Really random: have people always hated clowns ?!

[steve2470]

I didn't hate clowns growing up. I still don't. Is there something wrong with me ?!

[PoliticAverse]

1. Well there are some people that like mimes too. n/t

[valerief]

5. That's as baffling as poor Republicans. nt

[Renew Deal]

2. Great question

I'm going to say no, but I'm not sure. Ronald McDonald wouldn't exist if people always hated clowns.

Have adults always hate clowns?

[steve2470]

4. good point about the kids! nt

[trof]

3. My daughter always feared clowns.

When she was little.
Still does today at 44.
???

[steve2470]

6. I guess a clown can be scary up close and personal with a little kid

When I first heard of people hating clowns and being afraid of them, I was a bit surprised.

[Ron Obvious]

7. I've always disliked and distrusted them

"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." -- Jack Handy

[mackerel]

8. They're annoying and my sister dresses like one.

[Special Prosciuto]

9. You didn't see this one.

[Tom Kitten]

10. when I was a little kid I used to watch Bozo the Clown

and I never really liked watching him, I'd just wait for the cartoons he would show... Also I liked the Red Skelton Show, but the clown character he played I didn't like. They just were not funny to me in my single digit years. It was just a base reaction. (to tell the truth, when I was little I never liked the circus, either)

Later on there were things like serial killer John Wayne Gacey, the TV miniseries "It", movies like "Shakes the Clown" and "Killer Clowns From Outer Space"...none of these put clowns in a good light.

Never cared much for mimes or harlequins either...although the Joker, Riddler and Harley Quinn are good Batman villains.