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Ianthe's Inferno: The Racist Origins of Modern Clown Makeup (or, just one more reason to hate clowns)

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ianthe:

kawaii-afro-fluff:

ianthe:

This post was asking about a potential link between the afro-style wigs and big, painted lips of the modern clown and racist caricatures, so I decided to do what any good theatre…

That is skeevy as fuck.

(via ianthe)

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