![A Michigan City Bans Clowns & Then Reverses It](http://townsquare.media/site/43/files/2016/10/RS7746_463728939-scr.jpg?w=980&q=75)
A Michigan City Bans Clowns & Then Reverses It
What started off as a weird story just got weirder.
Oak Park, a metro Detroit town, made news earlier this week for putting a ban on clown costumes at their annual Boo Bash celebration. According to the Oakland County Times, the decision was made by the Rec Director citing that not only do people have phobias from clowns but over the past few years they have become scarier and more evil-looking aka Pennywise from the movie It.
As someone who's even scared of Ronald McDonald, this sounds totally legit. BUT it didn't sit too well with Oak Park residents because after receiving a bunch of complaints the city decided to reverse the ban. A press release was issued on their Facebook page. Instead, parents are asked to use their "better judgment" when it comes to their kids' costumes.
Why do I have a feeling that the majority of party-goers are going to show up in clown costumes just to stick it to the city? If you ask me, the clown ban should be enacted everywhere.
More From 97.9 WGRD
![Michigan Places New Ban On Coyote Hunting](http://townsquare.media/site/43/files/2024/03/attachment-coyotes.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![UPDATED: TikTok’s Time In Michigan Is Running Out, Possible Ban Imminent](http://townsquare.media/site/43/files/2024/03/attachment-TIKTOK.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Should Michigan Ban Billboards? [Poll]](http://townsquare.media/site/44/files/2021/11/attachment-RS20482_GettyImages-915846220.jpeg?w=980&q=75)
![Metro Grand Rapids’ First Haunted Car Wash To Raise Funds For Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital](http://townsquare.media/site/44/files/2021/10/attachment-Vaccinated-10.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![New Bill Would Ban Confederate Flag at Michigan’s Capitol](http://townsquare.media/site/43/files/2021/02/GettyImages-812116338.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![These New Parents Are In A Bizarre Situation With Their Surrogate Because Of COVID-19](http://townsquare.media/site/43/files/2020/09/pregnant.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Ban of Flavored E-Cigs Effective Immediately, Retailers Have Less than 2 Weeks to Comply](http://townsquare.media/site/44/files/2019/08/RS27656_ThinkstockPhotos-537620658-scr.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Michigan Becomes First State to Ban Sale of Flavored E-Cigarettes](http://townsquare.media/site/87/files/2019/09/GettyImages-909372944.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![This Michigan County Would Ban Plastic Bags With New Legislation](http://townsquare.media/site/45/files/2019/07/RS23123_GettyImages-178415548-scr.jpg?w=980&q=75)