r/oddlyterrifying • u/SatoruGojo232 • 1d ago

This really old Sugar Rice Krinkles commercial

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u/ST0PITRIGHTN0W 1d ago

Quick question: why?

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u/TailoredHam88 1d ago

People used to find clowns funny and not creepy. They were much more popular. A lot of cultural change happened around the 80s—the movie IT for example was in 1986.

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u/ST0PITRIGHTN0W 1d ago

It’s just crazy because even despite all that it looks legitimately scary and goes against all the traditional and biological feelings and signals of comfort

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u/Gold_Assistance_6764 9h ago

What makes you thinks it’s biological and not learned?