What's the deal with hating clowns?

[pub crawler]

I'm kinda when it comes to clowns. No real feeling either way.

Some peope, though........

http://www.cafeshops.com/ihateclownscool

 

[Screaming Flower]

clowns scare the crap out of me.

 

[HelloAngel]

Clowns?



Poltergeist ruined clowns for me for life. But then there's always the image of the clown being a real sicko underneath all the gear and makeup. I dunno. I can't really explain it coherently.

 

[pub crawler]

lol. sorry

 

[Sicy]

 

[MissVelvetDress_75]

i hate clowns thanks to poltergeist and IT!

lol kevin what a weird site.

wtf!

 

[*BOOMCHAA!*]

they're just creepy.
nice pic the Sicy.

 

[The_Sweetest_Thing]

I've been afraid of clowns since I saw "It."

 

[AngelofLarrydom]

I was a little, I did not like their exaggerated features.
As I got older, it was because of the movies

 

[Elvis Presley]

To me, clowns aren't funny. In fact, they're kind of scary. I've wondered where this started and I think it goes back to the time I went to the circus, and a clown killed my dad.

 

[u2popmofo]

Killer Clowns from Outerspace is a cool movie.

 

[daisybean]

 

[EPandAmerica]

I read IT when the book first came out.

----> for years after that. Now I can take them or leave them.

 

[MrsSpringsteen]

But then there's always the image of the clown being a real sicko underneath all the gear and makeup. I dunno.

That could be from John Wayne Gacy-wasn't he the serial killer who dressed up as a clown?

 

[U2girl02]

Sicy, that pic... lol

Clowns are so shady... they just freak me out, and I dunno why. You never know who's behind that makeup... I was at Harvard Square with my dad once and this reeeeally shady clown was like stalking me... he didn't have a wig, it was just his own greasy mullet-like hair and he was smoking a cigarette... and he kept looking at me! I was like I really can't explain it, though, they just give me the creeps.

 

[souLnation2002]

clowns just freak me out

 

[zonelistener]

COULROPHOBIA: Fear of clowns

Yep - one of my roomies was sexually molested by a clown growing up. Not cool. They scare me too.

 

[*BOOMCHAA!*]

so if everyone hates clowns.....
why are they still around?

 

[Kariann]

I find them kind of creepy...not sure if I hate them...but definitely give me the creeps. I think it's that painted on smile...they look all happy happy but could be evil and you'd never know it.

 

[u2er]

I've read It but haven't seen the movie. I haven't had enough experiences with clowns to know whether I'm afraid of them or not

 

[elevation2u]

IT

 

[yertle-the-turtle]

I saw IT when I was six on TV. Scared the crap out of me, but I'm fine with clowns.

The thing that gets me all scared is balloons. You never know when the little f**kers are going to blow up in your face.

 

[gherman]

Clows scare the shitout of me. Always have, always will. Espacially after John Wayne Gacy

 

[joyfulgirl]

I think it's because clowns are terribly sad yet they have the fake happy face painted on. It freaks us out because maybe so many people can relate to that.

 

[martha]

I have no issues with clowns.

I can take them or leave them.

I am noncommittal.

 

[ABEL]

I'm not scared of clowns...at least I wasn't till I saw this thread

 

[pub crawler]

lol

Oh ABEL..

 

[ABEL]

oh ABEL seems to be the new catch phrase around here

Oh ABEL..

not you too kevin

 

[oktobergirl]

eeeeeeeeee clowns are really creepy.

poltergeist didn't help either.

 

[senrab]

Like someone else said, I find clowns scary because of the wild makeup and exagerrated features...it's hard to explain it. IT didn't help, either. And no thanks for that pic, Sicy...lol