"harlot" comes from the pantomime stock character Harlot. clowns have traditionally been from the same stratus of society as whores, and have often been engaged in sex work on the side maintaining their show persona (the clown), their bar persona (the whore), and their own real day to day identity that is kept separate from the others to keep people from asking too many questions.
i'm sure at somepoint a madame has been asked by a patron if he can actually talk to Tickles, not Lucinda
Harlot entered English through Chaucer in the 1300s and meant "vagabond" pretty much as far back as we can trace it, where it gets lost in Middle English / Old French.
The clown character of Arrleccino, ellided to Harlequin in English, was popularized by 1500s comedian Zan Ganassa.
Harlequin and other Commedia dell'Arte characters evolved over the next 300 years to eventually become pantomime, which wasn't really codified as a discipline until the 1700s by which point the conventions of Commedia weren't as prescriptive.
Around this time (1780s-1820s) the rise of performers like Joseph Grimaldi, who would participate in Harlequinades during Pantomimes would popularize what we would call "clowns" in modern parlance today.
source: I trained as a clown under the Gaulier style, with some experience as a Pierrot clown before that and as a Bouffon clown later.
I are juggler. I are be good. No im not Arby's I just faked schizophrenia to get outta ROTC im not actually crazy they just make me TOTALLY PRETEND to be a d-tier sex crimibal for my own prejuduxiak jux aew you there is hear you but I am schizoaffective juggler playing dumb authentic autobiographical character as I am SUPER SMRT and figure out reality. My butt itches. Real counterintelligenterman, yea? But I are abd will always be a super gigachad woman. Blueberry just spoke me. Says my chart is alive. Where do raspberry come. Therein always raspbert. But I love incest role play. Like REAL BIG feet too! I liker smells. Always puts the lotion on! Beats i do! Im sorry mom. She was sexy once! Jugglering I do now! Best balls. Sweet succulant skin balls og shit that's actually a good inversal, having silence of the lamb ftm OH KUM JUST SAY FAMILY! Cult. I make show. It will be educational AND illegal!
59 Comments
mycodesucks@lemmy.world · 78 pts · 110d
TotallynotJessica@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 82 pts · 110d
Fake: no way a 4 channer finds such a wholesome relationship
Gay: op never specified their gender
mycodesucks@lemmy.world · 45 pts · 110d
HollowNaught@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 109d
attentionerectionFTFY
manxu@piefed.social · 8 pts · 110d
I mean, the part about nutting into her does give a clue about gender, no?
TotallynotJessica@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 37 pts · 110d
fushuan@piefed.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 104d
mycodesucks@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 109d
If there's one thing Lemmy has taught me repeatedly, it's that what's in one's pants doesn't necessarily correspond to one's gender identity.
CIS but working at being inclusive and understanding.
thethunderwolf@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 110d
a clue, but that is not "specifying"
thethunderwolf@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 pts · 110d
waow (basedbasedbased)
Meron35@lemmy.world · 47 pts · 110d
sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 25 pts · 110d
... I would just like to note that Ash Ketchum's mom canonically keeps a Mr. Mime at home.
A Mr. Mime who does 'household chores' in exchange for room and board.
tomenzgg@midwest.social · 6 pts · 110d
I thought that was just considered canon? Or maybe I'm thinking of Prof. Oak.
sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 pts · 110d
... It's in the anime... ? ???
I... I guess its possible that could have been retconned at some point?
FosterMolasses@leminal.space · 4 pts · 109d
Aaaaaaahhhhhhhhh hahahaha
Why did you put these thoughts into my head
sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 109d
TotallynotJessica@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 5 pts · 110d
absolute clussy
SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 24 pts · 110d
I mean, this is true according to Derpixon
TotallynotJessica@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 13 pts · 110d
If the world adhered to Derpixon's standards, life would be a lot more fun
swab148@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 17 pts · 110d
bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de · 16 pts · 110d
Can't believe I'm the first to post this.
Late2TheParty@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 111d
Thanks for the laugh
Gullible@sh.itjust.works · 14 pts · 110d
(This is aftercare)
Quill7513@slrpnk.net · 12 pts · 110d
"harlot" comes from the pantomime stock character Harlot. clowns have traditionally been from the same stratus of society as whores, and have often been engaged in sex work on the side maintaining their show persona (the clown), their bar persona (the whore), and their own real day to day identity that is kept separate from the others to keep people from asking too many questions.
i'm sure at somepoint a madame has been asked by a patron if he can actually talk to Tickles, not Lucinda
funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works · 15 pts · 110d
I think you're confusing Harlot with Harlequin.
Harlot entered English through Chaucer in the 1300s and meant "vagabond" pretty much as far back as we can trace it, where it gets lost in Middle English / Old French.
The clown character of Arrleccino, ellided to Harlequin in English, was popularized by 1500s comedian Zan Ganassa.
Harlequin and other Commedia dell'Arte characters evolved over the next 300 years to eventually become pantomime, which wasn't really codified as a discipline until the 1700s by which point the conventions of Commedia weren't as prescriptive.
Around this time (1780s-1820s) the rise of performers like Joseph Grimaldi, who would participate in Harlequinades during Pantomimes would popularize what we would call "clowns" in modern parlance today.
source: I trained as a clown under the Gaulier style, with some experience as a Pierrot clown before that and as a Bouffon clown later.
Susaga@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 104d
Damn. Forget clown college, you went to clown university and got a bachelors in clown history.
funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 104d
haha. I mean I do have a BA(Hons) in Theatre Practice from my clown training, so yes you are also literally correct.
RagingRobot@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 110d
The number of slutty clowns I get recommended on Instagram is unreal lol
TotallynotJessica@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 14 pts · 110d
self reporting your algorithm I see
OldManBOMBIN@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 110d
As a guy who's really into clowns and mimes and can't explain why - yeah, that tracks.
Frozengyro@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 110d
Ever met carnies? Cause this checks out.
Soulg@ani.social · 8 pts · 110d
Am I the only one not attracted to makeup?
TotallynotJessica@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 4 pts · 110d
If that means you aren't into clussy, then yes
Soulg@ani.social · 4 pts · 110d
Well clussy is it's own category I assure you
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 110d
I know a homeless guy who dresses up like a clown and works childrens birthday parties.
He also fuuuuuuuuucks.
sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 10 pts · 110d
... what.
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 110d
Don't worry. He doesn't fuck kids. He just fucks a lot of men and women. Adult men and women. Consentually.
tomenzgg@midwest.social · 13 pts · 110d
Lost_My_Mind hooks up with a homeless clown who works children's birthday parties.
sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 110d
do not like, do NOT like
ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 110d
Is it like a package service or what?
TotallynotJessica@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 4 pts · 110d
I'm beginning to think they've misplaced their marbles
YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today · 7 pts · 110d
Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 110d
Fun fact: that's Bette Midler
YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today · 2 pts · 109d
GTFO! Heck yeah! Love learning factoids.
rockerface@lemmy.cafe · 7 pts · 110d
It is, and I'm tired of pretending it's not.
snoons@lemmy.ca · 6 pts · 110d
Wow. Umm... I think... I think I just... hold on, let me search something up.
Jankatarch@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 109d
Mcdonalds was the real femboy hooters all along?
zeroConnection@programming.dev · 5 pts · 110d
Gotta try something out, be back in 2-3 minutes.
TotallynotJessica@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 4 pts · 110d
I'm guessing it went well ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
TheLamb@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 4 pts · 110d
Well, they are hot so that checks out.
FosterMolasses@leminal.space · 4 pts · 109d
We should all be slutshaming mimes every chance we get.
"Get out of the street you monochrome slut!"
normalentrance@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 110d
Time for someone to Google the gathering of juggalos.
thethunderwolf@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 110d
war paint is being renamed to whore paint
Francislewwis@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 110d
Finally, someone brave enough to expose Big Circus. The red nose was never innocent.
N0tTr0xy@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 110d
Reminds me of a comic where Rudolph’s nose glows when horny
FosterMolasses@leminal.space · 1 pts · 109d
Stoppppp hahahahaha
joe@lemmy.today · 2 pts · 110d
it is.
Bluewing@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 109d
Clowns and mimes are just types of actors. So we should slut-shame the whole bunch of them.
ThunderQueen@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 109d
Bluewing@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 109d
And that is the why.
Not that I care. It's just that if you are going to shame one, you really should shame them all to be consistent in your shaming.
Impractical_Island@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 110d
Listen:
I are juggler. I are be good. No im not Arby's I just faked schizophrenia to get outta ROTC im not actually crazy they just make me TOTALLY PRETEND to be a d-tier sex crimibal for my own prejuduxiak jux aew you there is hear you but I am schizoaffective juggler playing dumb authentic autobiographical character as I am SUPER SMRT and figure out reality. My butt itches. Real counterintelligenterman, yea? But I are abd will always be a super gigachad woman. Blueberry just spoke me. Says my chart is alive. Where do raspberry come. Therein always raspbert. But I love incest role play. Like REAL BIG feet too! I liker smells. Always puts the lotion on! Beats i do! Im sorry mom. She was sexy once! Jugglering I do now! Best balls. Sweet succulant skin balls og shit that's actually a good inversal, having silence of the lamb ftm OH KUM JUST SAY FAMILY! Cult. I make show. It will be educational AND illegal!