Coulrophobia is the fear of clowns.
Um, so it says in my post.
By its pronunciation Iâd have guessed it was a fear of inhaled anesthetics.
Either that or a fear of bleach.
Sorry. I have no excuse.
If that clown scared you and you had to close the page without reading the text you do.
I get that there may really be some deep psychological reason for disliking clowns⌠but how about the very simple reality that they most often represent pretty unlikeable personalities? Theyâre âjoyfulâ but their delivery is obnoxious, loud, manic and chaotic; they act stupid, clumsy and oblivious.
I personally donât find clowns scary. I tend to dread them the same way one dreads the acquaintance who always gets boisterously and destructively drunk at their party, tells the same off-colour joke 40 times and falls over the buffet table.
That said, the more quiet, less trollish âsad hobo clownâ, I typically like.
Oh I see, youâre one of them mime people.
âYou know⌠clowns can get away with murder.â
Thatâs because the cops never want to go near them.
Climbs invisible ladder
I guess for many people that reminds them of their parents.
Kids love âThe Koko Show.â
I see your Frenchy and raise you one Obnoxio!
The article was interesting, but I was hoping to find a confirmation of my theory. Iâve always believed that the origin of clowns was in the depiction of devils in medieval mystery plays: bizarrely and flamboyantly costumeed, and alternately buffoonish and frightening.
Thatâs the most Iâve ever enjoyed watching a clown.
Brilliant.
You need look no further than the etymology of âharlequin,â who was originally a demonic figure. I donât have sources to hand, but I do recall that from one of my religious studies courses in grad school.
I see your Obnoxio and raise you Dr. Roxo
He does cocaine.
