I just have to know if I'm totally off or not: is ut correct that the clown (both circus and theatre) is lacking a gender? Or does the clown have a somewhat neutral generic masculine expression due to being played mostly male actors?
@lilletale I think clowns are not neutral: Clowns typically wore trousers in times where this was way more indicative of men. And there are combinations like sexual attraction between Harlekin and Colombina, which in a cishet default is also indicative of the clown being a male figure. And a somewhat neutral expression (in a sense of animality) might stem from a rich audience watching comedy where the clown (stemming from stereotypes on peasants) is no equal to them romanticwise.
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@lilletale I think clowns are not neutral: Clowns typically wore trousers in times where this was way more indicative of men. And there are combinations like sexual attraction between Harlekin and Colombina, which in a cishet default is also indicative of the clown being a male figure. And a somewhat neutral expression (in a sense of animality) might stem from a rich audience watching comedy where the clown (stemming from stereotypes on peasants) is no equal to them romanticwise.