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58: Clowns that Kill: the Dark History of Clowns

2022/10/12
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本期节目探讨了小丑的悠久历史,从古埃及、古希腊、古罗马到中世纪,再到现代社会,小丑的形象和文化意义发生了巨大的变化。节目主持人Bailey Sarian 详细介绍了不同时期小丑的特征、社会角色以及人们对小丑的看法。从最初作为祭司或哑剧演员,到宫廷小丑,再到马戏团小丑,小丑的形象逐渐演变,并与社会变迁紧密相连。节目中还重点介绍了历史上著名的小丑Joey Grimaldi,他不仅创造了现代小丑的经典妆容,也因其悲惨的个人经历和酗酒而成为“悲伤小丑”的原型。此外,节目还提到了John Wayne Gacy等负面案例,以及由此引发的“小丑恐慌”事件,这些都对小丑的公众形象造成了极大的负面影响。然而,小丑作为一种艺术形式和娱乐方式,仍然在一些文化中得到传承和发展,例如法国的Les Coqs等小丑表演学校。节目最后总结了小丑形象的复杂性和多面性,以及笑声在人类社会中的重要作用。 节目主持人Bailey Sarian 通过对小丑历史的梳理,揭示了小丑形象的演变轨迹,以及其与社会文化、政治、心理等因素之间的复杂关系。她指出,小丑既可以带来欢乐,也可以引发恐惧,其形象的转变反映了社会价值观和人们心理状态的变化。同时,她也强调了笑声在人类社会中的重要性,以及小丑在不同文化背景下的独特意义。节目内容丰富,信息量大,涵盖了小丑历史的各个方面,并以生动活泼的语言风格呈现,使听众能够更好地理解小丑这一复杂而神秘的文化现象。

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The episode begins with a discussion on the dual perceptions of clowns, exploring whether they are meant to be sources of joy or fear, and delving into the origins of these perceptions.

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Welcome to the Dark History podcast. Clowns, you either like them or you hate them. There really isn’t much of an in between. But how could something as simple as a clown manage to get such strong opinions from people? In today’s episode we explore the long, dark, drunk, and complicated history of the clown. And I knew this story would be dark, but ooo boy, this was even darker than I expected.

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