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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums'Clown Lives Matter' march planned for Oct. 15 in Tucson
This should be a nationwide happening; kind of like zombie walks, naked bike rides and bare your breasts events.
TUCSON (KGUN9-TV) - Organizers are planning a "Clown Lives Matter" march for October 15 in Tucson in reaction to the recent spate of frightening incidents -- both real and imagined -- spread in the news and on social media.
The march will be at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 15 on 4th Avenue in Tucson. Attendees are invited to show up wearing full clown makeup or masks.
According to a flyer advertising the event, "this is a peaceful way to show clowns are not psycho killers. We want the public to feel safe, and not be afraid. So come out, bring the family, meet a clown and get a hug!"
http://www.abc15.com/news/local-news/clown-lives-matter-march-planned-for-oct-15
CurtEastPoint
(18,664 posts)tenderfoot
(8,438 posts)the whole clown thing is media manufacture BULLSHIT
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)Rex
(65,616 posts)underpants
(182,904 posts)Just thinking outside "the box" here.
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)underpants
(182,904 posts)You have to use a silencer
- this is stolen from a discussion earlier today. I'll be quiet now.
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)The hunter's vest with the black and white stripes may not be the best choice.
Codeine
(25,586 posts)Heeeeers Johnny
(423 posts)have fun, chill the fuck out and relax.
This is one of those times.
Codeine
(25,586 posts)I'm flummoxed that someone at DU needs that explained to them.
Well, no, I guess I'm not.
Heeeeers Johnny
(423 posts)to what is "politically correct" or not?
Codeine
(25,586 posts)Can't say digging yourself out of a hole seems like a sensible plan, but knock yerself out, dude.
tenderfoot
(8,438 posts)he so clever.
.99center
(1,237 posts)Did he self delete?
tenderfoot
(8,438 posts)Thought he was being cute... and FAILED.
I'd link but thankfully a jury deleted it.
Bucky
(54,084 posts)But there's no doubt quite a few ass-clowns in that bunch who will take the CLM concept in an ugly direction.
It's probably best no to make light of a movement with such a serious purpose.
Squinch
(51,021 posts)of racists.
Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)I think the whole "evil clown" thing is the media eating its own tail, oroborous-like (does anyone NOT believe the only reason there's a "scary clown epidemic" is because of reporting on the "scary clown epidemic"?) .. still, they should find a less obnoxious way to make their point. No one is shooting clowns at traffic stops.
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)They did it via Facebook, with clown images, threatening to kidnap and kill fellow students.
that is against the law, they got arrested, made the front page.
Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)but the "scary clown" thing is completely media generated. Here's how it works. Someone, at some point, was either fucking around in a clown costume or else someone made a hoax report about someone fucking around in a clown costume. Media reports on it. Some people- probably teens- go "ha, that's funny, let's do that". Rinse, repeat.
Most of the "Scary clowns" - like the video of the one at the gas station; just someone in a clown costume. Standing there. Says "have a good night" when someone approaches him. Yawn.
There's nothing illegal about dressing in a weird costume. I remember once, as a wayward youth, I walked around town in a gorilla suit, just to see how people would react. It was kind of fun.
Of course, making threats IS illegal, but again the "clown" aspect is people taking this media phenomenon and running with it.
icymist
(15,888 posts)Last edited Wed Oct 5, 2016, 11:25 PM - Edit history (1)
Just like the KKK hoods but in a way that no-one takes them seriously. My worry is that some of these assholes may be buried in with those that hoax.
Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)Marr
(20,317 posts)I think there's a typo there. Were you saying you're concerned that they may be murdered for doing this?
icymist
(15,888 posts)You cannot tell who the face is under the hood. You cannot tell who the face is under the mask. Or whiteface. Before, all they did was dress this way and stand around. Now they are openly mocking a civil rights movement.
Squinch
(51,021 posts)jack_krass
(1,009 posts)Squinch
(51,021 posts)Initech
(100,104 posts)Marc2010
(117 posts)Is that what the RNC is calling itself, these days?
romanic
(2,841 posts)I ain't going nowhere near Tucson on that date. Sounds like hell on Earth.
Bucky
(54,084 posts)except from pirates and ninjas
cwydro
(51,308 posts)The stupidity leaves me speechless.