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This article was published on October 17, 2016

Pornhub reveals huge increase in clown porn searches after scary sightings


Pornhub reveals huge increase in clown porn searches after scary sightings

If reports are to be believed, scary clowns are taking over the US and UK. McDonalds has even had to scale down its use of the world’s most famous clown to make sure people aren’t scared when walking into one of its restaurants.

But the recent creepy invasion isn’t hurting every company — Pornhub has reported a 210 percent increase in searches for ‘clown porn’.

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As you can see, clown-related reaches have reached new heights since the first sightings earlier this month. But that’s not where Pornhub’s insights stop — they took a step further into the filthy shit we’ve been looking for exactly.

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The list is awfully revealing, with ‘clown porn’ quickly followed by ‘clown girl’ and ‘clown gangbang’.

Further down we find more exotic variants like ‘killer clown’ and ‘midget clown’, but the weirdest come last — ‘clown fart’ and ‘clown feet’ are real porn queries.

Another interesting statistic is that women are 33 percent more likely to search for clowns than men, for which I can offer you absolutely no logical explanation whatsoever.

But what do people search for before they get the idea to indulge in some clown ?

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Ironically, ‘circus’ was the most popular keyword preceding the clown porn search, which isn’t an unexpected revelation. ‘Juggalette’ and ‘Harley Quinn’ are a bit more out of the ordinary — the former being a female fan of cult hip hop duo Insane Clown Posse and the later being a fictional character from the recent blockbuster movie Suicide Squad.

Thanks Pornhub, for once again putting the spotlight on humanity’s worst side.

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