#don't worry i would never post bl*ckf*c* on this blog

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Normally I’d look up something like this but I’m too terrified of the images that would come up to bother so I guess I’ll just take your word for it(so please don’t reblog this with such extreme imagery if you must reblog.). 

These are very interesting points you are making. 

I never even made the connection between a clown’s Afro and a Black Afro until now and I don’t know if that’s a good thing or a bad thing. Maybe it’s because I was never scared of clowns. well actually i was way back in pre-k but that’s besides the point. But now that I’ve seen it, I can’t unsee it. 

Of course, you don’t have to mock Black features to be a clown. But this is too convenient and coincidental to ignore. 

You cannot convince me that clowns aren't the remenants of Black Face.

You can't.

"Oh, but the jester."

Here's a clown and jester side-by-side

What of that clown makes you think of that jester?

You know what that clown does look like? Big shoes. Afro hair. Big lips. Shit, even the style of clothes and hat. All you need is some black paint.

Minstrels.

Look up minstrels and try to tell me if the clown's hair and skin were black, it wouldn't be a striking resemblance. (Oh also the clothes were less bright, but still same outfit.)

Maybe that's why clowns are scary.

It's the past coming to haunt us. It's that feeling of something "not right". It's that reminder of the more sensible of our ancestors saying, "Wait. That's kind of racist." And we don't know how to handle that sense of unease because we don't understand why we're uneasy, and we mistake that for fear?

(PS. Am I allowed to post a mintrel side-by-side with a clown for the sake for this educational post? I don't want to post offensive imagery, but like I really think if you saw the side-by-side you'd see it too. I can add a TW if that helps?)

-fae