You know they're good friends when you're like DO YOU WANNA GO TO THE MURDER CIRCUS WITH ME FRIDAY NIGHT and they're all like YEAH, WE DO.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuYK...
Yeah, it came to mind but it felt like it would be gauche to bring it up.
You already know how I feel about that (empathy and solidarity for all marginalized people, especially the extra colorful ones) 💞
I'm cool talking about it, to be clear. Just didn't want to play to stereotypes.
I say as a former carnie, a lot of people who would have been attractions a few decades back are still out there. It's not the kind of work you're drawn to if regular society has embraced you.
I got a student at my eye doctor's once. She tried to map me for contacts and ran out the room literally shouting for help. I'm guessing she got a good look at my brain.