Although I closely monitor my kid’s Internet activities, she’s 10, one of you has been communicating with her.
Yesterday she was doing some spring cleaning in her room and was getting rid of a very nice banner that was given to her by her gym teacher last time we juggled at her school. The banner reads “The Amazing Juggling Barker-Lasars featuring Emma.” It’s a nicely laminated 4 foot long banner and she was planning on putting it up on her wall.
Well, I asked her, didn’t she want to put it up and here’s what she said. “No, it has clowns at the ends. Why do people always associate clowns with juggling?”
Now I have not gotten into this with her, so which one of you is responsible?
I guess the defense of clowns gene skips a generation.
Desperate times call for desperate measures. The cause of dis-associating clowns from feats of balance, coordination and dexterity is just too important and your daughter recognizes this.
Clowns in their own right and in their own place are perfectly fine, but they must not be given homage every time someone sees a juggler or unicyclist.
Don’t worry though, it may be a passing phase. As I’m sure you are aware, children often question or reject their parents’ opinions and values only later to embrace them fully.
Someday, 10 or 20 years from now, she will be walking down the aisle to marry some clown…
Why is it that people associate clowns with juggling and unicycling? Because the only juggler/unicyclist that shows up at the kid’s party is dressed like a clown.
We can do something about this awful state of affairs, and we must. It behooves each and every one of you to lobby the USA and the International Unicycling organizations. Make them PROHIBIT all members from unicycling/juggling while wearing a clown costume. Any members found to have broken this dictate must be SHUNNED by all. Can we agree on this? It is the only way to end this awful scourge that BOTHERS SO MANY of us SO MUCH!
I have to say that over these months, though I haven’t shown it, I am secretly flattered that some of you have been following my career so closely. Thank you.
No, but if people where pointing at you shouting “Hey! Look! There goes an agricultural consultant!” when you where out unicycling it would soon get annoying too.
its the clowns that make us look bad. there the ones who scare little children…(sometimes)
explain this, heavy metal goths claim that clowns are scary ( at least at my school) and then they go and listen to ICP (insaine clown posse) (I dont listen to that crap by the way)
