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Children aren't scared of us, say clowns
Clowns around the world are in uproar over the results of a new study which reveals that children are scared of them.
A study at the University of Sheffield asked 250 hospital patients aged between four and 16 what they thought of the characters, Reuters reports.
The poll found that children did not like wards which depicted clowns on their walls.
Penny Curtis, lead researcher, said: "We found that clowns are universally disliked by children. Some found them quite frightening and unknowable."
But clowns refute these claims saying that the study was not wide-ranging enough.
Elaine "Daisy D.Dots" Vercellone told Reuters: "I have clowned in hospitals, nursing homes, schools, day care, corporate events, telethons and am a part of many charity events.
"It gives people, kids and adults a reason to be silly, to imagine and gives their minds a vacation if only for a moment."
