Tuesday, November 15, 2016

And just like that, creepy clowns disappeared

By Donald Sensing

Where all these guys suddenly disappear to?
Remember the Great Clown Panic of 2016? 

Yeah, neither do I any anymore, not much.

As Vox reported: "The Great Clown Panic of 2016 has been perpetuated by pretty much everyone except actual clowns"
The clown hysteria seems to revolve around two nightmare scenarios. The first one is that a group of people dressed as clowns are preying on children. The second is that “evil” clowns — who seem to represent either people dressed as clowns or professionals who make it their job to dress as scary clowns (like this guy) — are somehow straying outside their professional purview and creepily wandering the streets. But there is no evidence anywhere that either of these scenarios is actually occurring. There is no evidence that a ring of people dressed as clowns are preying on children. There is no evidence that “evil” clowns exist and are currently taking to the streets. ...
 The US has a history of clown panics, and they’re always part of a larger social unease.
So the Clown Panic ended -  just like that - when Hillary lost the election, or Trump won. Take your pick. Or maybe it ended for no other reason than the national uncertainty was over. 

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