Despite all the denials by police, the creepy clown hoax continues to spread across the USA.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/30/us/creepy-clown-hoaxes-arrests.html?_r=0
It's obviously a hoax, but you have to ask why and why now - and why is it spreading?
Myself I put it down to a few things:
- Hallowe'en is coming. That's the most obvious thing. People expect to be scared at Hallowe-en.
- Some Americans are feeling pretty paranoid right now: fear of Muslims, of bombs, of the enemy within. Are today's creepy clowns the equivalent of the 1950s Reds Under the Beds?
- Political uncertainty: the presidential elections are just a mess. A lot of people are afraid for the future.
- Collective hysteria. Never underestimate the power of an urban myth.
And don't think it can't happen here in the UK. It already has! Just substitute: Brexit for the US elections.
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/clownageddon-comes-uk-newcastle-schoolchildren-targetted-by-creepy-clown-attacks-1584809
I'm not sure what anyone can do about this, although I have thought maybe a person of standing and known for his or her common sense could appear regularly on TV and radio and shout at us:
JUST CALM THE F*** DOWN!
I would nominate Benedict Cumberbatch myself, Easy on the eye. And he needs the work.
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