scared of clowns?

[mjs9153]

Anyone notice that there seems to be an increasing prevalence of the fear of clowns? I don't remember this when I was young,seems to have expanded rapidly since the 90's..now you hear about it all the time, and pretty much everyone professes fear or dread of clowns.. So how about it,you scared or not?
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&ei=43bUU8C3PMaiyAT5j4KICQ&url=http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coulrophobia&cd=1&ved=0CBwQFjAA&usg=AFQjCNEYVErZnNuUgTJk5GqhPcX2-jRkDA&sig2=YqRvSuHY3xN6Dx0UCA-7Mg

 

[Lily Sawyer]

I'm not scared of clowns. They merely annoy me.

 

[mjs9153]

Me either..

 

[TrueGeneration]

Hmmm, not really...but thanks to Supernatural, there's this episode in season 2 about clowns that I will never get over

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[mjs9153]

of course, on the other hand..

 

[TrueGeneration]

^^ That is But, clowns are cringing, I must say that. Ugh.

 

[skimom2]

I hate them, and have as long as I can remember. I didn't even like going to McDonalds when they had Ronald there, even with kites and treats as a sweetener. That was big, because we almost never ate fast food.

 

[TrueGeneration]

skimom2--How could I forget Ronald McDonald? At our local McDonald's there used to be a plastic statue thing next to the drive-through. Good thing they got rid of it.
I mean...no.

 

[Grandpa]

I always thought they were silly. Not funny, not scary. Just, "Hey, I look and sound funny, so laugh at me!!!" Unimpressed.

My kids were "meh" about them. Grandma hired a clown for one party, and in side conversations with the adults, she (the clown) was bemoaning the bad rap that clowns were getting. She considered herself being in a time-honored profession that was getting polluted an ddefamed. I felt sorta bad for her, but the feeling was tempered by what I considered to be a pretty silly gig (see the preceding short paragraph).

 

[king family fan]

My granddaughter 13 has just recently developed a fear of clowns.

 

[Dana Jean]

I'm not scared of clowns. They merely annoy me.

yep--annoy me that is.

 

[Neesy]

I chose "Just Tim Curry" as my answer

 

[Riot87]

nope

 

[Riot87]

If it was something like IT then i would be though.

 

[SutterKane]

Agreed on the annoyance comments. Clowns are just too obnoxious and over the top for me.

 

[carrie's younger brother]

I'm not scared of clowns. They merely annoy me.

That was going to be my exact answer even before I read any of the responses. They are damn irritating and not funny!

 

[carrie's younger brother]

Oh, and Tim Curry will always be Frankenfurter from Rocky Horror to me and sexy as all get out!!!

 

[mjs9153]

As I suspected, the majority, at least on 24 hrs,aren't really frightened.. I think for lots of folks it is just a fad,agreeing "oh my God clowns scare me too!"
Results are non scientific, but respondents are recognised as horror experts..

 

[VultureLvr45]

Annoying, but can be scary too.

 

[do1you9love?]

I voted "just Tim Curry" because of It. As a rule I like clowns. Even took my daughter to see some at an early circus event. She is cool with them too!

But I think there are more "scary clowns" in media than there used to be.