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The circus is an affectation of nostalgia held by people that weren't even born when the circus was still a thing. They may have read a book when they were chil
by sizzzzlerz 10y ago
The circus is an affectation of nostalgia held by people that weren't even born when the circus was still a thing. They may have read a book when they were children that was 40 or 50 years old at that time that showed clowns and happy lions and bears dancing on balls. Like other cultural touchstones, horse racing, boxing, the Harlem Globetrotters, their time is past. They've been existing on fumes for decades and, now, those fumes are dissipating.
- bogomipz 10y ago>"The circus is an affectation of nostalgia held by people that weren't even born when the circus was still a thing." So identical to "mixologists" with Reconstruction-era facial hair that make pre-prohibition era cocktails for adults. These are are hugely popular though and seemingly everywhere these days. Also circuses are for children, thats the target demographic. I don't think a 5 or 6 year old has an "affectation of nostalgia."