[Flutterby]

Welcome to the group El Gonzo!

Nettie, thanks for the story - very nice! Glad that girl changed her mind about us!

I also think part of the problem is the media... Not too long ago a book came out that was a Wal-Mart exclusive... I think it was called Mr. Evil - the author of the book took a WELL KNOWN clown face and distorted it to put horns and fangs on it! Thus taking a famous circus clown and turning it into an EVIL looking clown! About this time was when the hundreds of websites starting popping up about Coulrophobia = which is the fear of clowns...

Now some people do have VALID fears of clowns, just like spiders, heights, water, etc... But most people get caught up in the media and the hype and evil/bad clowns! And some just have a misplaced ill feeling such as what Nettie describes above...

I think it is our duty as clowns to continue to promote our form of entertainment in a positive light! We will always run into people who are afraid of clowns - or at least claim to be - but as long as we continue to demonstrate that their fear of us is a misguided perception, one at a time hopefully we can help get them over that fear!

Bump a nose!