I mean, ICP’s cultural impact metastasizing is certainly part of it.
But also clown is a strong aesthetic, and we’re detached enough from unironic clowns being a fairly common thing that it can be repurposed for new ideas. Not many people hiring party clowns and most remaining circuses have moved on from clowns as a central element.
Much like the person in the picture, people like attention.
It’s annoying, but it’s far better attention-seeking behavior than previous outlets for that like being an edgelord or “teh penguin of d00m” type shit.
I dig it. I’ve been wanting to go to Mooseburger to add some pinache to my science lectures, more “traditional” clowning but it is cool that it’s not just “clowns are scary” anymore.
When did “clown” become such a common fetish?
There’s like a bit of a “clown” renaissance in general, like a lot of younger adults (mid twenties?) are super into clowning out of nowhere.
I mean, ICP’s cultural impact metastasizing is certainly part of it.
But also clown is a strong aesthetic, and we’re detached enough from unironic clowns being a fairly common thing that it can be repurposed for new ideas. Not many people hiring party clowns and most remaining circuses have moved on from clowns as a central element.
Much like the person in the picture, people like attention.
It’s annoying, but it’s far better attention-seeking behavior than previous outlets for that like being an edgelord or “teh penguin of d00m” type shit.
i blame Ace Attorney: Spirit of Justice (2016)
but seriously, the aesthetics fandom page on clowncore explains a lot.
I dig it. I’ve been wanting to go to Mooseburger to add some pinache to my science lectures, more “traditional” clowning but it is cool that it’s not just “clowns are scary” anymore.