You ask about clowns?

So Lisa Scott, from UK Metro (metro.co.uk) asked to interview me about clown fetish for their newspaper. Oh, why not, if I get copies.So, here is what I responded back to a plethora of questions for her:Sunday night onward I'll be in the Caymans with no net connection.Here is my clown info page:http://www.ropelover.com/clown.phpTons of links on it to help you search.Clinically, I do not have a clown fetish. In the scene, people say I do.Here is the difference (hi, academic sex educator kicking in): In theclinical/pych community, a fetish refers to a paraphelia, an object, propor concept obsession that completely replaces or taxes over "normal" sex.Fetish clinically has a 1-6 (or 1-5) range, and starts out at 1-2 as aPartialism (oooh,I like that, but can live without it, but gosh I like ita lot and it gets me hot) to 5-6 (I don't care if the sexy person is in mybed who I love, they're not wearing a clown nose, I can't get it up, andin fact, I'd rather go spend time alone with my clown nose than ever havesex again). Most people in the "fetish" communities are on the 1-3 end ofthe scale, but ya know, there are some 4+ folks, but I am not one of them.That said.I enjoy clowning for a few reasons:1) costumes. I create a space away from day to day life and work bytransformation and knowing I am out of mundane space. I also love keepingan eye open for bargain shopping finds in bright orange.2) persona. Sherbet is fun, extroverted, crazy, has no qualms aboutcrushing social boundaries or leaping over them. She laughs and crieswhen I'm not sure I could. She is me taken above and beyond myself, andputting on her shoes is a joy.3) fun. I like laughing, being silly, and letting my hair down as it were.4) texture. One thing that often goes hand in hand with clowning issplosh or messy food play. Pies in the face, covering myself with icecream, being down and dirty- it's a really neat sensation.5) sensual self-time. The process of doing the white face for Sherbettakes time, solo time, where I get to connect with myself and let go of mydays stresses.6) absurd sexuality. Ever had the desire to put random things in yourbits, or be gagged with a bannana. No excuses needed for as absurd as youwant to be, within limits.7) non-sexual street joy. I really enjoy dressing in clown gear and goingto the grocery store. No sexual hard-on, just joy. Seeing kids point,seeing adults laugh as I shop for vegis, etc.8) public event street joy. I enjoy going to public adult themed events(leather/bdsm events, swinger parties, etc) as a clown, because clowns areabove social taboos. Gay men can walk up and ask to squeeze my tits, andwhen they do, I honk, and they look at each other knowingly and laugh.People can let THEIR hair down around me, and the aura around my absurdityallows others to relax for a bit and laugh.9) fear play. Yup, there is a dark side to my clowning, but its smallcompared to the rest of what I do. Clowns are above taboos, right? Theyget in peoples faces at events, but also back off when they see kids arescared. But when doing erotic clowning, ya never really know what theclown is going to do next. I like messing with that uncertainty, thatfear, and keeping people erotically on their toes.I rarely clown for money. I do kink clown shows, like the one I did atthe NZ fetish ball, which pay alright, but I make more as an eroticeducator (PassionAndSoul.com):http://www.thefetishball.com/pages/gallery_page.html (scroll down)Usually it is events saying hey, want to come to our event for free andhave some fun, add some atmosphere? Or me and a gaggle of friends alldressing up and going out around town together, or going to a partytogether- a group of clowns is more fun than one, and to be honest, safer.We're talking sexy clowns here, many in skimpy outfits, so there areassholes out there who have verbally bashed Sherbet. It's sad.Let me know if I can help more.Kisses,Lee "Bridgett" Harringtonwww.PassionAndSoul.com