Rogue
clowns in the United Kingdom, which is to say, most clowns in the UK, have been
on a crime wave. Since the Northampton
Clown came out and stood around terrorizing people (see here), several
police forces around the UK have been forced by freedom of information requests
to reveal the extent of the scourge.
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| UK Clowns: Worried about their image, should be |
According
to the Guardian UK, These include reports to Derbyshire
police of a clown carrying a knife and incidents in South Yorkshire of a clown
staring through the windows of people's homes. Those two forces recorded 29 and
28 clown-related incidents respectively.
Now,
so-called legitimate clowns are upset that the rogue clowns are sullying their
otherwise bad name. Tony Eldridge,
secretary of Clowns International, says that the rogue clowns is not doing his
clowning any favors.
Tony (aka Bluebottle) said: "The people behind it might see it as a
bit of a laugh, but for the victims it can be a horrible experience.
"The
fear of clowns – coulrophobia – is a real thing and some people will react very
badly to this. Not to mention people who are elderly or vulnerable.
"This
has nothing to do with clowning, it's a small group of people with stupid views
and it spoils the fun for everybody else."
Why
yes, Tony, seeing a grown man in wildly colored, over or undersized suit, fake
hair, full-face makeup might seem funny.
It also might seem like someone might have a knife or gun inside that oversized suit and have their identity disguised by the fake hair and
full-face makeup. Like the hit-clown in Mexico. (see here).
Let’s
not forget the hit-clown of Mexico and the Mexican clowns who were likewise
decrying rogue clowns. Now, we have
clowns in the UK decrying knife-wielding clowns in their country. Let’s quit calling fear of clowns a phobia
and call it an effective lookout.
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