'Clown Lives Matter' march planned for Oct. 15 in Tucson

[Heeeeers Johnny]

This should be a nationwide happening; kind of like zombie walks, naked bike rides and bare your breasts events.

TUCSON (KGUN9-TV) - Organizers are planning a "Clown Lives Matter" march for October 15 in Tucson in reaction to the recent spate of frightening incidents -- both real and imagined -- spread in the news and on social media.

The march will be at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 15 on 4th Avenue in Tucson. Attendees are invited to show up wearing full clown makeup or masks.

According to a flyer advertising the event, "this is a peaceful way to show clowns are not psycho killers. We want the public to feel safe, and not be afraid. So come out, bring the family, meet a clown and get a hug!"

http://www.abc15.com/news/local-news/clown-lives-matter-march-planned-for-oct-15

[CurtEastPoint]

1. Oh, boy.... I'll get the popcorn.

[tenderfoot]

2. Clowns FOR racism and authoritarianism.

the whole clown thing is media manufacture BULLSHIT

[pinboy3niner]

3. Clown lives matter...

...bigly!

[Rex]

14. Send in the clowns.

[underpants]

16. What about the mimes?

Just thinking outside "the box" here.

[pinboy3niner]

17. Au contraire, you're thinking inside the box

[underpants]

21. Mime season opens in a few weeks

You have to use a silencer




- this is stolen from a discussion earlier today. I'll be quiet now.

[pinboy3niner]

23. LOL!

The hunter's vest with the black and white stripes may not be the best choice.

[Codeine]

4. Lovely. Feel good about posting this? nt

[Heeeeers Johnny]

5. There are times when people just need to lighten the fuck up...

have fun, chill the fuck out and relax.

This is one of those times.

[Codeine]

7. Not by mocking that issue.

I'm flummoxed that someone at DU needs that explained to them.

Well, no, I guess I'm not.

[Heeeeers Johnny]

9. Are they mocking BLM, the whole killer clown thing, or just having fun or saying 'fuck you'

to what is "politically correct" or not?

[Codeine]

20. You look more and more stupid with every post.

Can't say digging yourself out of a hole seems like a sensible plan, but knock yerself out, dude.

[tenderfoot]

25. and he didn't even post his cute little pepe pic...

he so clever.

[.99center]

27. You're kidding me..

Did he self delete?

[tenderfoot]

30. It got hidden.

Thought he was being cute... and FAILED.

I'd link but thankfully a jury deleted it.

[Bucky]

29. Yes, it's not necessarily racist. They're just riffing on something in the pop culture

But there's no doubt quite a few ass-clowns in that bunch who will take the CLM concept in an ugly direction.

It's probably best no to make light of a movement with such a serious purpose.

[Squinch]

10. No. This isn't one of those times. This is one of the times when we take note of the cluelessness

of racists.

[Warren DeMontague]

6. The problem is making light of an actual salient social point about AA victims of police violence.

I think the whole "evil clown" thing is the media eating its own tail, oroborous-like (does anyone NOT believe the only reason there's a "scary clown epidemic" is because of reporting on the "scary clown epidemic"?) .. still, they should find a less obnoxious way to make their point. No one is shooting clowns at traffic stops.

[dixiegrrrrl]

11. Actually, 3 teens were arrested in our area for making threats to others

They did it via Facebook, with clown images, threatening to kidnap and kill fellow students.
that is against the law, they got arrested, made the front page.

[Warren DeMontague]

13. I'm not saying people aren't doing stupid shit

but the "scary clown" thing is completely media generated. Here's how it works. Someone, at some point, was either fucking around in a clown costume or else someone made a hoax report about someone fucking around in a clown costume. Media reports on it. Some people- probably teens- go "ha, that's funny, let's do that". Rinse, repeat.

Most of the "Scary clowns" - like the video of the one at the gas station; just someone in a clown costume. Standing there. Says "have a good night" when someone approaches him. Yawn.

There's nothing illegal about dressing in a weird costume. I remember once, as a wayward youth, I walked around town in a gorilla suit, just to see how people would react. It was kind of fun.

Of course, making threats IS illegal, but again the "clown" aspect is people taking this media phenomenon and running with it.

[icymist]

12. Clown face masks hides who's behind it. They're mocking BLM.

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Just like the KKK hoods but in a way that no-one takes them seriously. My worry is that some of these assholes may be buried in with those that hoax.

[Warren DeMontague]

15. I agree.

[Marr]

18. Your worry is what?

I think there's a typo there. Were you saying you're concerned that they may be murdered for doing this?

[icymist]

24. No. Dressing up like a clown and hiding the face is the same as if wearing a hood.

You cannot tell who the face is under the hood. You cannot tell who the face is under the mask. Or whiteface. Before, all they did was dress this way and stand around. Now they are openly mocking a civil rights movement.

[Squinch]

8. Well. Isn't that just racist as hell.

[jack_krass]

31. Clowns are not a race (are they?)

[Squinch]

32. And again, this is our chance to witness the cluelessness of racists.

[Initech]

19. They could all wear Donald Trump masks.

[Marc2010]

22. Clown Lives Matter?

Is that what the RNC is calling itself, these days?

[romanic]

26. Uh-uh

I ain't going nowhere near Tucson on that date. Sounds like hell on Earth.

[Bucky]

28. If they're all clustered there, then for one day my street will be safe

except from pirates and ninjas

[cwydro]

33. No words.

The stupidity leaves me speechless.