Why are people afraid of clowns?

cause theyre runnin congress

Clowns look like crazy people, and crazy people are some unpredictable muthafuckas.

John Wayne Gacy.
When he killed, he sometimes dressed as his alter egos "Pogo the Clown" or "Patches the Clown."
The "Killer Clown," was one of the worst serial killers in U.S. history, raping and murdering at least 33 young male victims and burying most under his house.

When I was a little tot I used to be deathly afraid of clowns; I would tremble when I was near one and fight or flight always kicked in. I have absolutely no idea why, guess that's just how it is

You might not like this movie if you lot don't like clowns:

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094886/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1

Society I guess. Like with spiders

The fear of clowns is a societal construct just like gender.

I think it's because you can't see their faces.

Idk maybe cause they’re creepy looking. They never scared me but as a kid they’d always piss me off. Some reason all of them would mess up my hair as I walked by which I usually had it up and it would annoy the fuck out of me cause I then would have to go fix it which was a whole thing. I mean they should ask permission before touching a kid anyway it’s kinda weird. Fucking pedophiles in a costume.

People are pussies. That's why. Clowns are nowhere near frightening. They're fucking clowns for fuck sake. Even a baby raccoon is scarier.

But I think a lot of people where scared because of the movie "It" who gave clowns a bad reputation.

Clowns are your friend. Don't be scared of clowns. This is stupid.