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Originally Posted by tim
I'm frustrated by it. For one weak or flawed human being who has his sins exposed reflects badly upon us all. Too often, these "clowns" are not really even legitimate, respectable entertainers (such as in the case of Gacey, who was more of a fetishish taken up with a fascination of clowns rather than an honest clown himself.) A man like he was just plain sick. If someone is abusing the persona of a clown in order to accomplish an evil act, it absolutely disgusts me. Then there are those who are simply weak and fail to rise to the highest standards which someone entrusted as a children's entertainer is often, understandably, held to. (Take Pee Wee Herman, for example.) In this case, I just feel sorry for the poor person who is simply a fallen human being like the rest of us that had some particular peccadillo which came to light. As the saying goes, "There but for the grace of God go I."
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I like the way you think, tim. In relation to your comment about who is "abusing the persona of a clown in order to accomplish an evil act" I think that goes with about anything.
People who are supposed to embody trust/authority should never abuse their power/talents, especially on children.
On the case of Pee Wee Herman, I can hardly blame him. He was at a sexy movie and whipped it out, BFD. The only difference is that a) he got caught and b) he had a stigma of sorts attached to him.
It amazes me that people were up in arms about it, like he was just Pee Wee and not Paul Reubens. It's not as if he hurt anyone. He didn't murder a guy, he didn't touch a child. He's a human and he'll make mistakes, get over it.
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I think I would, first, listen to them and try to understand as well as sympathize with whatever legitimately bothers them. Perhaps if they came to respect me as a person (out of slap and motley, first), they would be open to anything I might have to offer by way of insight to build trust and help them overcome it. More so, I'd be worried about betraying that trust and failing them.
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Hey, you read about my brother in an earlier post, right? I'd like to ask you to do me a slight favor.
He's currently 11 years old and is still frightened by clowns. He gets picked on it a lot in school about it and he is highly embarrassed by his problem. Not to mention the fact that in about a month, he and his mother, step-father and step-siblings will be going to the Ringling Brothers circus. Here's the thing about the circus...he has never been to one and even passed up an opportunity to go because of his fear. His step-father (that jerk, I hate him) does not understand his fear and is making him go. He thinks that this will "cure" his fear.
Did I mention how much I hate his step-father?
I want to help him be less afraid so he'll feel better about himself.
If you could private message me your message to him about his fear and why he shouldn't be afraid of you, and a picture of yourself out of makeup so I could show him when he comes back over to my place this weekend, that would help a lot.
On the topic of my brother, if you were the clown at the spring festival, how would you have handled that situation of a frightened child?