I think also there have been enough cases of bad makeup and scaring little kids (hey, Santa scares most little little guys). I've seen lots of wallpaper and toys and such that is, at best, unflattering. Very few people over age 2 are really scared of clowns, but there are just enough.
A lot of this coluraphobia is taught - I had a little girl try to run up to me for a balloon the other day, but her mother pulled her back because she was afraid of clowns. She's teaching her daughter to be afraid.
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