I have always been afraid of clowns!
By jazel_juan
@jazel_juan (15747)
Philippines
April 12, 2011 7:25pm CST
The kiddie party we attended last night had a clown that did all the entertaining and the games. At first, the kids were scared of him because he looked weird..but then after some times they warmed up and was already near the clown and was watching him perform tricks and doing some magic and stunts. It was pretty neat.But as i was looking at them, i could not think back, i am afraid of clowns! hahaha When i was a little kid, i do not even approach them, i don't know they just look weird and who would love that man with a very big nose and the face all puffy and white? 
But the kids love him last night and they had a blast.
and oh yeah, i am also afraid of mascots! hahaha last night mascot's was strawberry shortcake and she was soooooooooo big i do not want to go near the mascot hahahaha
But the kids love him last night and they had a blast.
and oh yeah, i am also afraid of mascots! hahaha last night mascot's was strawberry shortcake and she was soooooooooo big i do not want to go near the mascot hahahaha 4 people like this
22 responses
@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
14 Apr 11
I do not remember ever being afraid of clowns, but my daughter was, when she was about 2. That was because we were going to trick or treat with friends and she walked up to the door and the lady jumped up and yelled "boo" really loudly. Later my daughter became a clown. I did too. We were members of a Christian clown troop. In fact, my last clown persona was Garden Gerty.
@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
15 Apr 11
I did not really run into people who were scared of clowns. I have been a white face, but when I was Garden Gerty I just had a dirty smudgy face. I kept my features in good proportion and so did not look so scary. In our group we talked about the markings around our eyes, that they call tears. We told people that the clown takes the tears of the world for a while so that the people can be happy. I liked entertaining and interacting with people. We did skits based on the Bible or that had kind messages.
@jazel_juan (15747)
• Philippines
15 Apr 11
wow, you experienced being a clown? now this is something of a different perspective. I never really talked to someone who was a clown, how is it like? and how do you feel when people like me gets scared of clowns...
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@jazel_juan (15747)
• Philippines
4 May 11
i guess it just depends on how you do the make up, some do not make it that much pretty it makes them scary. i hope i could see you gardengerty, and how you look like, i am quite curious. i apologize for late reply.
@TheCatLady (4691)
• Israel
13 Apr 11
A lot of people are afraid of clowns. My mom is in a lot of senior groups and they always announce if there will be a clown so those who are afraid can stay home. I don't much like clowns. I'm not afraid, but I think they are creepy.
@TheCatLady (4691)
• Israel
15 Apr 11
Seniors are people over 65. But 65 is a youngster were my parents live. My mom is in her 80's and many times she's the youngest in the group. My father will be 90 this year.
@jazel_juan (15747)
• Philippines
4 May 11
oh i see..wow those are ripe ages, i am so naive in some stuff but atleast i am learning. and your father will be 90? wow.
@jazel_juan (15747)
• Philippines
14 Apr 11
what is a senior group by the way? well yes they give me lots of creeps.
@jahernandezrivas (11288)
• United States
13 Apr 11
You are not alone my friend I have always had a fear of stupid clowns to this day!!!They creep me out!!
@jazel_juan (15747)
• Philippines
13 Apr 11
there are many of us then! they do creep me out especially the ones with dark eyes and it looks so eerie! plus, i always imagine them running after me with knives!@jahernandezrivas (11288)
• United States
13 Apr 11
Yea that's creepy for sure they just scare me period!!
@jazel_juan (15747)
• Philippines
13 Apr 11
i believe so. psychos can pretty well disguise themselves to clowns 
@fedeborgo (104)
• Argentina
13 Apr 11
I AM SACARED BY CLOWNS naaaa just kidding when i was aa kid i alwais was afraid to clowns and disguised people...
@sweetgirl_k1 (3972)
• United States
13 Apr 11
I hate clowns too. I've hated them ever since I was a young child. I watched that movie "IT" and I have hated them ever since. lol I would never have a clown for entertainment at my childs birthday party because I don't like them and I know a lot of kids (and adults) are scared of them.
@jazel_juan (15747)
• Philippines
15 Apr 11
I got to see what that movie is about, so many replied here being afraid of clowns because of that movie..curious but then it might creep me out too 
@sarahruthbeth22 (43143)
• United States
13 Apr 11
The only clown I like is Ronald McDonald but then again, I never saw him live , Only on commercials! All other clowns creep me out.
@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
13 Apr 11
I never liked clown either, I wasnever interested in them and would get happy by being entertained by them, I think they look scary and ugly.
@jazel_juan (15747)
• Philippines
15 Apr 11
too those right out of my mouth. they are downright scary hhaha
@sender621 (14894)
• United States
13 Apr 11
Sometimes i think it is the kind of face a clown paints that can scare a child. when you get scared of something in your childhood, it can follow you for years to come. something as happy as a clown should not ne something to fear, but it does happen.@jazel_juan (15747)
• Philippines
15 Apr 11
The way they paint their face abd those wihte faces and red noce and eerie eyes still gives me creeps no matter what. i just dont find them funny at all
@Sanitary (3968)
• Singapore
13 Apr 11
YES! I'm afraid of clowns too! It's not so bad when i'm a kid because i found them cute, especially those animated ones, or seen it in cartoons. I'm not that scared when i'm seeing a real clown due to the distractions by their magic tricks. As i grown older, i suddenly has this fear in this, and that's the time i started noticing their thick make ups, eerie eyes as well as those big, overdrawn lips. It's really scary.
@jazel_juan (15747)
• Philippines
13 Apr 11
that was weird, as a kid you like clowns but now that you are adult you do not like them hehe 
but i guess like me i also hate their thick make ups and eerie eyes!
but i guess like me i also hate their thick make ups and eerie eyes!1 person likes this
@scarlet20 (15)
• Philippines
13 Apr 11
We have our own share of phobias. I really think yours is odd and funny.It is called coulrophobia or fear of clowns and masklophobia or fear of mascots. But I suspect you are not the only person who experience this. I have a friend who who have fear to these things and I really find it funny. When we dined in Mc Donalds and screamed when he found out that Ronald McDOnald mascot was at her back. I believe you must be constantly and gradually exposed to these things you fear the most until you no longer experience anxiety. You call this systematic desentisization. You can do it.
@jazel_juan (15747)
• Philippines
13 Apr 11
I am not around them most of the time, i believe it was due to some movies i have seen where clowns where psychos and hunts people
wow now i learned something again.
wow now i learned something again.
@jazel_juan (15747)
• Philippines
13 Apr 11
yes they were not afraid, But i asked them if they want clowns during their birthday, they both said NO
@samafayla33 (1856)
• United States
13 Apr 11
you aren't the only one, I hate clowns with all my soul. :)Clowns and lizards are the worst thingsg on earth!!! Have you ever seen IT from Steven King? Its scary dumb! Dumb because it was a clown haunting a town, but scary because of evil clown.
@jazel_juan (15747)
• Philippines
13 Apr 11
I have not seen that...haha it was dumb eh but still scary!
@eileenleyva (27562)
• Philippines
13 Apr 11
Clowns and mascots are really scary to toddlers especially. Why? Because they are not normal. You watch babies celebrating their first birthdays. They are afraid. And we delight all the more when they cry, as if appeasing them for a while solves their fears.
Something in your past must have made you really scared. I do hope you get over it.
@jazel_juan (15747)
• Philippines
13 Apr 11
Yes babies do get scared because mascots are so huge.
i believe i got scared of that clown in a horror movie i've watched before. 
i believe i got scared of that clown in a horror movie i've watched before. 1 person likes this
@babyEj (1522)
• Philippines
13 Apr 11
I remembered the time when I and my son together with friends went to mall. We saw a mascot. I thought kids love mascots as I noticed from the other kids on tv. I was quite surprised that my son got shocked when we approached the mascot. 
He never got nearer then.
I think some kids didn't like them because they were not accustom yet.
He never got nearer then.
I think some kids didn't like them because they were not accustom yet.@jazel_juan (15747)
• Philippines
13 Apr 11
yes because mascots tend to be soooooo big that kids get scared of their size hahaha probably why i am also scared of them
probably why i am also scared of them 
@lady1993 (27225)
• Philippines
13 Apr 11
Wow, we are totally the same.. I am afraid of mascots and clowns too. When I was little, Jollibee approached me once and then I cried hid behind my mother.. They just look so scary and weird, especially with their smiling faces. Maybe it was because I saw some horror movies and urban legends about them..
When I was little, Jollibee approached me once and then I cried hid behind my mother.. They just look so scary and weird, especially with their smiling faces. Maybe it was because I saw some horror movies and urban legends about them..@jazel_juan (15747)
• Philippines
13 Apr 11
hahaha exception of jollibee! i like him though..but i do not really go near him hahaha
@r3john_10 (96)
• Philippines
13 Apr 11
Maybe that's one of your fear jazel_juan, and in order for you to overcome it. You must find ways on how to handle it and get some advice from your relatives and friends and by doing those, i am pretty sure you will not be afraid of clown but instead you love them so much. Best wishes for you! :)
@jazel_juan (15747)
• Philippines
13 Apr 11
Overcoming it? hmm not now plus i do not seem to see clowns that often so it is okey hahaha
