownish so I would think parents have to work very hard to sell their children on the idea of being around them.
Probably requires series bribes. These are some sicko parents in desperate need of virtue signaling points.
Serious bribes
It was the Twilight Zone who scared me! And yes, the only dolls I liked were Barbie and Troll dolls, and I hated clowns.
I too was terrified of clowns … I was little but they were towering over little ones at the circus and in your face. Here’s the thing though. They are covering their faces with make up and significantly altering their appearance not dissimilar to wearing a mask I suppose. Kind of a cowardly way to scare the hec out of anyone let alone children all the while insisting it’s entertainment. It’s show biz zare.
It is so bizarre! 🤡 What also was bizarre were my last months in the retail jewelry biz. Never in my career would someone be allowed in a jewelry store wearing a mask. Same thing with banks, yet they were mandated. I was planning to retire anyway in 2020, luckily.
One woman had hearing problems and asked me to take off my mask, I gladly pulled mine off. It was much harder trying to ‘read’ people too. Sales and design are very emotion-driven, it was tough with masks. I guess masks were traumatizing for rape and abuse victims too.
The only clown I laughed at, when young, was being chased by an enraged rodeo bull after nearly trampling a fallen cowboy.
Yep. Virtue wears a veil, vice wears a mask.
Twilight Zone was seriously scary!
Then at almost 50 I am still a kid 😂
I still dislike clowns dating back to when one scared the sh*t out of me as a kid. I keep thinking of 'Crazy Joe' Devola dressed as Canio from Pagliacci in that classic Seinfeld episode.
Is anyone else old enough to remember Bozo the Clown? I dont remember being scared of him.
Yes, I remember Bozo the clown. I couldn’t stand him. He was hideous, ugly and scary.
I have an ex JUST like that!!!
Fashion statement for woke Moms, I think. Cheap and easy status-signaling: "I am a sophisticated person, not the sort of lower-class yahoo who would get upset by this."
Exactly! Now it’s time for a designer make alternative “tuckable” clothing so it’s not just “stem and berries” that gets tucked. HOW ABOUT TUCKING YOUR FAKE VIRTUE?!
Exactly
Yep.
Clowns aren't as scary as those drag queens. Pennywise would have run screaming from them. Or perhaps he recognized a kindred evil spirit. They all prey on children.
Clowns do creep me out, too. There is this thing in Germany in some hospitals: clinic clowns. They are supposed to visit sick children in hospitals and make them laugh. I always had to imagine lying there myself and some creepy clown comes up to me. Horrible!
Still am.
I still am
I still am!
Roman! I am 63 and still creeped out by them so there is that.
Later Jay
So you see, the survey says: more people creeped out by clowns than not.