Coulrophilia Explained

Coulrophilia is a paraphilia toward clowns.[1] There is an associated subculture dedicated to it, and coulrophilia may intersect with coulrophobia, the fear of clowns.

Community

The coulrophilia community is related to the BDSM community, with both often using props and fetish fashion as a means for sexual arousal. Coulrophiliacs may consume pornography depicting people in clown costumes, or may use such costumes and clown personas in sex.[2] [3] Some self-described coulrophiliacs have cited the silliness and lack of seriousness displayed by clowns as a point of attraction,[4] while others have stated that they enjoy erotic humiliation. Notable clown sex workers include Hollie Stevens,[5] [6] Miss Quin, and Sugar Weasel.[7]

Members of the community may communicate online, using forums, websites, and subreddits. Since 2017, the term clussy (a portmanteau of the word clown with the -ussy suffix) has been used online by people attracted to clowns.[8]

Coulrophilia may intersect with coulrophobia, with some members of the subculture being aroused by their fear of clowns.[9] Following the 2016 clown sightings, according to Pornhub, searches for clown pornography on its site increased by 213 percent, with women being 33 percent more likely to search for it than men. Similarly, the website XHamster reported that searches for clown pornography increased by 50 percent in the same time period.[10] Around the same time, the film It was released, creating an online group of fans that were sexually attracted to the character Pennywise.[11] Similarly, Geiru Toneido, a fictional homicidal clown from , has developed notoriety online for her sex appeal.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Borreli . Lizette . June 12, 2014 . Clowning Around: 33-Year-Old Man Reveals What It's Like To Date With A Clown Sex Fetish . April 24, 2024 . Medical Daily . en-US . April 24, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240424185816/https://www.medicaldaily.com/clowning-around-33-year-old-man-reveals-what-its-date-clown-sex-fetish-287996 . live .
  2. Web site: Wynarczyk . Natasha . June 19, 2017 . Inside the Kinky, Brightly Colored World of Clown Fetishists . April 24, 2024 . Vice . en . April 24, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240424185816/https://www.vice.com/en/article/ev47da/inside-the-kinky-brightly-colored-world-of-clown-fetishists . live .
  3. Web site: Quin . Miss . Kale . Sirin . December 7, 2017 . The First Time I Had Sex With Someone While Dressed As A Clown . April 24, 2024 . Vice . en . April 24, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240424191319/https://www.vice.com/en/article/bjdzj3/my-first-time-podcast-clown-sex-coulrophilia . live .
  4. Web site: September 23, 2017 . Way Too Many People Want To Bone The Clown From It . April 24, 2024 . Gizmodo Australia . en-AU . April 24, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240424185817/https://gizmodo.com.au/2017/09/way-too-many-people-want-to-bone-the-clown-from-it/ . live .
  5. News: Caulfield. Philip. Hollie Stevens, 'Queen of Clown Porn,' dies of cancer at 30. July 14, 2012. New York Daily News. July 11, 2012. July 15, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120715011405/http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/hollie-stevens-queen-clown-porn-dies-cancer-30-article-1.1112066. live.
  6. News: Blake. Daniel. Queen of Clown Porn Dies Aged 30 After Cancer Spreads to Bones, Brain. July 14, 2012. The Christian Post. July 11, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20131228144952/http://global.christianpost.com/news/queen-of-clown-porn-dies-aged-30-after-cancer-spreads-to-bones-brain-78011/. December 28, 2013. dead.
  7. Web site: Standish . Maude . 2012-09-12 . Sugar Weasel, the One and Only Clown Escort . 2024-04-24 . Vice . en . April 24, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240424205718/https://www.vice.com/en/article/vdyxv4/sugar-weasel-the-clown-escort . live .
  8. Web site: Taylor . Magdalene . June 28, 2022 . Serve Me Up a Slice of That Clussy . April 24, 2024 . MEL Magazine . en-US . January 31, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240131000010/https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/geiru-toneido-clussy . live .
  9. Web site: Silman . Anna . October 30, 2014 . What It's Like to Have Clown Sex . April 24, 2024 . Cosmopolitan . en-US . April 24, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240424195035/https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/tv/a32696/what-its-like-to-have-clown-sex/ . live .
  10. Web site: McCrum . Kirstie . October 14, 2016 . People have been watching more clown porn since the 'killer clown' craze started . April 24, 2024 . The Mirror . en . April 24, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240424185815/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/clown-porn-rise-after-killer-9043553 . live .
  11. Web site: Winkie . Luke . September 21, 2017 . People Want to Fuck the Clown from 'IT' . April 24, 2024 . Vice . en . March 6, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240306213431/https://www.vice.com/en/article/j5g5v3/people-want-to-fuck-the-clown-from-it . live .