Can someone tell me why in the world people think clowns are scary?

[quote name='WinnieThePujols']What is there to comprehend?

I told you already -- a phobia is irrational.

Do you know what that word means? Dictionary.com defines irrational as something that is "not endowed with reason."

Essentially what you're asking me to do is rationalize an irrational situation.

So why are people scared of clowns? Because phobia's exist. It's psychological. The reasoning behind it? None. There is no reason. That's why it constitutes as being a phobia.[/quote]
Well put. I think it's like people's fear of flying. I personally find being afraid of flying irrational because I personally dont feel a threat when I'm in the air .. but I can respect that some people are scared. I think there's probably more clown related deaths than airplane related deaths per year. (jk of course)

And by the way. I'm not so sure how many people who say they're afraid of clowns are actually afraid. I am, for example, creeped out by them but I dont fear them per se.
 
[quote name='Supercake']I've heard it has something to do with their faces. They have a painted on happy face, but they still act sad or cry sometimes. The emotions they portray are confusing to some children and it can scare them.[/QUOTE]

I second this and directly relate it to my current fear of clowns, I wouldn't freak out in public, but if one came towards me I would be movin.
 
[quote name='GrimNecroWizard']In one of my classes once, there was this one girl that was EXTREMELY afraid of clowns. She'd cry and hide her face at any little clown. One day we were doing this power point thing, and we all had to save it to our schools server...So I opened hers up because you could basically get into anyones and I posted that picture in the middle of one of her power points. And when she was presenting hers she went crazy![/QUOTE]

:rofl: That's the funniest thing I've heard all day. Thanks.
 
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