This article came my way this week. It reminds me of antics I used to employ against the catholic church. Like the time a large group of us dressed up as doctors with gunshot wounds at a catholic parade in downtown Boston to counter the church’s anti-abortion stance. (There was a period about 10 years ago when doctors who provided abortion IN SAFE SETTINGS, LEGALLY, were getting shot, some killed, by radical anti-abortion folk.)

At that time, I also lived across the street from a hospital where one could obtain an abortion, should one choose or need, legally, on Thursday mornings. So every week, a group of tired and washed-up catholic freaks were out there with their disgusting posters of, theoretically, aborted fetuses and signs of damnation. Absurd response was a good way to get under the fanatics’ skin and a fun (for us) way to blow off steam. So the parade was 30,000+ catholics marching for anti-abortion vs. 30 of us doctors with gunshot wounds, clowning around to point out real problems and a very serious matter.

The clowns of Knoxville serve me with fond memories. I’m glad to see clowning around with serious matters lives on. Because, in the face of hyper-insanity (whether it comes in the form of racism, dogmatic/conservative religion and belief systems, or violent vigilantes, clowning around and dressing up the absurdity of self righteousness can be a great answer!

“Unfortunately for [VNN] the 100th ARA (Anti Racist Action) clown block came and handed them their asses by making them appear like the asses they were.”

Clowns at KKK rally