McDonald’s to bench Ronald McDonald until this “creepy clown” thing blows over
There’s been a unsettling rash of incidents in the media lately, centered on people dressing up in clown masks and lurking wherever they see fit. And while the “creepy clown craze” is probably as much a product of media mass hysteria as actual menace, so far it’s also led to arrests, school closures, and possibly even some deaths. (Plus the bizarre sight of a member of the Insane Clown Posse coming out as a voice of reason on clown-based matters in America.) It’s understandable, then, that McDonald’s—the country’s No. 1 purveyor of dead-eyed circus performers and quick, greasy food—might want to take steps to distance itself from this whole mess for a little while.