@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.