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I don't know when the circus died, but I think it is more than the elephants missing. I took my kid to see the Circus Extreme show this year, since it's their
by kw71 9y ago
I don't know when the circus died, but I think it is more than the elephants missing. I took my kid to see the Circus Extreme show this year, since it's their last tour. That's not the circus, and my parents and grandparents would say the same thing. It didn't look, smell or sound anything like what I knew as "the circus." My kid is never going to know that. He was quite amused and entertained by the show, though. I have to say it was a good show but I came with these old ideas about "the circus."
When we got home I found a copy of [0] and my wife and I got pretty nostalgic.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Greatest_Show_on_Earth_(film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Greatest_Show_on_Earth_(fi...
- Arizhel 9y agoYour kid will likely never know many other forms of entertainment: circus sideshows that objectify people with extreme deformities (circuses haven't had these in ages), for instance. Or Wild Bill's western shows. Or ancient Roman gladiator combat shows, with performers literally fighting to the death, and other people getting killed by lions. Do you think your kid is missing out by not seeing these firsthand?
- kw71 9y agoIt's a piece of culture that has just always been there (from the perspective of my life), it was passed on to me and when we talk about it, he won't have the same understanding as I. I've been thinking a bit lately about how nothing's the same for him as when I was growing up. These experiences that we can share between generations are special.