Clowns: why are we afraid?

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"I'll kill you all! Aha, i'll drive you crazy, and i'll kill you all! I'm every nightmare you've ever had. I am your worst dream come true". - Pennywise

October 21, 2020

Good day for everyone!@BCH.Serg here.

While browsing on youtube this morning, i've watched a prank about clowns scaring peoples. It is super effective, people got scared and ran away immediately. Even I will be startled when a clown suddenly pops out of nowhere.

So why are we afraid of clowns? Is there a psychological explanation?

History

The craze began on August 2016, when a report surfaced that clowns were seen in South Carolina and allegedly trying to lure children into the cluster of trees.

Since then, clown sightings in 24 more other states are reported. Most of these clown treats are not harmful but there have been few serious incidents. A teenager dress up like a clown carrying a blade was arrested by the police. This becomes a warning for others who wants to distress and potential harm to others.

In this more advanced modern day where pranks are a trend right now, Sightings like this are still surfacing up.

So why are we afraid of clowns?

Maybe there is a psychological explanation. According to Rami Nader, a Canadian psychologist, clown phobias are fueled by the fact that clowns wear makeup and disguises that hide their true identities and feelings.

Another reason, is people are afraid of clown mannerism. Frank MacAndrew, a psychologist said people are afrai of because they're mischievous, which puts people constantly on guard. People interacting with a clown during one of his routines never know if they are about to get a pie in the face or be the victim of some other humiliating prank. 

Other factors that fuel the fear of clowns are cultures and media. Movies like Stephen King's "It" where it features a clown that exploits the fears and phobias of the children.

Thoughts

Personally i have never been on a halloween party where someone wore a clown costume nor saw someone in other places. But i think it will scared the shit out on me when i encountered one. Just like how Ronald McDonald creeps me out everytime that i see him at the malls.

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Source: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nytimes.com/2016/08/31/us/creepy-clown-sightings-in-south-carolina-cause-a-frenzy.amp.html

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/teenage-creepy-clown-arrested-carrying-8981016.amp

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.mic.com/p/our-fear-of-clowns-explained-by-a-psychologist-19272724/amp

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.pbs.org/newshour/amp/health/column-psychology-behind-clowns-creep-us

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Never saw that one, but had u watched the jalals po? They had one about the clown, sadako n other things din po n one of it turned out bad kasi ung ipaprank po nila ng oras na un eh my sukbit/dalang baril po, clowns before made us happy especially on birthday parties but since there's a scary or horror movie about the clowns, some of the children r already scared n afraid of it na po

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4 years ago

Yea. Ive seen that one patay yung nagprank

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4 years ago

Opo

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4 years ago

Children became afraid of clowns because of movies and videos online. That's the main reason just like Pennywise and the killer clowns. Adults usually scare kids with these characters making them to be afraid of clowns.

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4 years ago

Yes. Just like parents telling their children that the nurse will inject them if they don't behave. So in the end, everytime a child sees a nurse they got frighten.

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4 years ago

Sorry but clown is creepy for me HAAHHA

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4 years ago

You said it right!

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4 years ago

I'm afraid of clown. It gives me chills when I see one.

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4 years ago

Ehhh, di naman nakakatakot ang clown kaya, liban nalang if yung clown is denesign talaga to scare people. Pero di naman ako takot, pwro takot ako sa Morion, bat ganon 😂

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4 years ago

What is Morion?

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4 years ago

This, bat di mo alam ang Morion?

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4 years ago

Sorry. Morion pala tawag diyan.

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4 years ago

Oo ay, jan po sa inyo iba ang tawag ?

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4 years ago

Hindi. Wala kaming ganyan dito sa south luzon

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4 years ago

Ay samin meron kada semana santa

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4 years ago

Taga san kaba?

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4 years ago

Mindoro ppo, hehe

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4 years ago

Okay. Never been there

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4 years ago

Ahh, malayo naman kasi itong lugar namin

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4 years ago

Parang jan dati nagwork wife ko

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4 years ago

Ay talaga po, mejo mababa lang rate dito pero sa Calapan malaki ata, un pinakang capital ee doon siguro sya nag work

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4 years ago

Di ko alam e. Basta pagkakatanda ko sa mindoro siya.

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4 years ago

Hmmm, baka doon nga. Basta sa mindoro

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4 years ago

Okay. When covid19 ends. Will try to travel more here sa pinas. Baka mapadaan kami Mindoro. Haha

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4 years ago

Ay taray, ibig sabihin po sa ibang bansa kayo nagtatravel noon, sana all 🤧

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4 years ago

Naku. Kung nagtratravel kami sa ibang bansa. Di nako gagawa pa ng article dito. Alam mo naman sahod ng nurse sa pinas.

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4 years ago

Hmmm, base ko lang pp sa nisabi mo ee haha. Mababa pala sahod ng nurse dito, why dika po sa ibang bansa, I mean noong wala pa si covida

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4 years ago

Maliit pa kasi baby namin that time. Tapos kung kailan naman mag aasikaso na to work abroad nagka pandemic namna

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4 years ago

I never saw clowns in person too only in movies. Clowns are supposed to be used as entertainers during kid's parties, but because of these horror movies portraying clowns, many became afraid of it already

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4 years ago

Yes. So i can't imagine my daughter celebrating her birthday with a clown. Jolibee nalang. Lol.

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4 years ago

Sabi ko na nga b pinoy ka..haha

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4 years ago

Yea. I am. I thought you knew

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4 years ago

Not really but I was already sensing it 😅

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4 years ago

Lol. I just usually write on english. Kahit sa comment. Kaya siguro parang di pinoy

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4 years ago

Kc nmn avatar mo..

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4 years ago

Haha. Makapagpalit na nga.

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4 years ago

When I was in 7th grade, my classmate lent me his book entitled The Sinister Clown, the story was good but after that I became afraid of clowns, well not necessarily afraid, but I don't like looking at them. I don't even want to eat at McDonalds fastfood because of the clown there.

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4 years ago

Im a fan of McDonalds fries. So laban lang. Hehe

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