Now that the growing hysteria over creepy clowns has been broached by the White House press corps, non-creepy clowns are looking for a way to restore their reputations as harmless entertainers of children of all ages.
People who thought they one day might be sitting in the Oval Office have been cowed into apologizing simply for uttering the phrase “All lives matter,” though, so how will “Clown lives matter” fly? Most likely well under the radar, but professional clowns are serious about the damage creepy clowns are doing to their livelihoods.
"Clown Lives Matter" march slated for Oct. 15. https://t.co/msJ1XfTPVR pic.twitter.com/mvKceMOm0f
— Phil Villarreal (@PhilVillarreal) October 5, 2016
No, the organizers aren’t claiming it’s going to be a million clown march, but one entertainer told KGUN9-TV that the Tucson gathering will be “a peaceful way to show clowns are not psycho killers.”
Clowns form 'Clown Lives Matter' to combat profiling after string of attacks | @Kyle_Feldscher @dcexaminer https://t.co/CBti21jzwD pic.twitter.com/BxLcZLTmuy
— Dave Brown (@dave_brown24) October 5, 2016
Until then, rest assured that although the creeping clown terror is real, the Washington Examiner’s Kyle Feldscher is on it. He notes that a performer named Snuggles the Clown recently let the media know that creepy clowns are no laughing matter, and that they’re ruining his job.
They’ve also spawned a phenomenon known as “clown threats,” which aren’t funny either, and can enable children as young as 10 to close down a school while tying up the police.
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It was business as usual at A Fostoria Elementary School, until parents were notified of a potential clown threat. https://t.co/NP0WSMh13z pic.twitter.com/OQkQekONpO
— WTOL 11 (@WTOL11Toledo) September 23, 2016
These news reports were all posted today.
FULL STORY: Akins High student jailed, confesses to making #clown threat https://t.co/9UCZBABEAc pic.twitter.com/6BpUTDrh7o
— KXAN News (@KXAN_News) October 5, 2016
UPDATE: @YakimaSchools reports 2 students have now been ID'd as being behind threatening "clown scare" posting..https://t.co/ZcBmS8i3cn
— KIMA Action News (@kimatv) October 5, 2016
Clown threat puts Shiloh Middle and Hampstead Elementary on lockout, @EmilyChappell13 reports. https://t.co/hOM343yzYR
— The Baltimore Sun (@baltimoresun) October 5, 2016
'Killer clown' Facebook threat targets 2 Lehigh Valley schools https://t.co/vzX8BaB4HD
— lehighvalleylive.com (@lehighvalley) October 5, 2016
Arrest made in 'creepy clown' threat to Florida school. .foxla.com/news/local-news/209741310-story pic.twitter.com/F5XU8YlKO3
— FOX 11 Los Angeles (@FOXLA) October 5, 2016
Clown threat locks down Willowridge high https://t.co/xgGtcJFzFO
— Houston Chronicle (@HoustonChron) October 5, 2016
Why are @realDonaldTrump, @HillaryClinton, @GovGaryJohnson and @DrJillStein silent on this? https://t.co/fwy8NIi7JR
— Kyle Feldscher (@Kyle_Feldscher) October 5, 2016
.@TheRock Rocky, our presidential candidates refuse to address the creepy clown crisis. Will you fix this? How would you address the issue?
— Kyle Feldscher (@Kyle_Feldscher) October 5, 2016
We have a guess. Reminder: Do not take matters into your own hands, Second Amendment people, no matter how tempting.
Police in Utah advise: No matter how creepy, please don't shoot random clowns https://t.co/gNpfyTS7K3 @OMGrundhauser pic.twitter.com/TiCJDz1jAD
— David Beard (@dabeard) October 4, 2016
Don’t shoot “random” clowns? We sense some wiggle room there. We can’t advise getting some neighborhood kids to neutralize the threat, but staged or not, it’s fun to watch:
https://twitter.com/Clown_News/status/783147444804595712
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