June 9th, 2015 at 12:12PM
onlyblackgirl: “thawrah: “8figs: “with huge noses and over lined lips ” I JUST HAD TO CLOSE MY EYES FOR A SECOND AND LIKE……..DIGEST THIS WHA T THE HELL ” They came from minstrel shows and black face. At least the ones we are familiar with today did....

onlyblackgirl:

thawrah:

8figs:

with huge noses and over lined lips

I JUST HAD TO CLOSE MY EYES FOR A SECOND AND LIKE……..DIGEST THIS WHA T THE HELL

They came from minstrel shows and black face. At least the ones we are familiar with today did. Clowns have been around since mid evil time but they look NOTHING like they do today. Their look drastically changed to fit that if the black face and minstrel era when it came around. I remember looking it up one time and here’s a post from someone who also looked it up.

http://ianthe.tumblr.com/post/51089906140/the-racist-origins-of-modern-clown-makeup-or

(via chinhi-deactivated20160211)

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