“Wasco Clown” Gains National Attention
Wasco Clown Instagram
What started as a part of a year long photo project by a Wasco couple has made national headlines. The “Wasco Clown” Instagram page has nearly 56,000 followers which is twice the amount of people living in the town known for it’s production of roses. The original clown said that it all started as a part of a nonviolent social media photo project by him and his wife, and now his actions are being copied by pranksters in Bakersfield and all over the nation.
The nonthreatening nature of the prank has changed with each repetition with reports coming from all over the nation of clowns doing things such as posing for photos with weapons, and a copycat clown was arrested in Bakersfield for chasing middle school students.
The legend of the Wasco Clown has been talked about all over the globe and was even featured on Good Morning America. The popularity of the pranks has brought out many Taft College students Coulrophobia (fear of clowns), and with Halloween just around the corner, the clown sightings may continue.