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Is the apprehesion many humans feel towards modern day clowns with their exaggerated features linked to the fear early men had of red haired

,pale skinned giants of the Antediluvian Age, who were also fierce cannibals?

Posted - March 11, 2017
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  • 496
    Maybe. I don't know about that. For me its more of a base fear. I fear anything that tries to pass itself off as happy and trustworthy to unsuspecting children. 
      March 11, 2017 3:22 PM MST
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  • 5808
    like I would know....haha
    I really don't remember if I was there or not. This post was edited by Baba at March 11, 2017 5:36 PM MST
      March 11, 2017 3:32 PM MST
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  • 5614
    You know a few tales that may have grains of truth in them. "Jack and the Beanstalk" may have been inspired by them. This post was edited by O-uknow at March 11, 2017 3:37 PM MST
      March 11, 2017 3:36 PM MST
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  • I don't know.. but I suspect not.  We have the same fear here.. and i think some of it is based on childhood fear ..taken to circus and they are big and very exaggerated, they behave in ways that possibly confuse children... doing things they know are *naughty* - they look unnatural...loud, brash... inhuman... I think that's probably enough 
      March 11, 2017 3:39 PM MST
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  • Nah, it's a mental perception.   They are scary to people because the make-up creates a false expression and people aren't able to accurately  read them based on physical cues and facial expressions.

    It's got nothing to do with a mythical time frame. This post was edited by Benedict Arnold at March 11, 2017 5:36 PM MST
      March 11, 2017 5:01 PM MST
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  • 6124
    No.  It's a direct link to John Wayne Gacy.

      March 11, 2017 5:41 PM MST
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  • 22891
    it might be
      March 13, 2017 5:53 PM MDT
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