
Today's creepy clown is a Halloween favorite—and a return to the subversive figure clowns represented in the past.
2025-10-30  1403词  晦涩
While the bad clown—a horror staple—might seem like a perversion of a wholesome form of entertainment historically meant for children, the clown in popular culture has always been subversive. Indeed, the history of the American circus reveals that the twisted clown that haunts us today evolved from a similarly debauched type of comedy designed to shock and provoke its adult audiences.
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