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minus-squarerumschlumpel@feddit.delinkfedilinkDeutscharrow-up8·edit-21 year agoThe most well-known clown getup is literally a caricature of a drunk, poor Irishman, I think you can cuss in front of them.
minus-squarerumschlumpel@feddit.delinkfedilinkDeutscharrow-up4·1 year agoThe one with the red hair, pale skin, red nose and ill-fitting clothes.
minus-squarerumschlumpel@feddit.delinkfedilinkDeutscharrow-up4·edit-21 year agoYeah … but kind of obvious in hindsight, isn’t it? The Irish were heavily discriminated back when the clowns came up with that costume. It’s pretty much blackface, but aimed at the Irish.
The most well-known clown getup is literally a caricature of a drunk, poor Irishman, I think you can cuss in front of them.
what clown ?
The one with the red hair, pale skin, red nose and ill-fitting clothes.
wow i never thought about it like that.
Yeah … but kind of obvious in hindsight, isn’t it? The Irish were heavily discriminated back when the clowns came up with that costume. It’s pretty much blackface, but aimed at the Irish.