If you're searching for information about this year's Edmonton Clown Festival, good luck. "It's clear that clowns have this negative connotation of being creepy," clown performer Christine Lesiak, artistic director for what is now called the "Play the Fool Festival," told CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corp.) News this week. Respondents to an online survey rated clown the creepiest of 21 occupations, psychologist Francis McAndrew reported in 2016. On a scale of one to five, with five being the creepiest, the survey respondents on average rated clowns 3.71. "Clowns are especially creepy to us if they're out of context," McAndrew said.

Source: Forbes September 09, 2017 14:50 UTC