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Outraged Clowns Say ‘IT’ Trailer Stoking Anti-Clown Prejudice, Similar to Racism
heatst.com ^ | April 7, 2017 | Jonathan McAloon

Posted on 04/07/2017 1:46:05 PM PDT by PROCON


Professional clowns have complained that the viral trailer for the new film version of Stephen King’s IT is stoking anti-clown prejudice comparable to racism.

Outraged members of the clowning community lamented that the remake of the 1990 horror series – a trailer for which has recently taken the internet by storm – is entrenching negative perceptions about them.

The two-and-a-half-minute teaser broke after racking up 197 million views in just 24 hours. It’s safe to say lots of people are excited about the return of Pennywise the killer clown – but not clowns themselves.

Interviewed for Mel Magazine, several professional clowns voiced their ire at the negative portrayal of their community that could only be bad for those trying to hustle their benign balloon animals.

“It’s ruining our business,” said 33-year-old Angelino Nick Kane, aka “Mr. Nick”.

It’s not all fun and games for seasoned clown Guilford Adams, aka “Gilly”, either. He has been clowning for 20 years. “It’s gonna be bad for clowns,” he said.

(Excerpt) Read more at heatst.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Humor
KEYWORDS: clowns; humor; it; movie; satire
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To: dfwgator

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCUz6aS2wKM


21 posted on 04/07/2017 2:08:18 PM PDT by Red Badger (Ending a sentence with a preposition is nothing to be afraid of........)
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To: Red Badger

They’re creepy because they look happy and fun until you look more closely, then you see a scowling ugly effer beneath the surface, kind of like Nancy Pelosi.


22 posted on 04/07/2017 2:09:05 PM PDT by RegulatorCountry
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To: Red Badger

That was Chevy Chase, right?


23 posted on 04/07/2017 2:11:44 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: dfwgator

Don’t think so. Voice doesn’t match..............


24 posted on 04/07/2017 2:12:26 PM PDT by Red Badger (Ending a sentence with a preposition is nothing to be afraid of........)
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To: Red Badger

I thought it sounded like him, but it was Ken Shapiro, not Chevy.


25 posted on 04/07/2017 2:14:20 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: PROCON

Everyone should punch a clown!


26 posted on 04/07/2017 2:16:20 PM PDT by VanDeKoik
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To: dfwgator

Ken Shapiro played the naughty clown - Koko.
Chevy Chase and Richard Belzer (of all people!) played other parts....................


27 posted on 04/07/2017 2:17:51 PM PDT by Red Badger (Ending a sentence with a preposition is nothing to be afraid of........)
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To: Red Badger

I heard of “The Groove Tube” back in the day, but had never seen it.

It was originally rated X.


28 posted on 04/07/2017 2:18:40 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: dfwgator

I saw it at the drive-in as a teen.....................never forgot it........Kentucky Fried Movie is another good one of the same genre..................


29 posted on 04/07/2017 2:19:54 PM PDT by Red Badger (Ending a sentence with a preposition is nothing to be afraid of........)
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To: PROCON

What a shame that they didn’t come forward with their victimhood during the election. Hilary could have taken their pain and made another deplorable group “Clownophobes”

Such a missed opportunity.

And Obama would have signed an EO making it illegal to laugh at or shy away from anyone wearing a clown outfit.


30 posted on 04/07/2017 2:23:08 PM PDT by sodpoodle (Life is prickly - carry tweezers)
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To: PROCON

Polka Dot Lives Matter


31 posted on 04/07/2017 2:27:29 PM PDT by Egon
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To: PROCON

Clowns are creepy.


32 posted on 04/07/2017 2:35:01 PM PDT by kaehurowing
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To: PROCON

33 posted on 04/07/2017 2:48:35 PM PDT by ReaganGeneration2
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To: PROCON

“The clown community is outraged.”

So were vaudeville performers. Past time to move past clowns. I’m 59 and hated them as a kid. Hate them now. No more clowns.


34 posted on 04/07/2017 2:52:54 PM PDT by bk1000 (A clear conscience is a sure sign of a poor memory)
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To: PROCON

#clownlivesmatter?


35 posted on 04/07/2017 2:55:31 PM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: tet68

Maybe that should be #clownlivessplatter!


36 posted on 04/07/2017 2:58:17 PM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: PROCON

hating a clown is not racism because being a clown is a choice made by the individual at anytime that person can stop being a clown because being a clown is based on the beief that one should laugh at that person because of the actions, dress and makeup.

now if you were to say you hated deformed side show freaks that would be wrong and racist because there is nothing one can do about having a deformity. having an extra foot or head can not be changed except by surgery as apposed to a clown who only has to use makeup remover.


37 posted on 04/07/2017 3:00:01 PM PDT by PCPOET7 (in)
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To: PROCON

My favorite; National Lampoon’s “Frenchy T. Clown” from the series “Evil Clown”.


38 posted on 04/07/2017 3:07:09 PM PDT by printhead (I need a new tagline. Happy days are here again.)
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To: PROCON
I watched the ABC version of Stephen King's "IT!" back when it first aired in 1990. It was absolutely the most terrifying thing I had ever seen. The idea of some sort of quasi omnipotent entity using its supernatural powers to kill children is one of the sickest, most twisted, and most horrible things I could imagine.

As a kid I was never afraid of clowns. In fact, when I was very little, Bev Bergeron's "Rebo the Clown" (from "Mark Wilson's Magic Land of Alakazam") was my hero. I have read that the "evil clown" meme is actually very new. Historically people were never afraid of clowns until very recent times.

I know that Pennywise is now the first thing I think of whenever I see one.

39 posted on 04/07/2017 3:49:49 PM PDT by Zionist Conspirator (Viriycho sogeret umesuggeret mipnei Benei Yisra'el; 'ein yotze' ve'ein ba'.)
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To: PROCON

If they are unhappy let them complain to author Stephen King.


40 posted on 04/07/2017 4:48:34 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man ( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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