Wow! That's amazing!

KaraLeigh Jones woah. At what age did they die? What disease did they have? Sorry if my questions are kinda disturbing, but I'm pretty curious :)

Wooaaahhhh

Tell more

Wow

Not all of them. I am sure that most were too prideful for this and felt insulted by the ones that did this kind of work. It is also important to consider that their jobs reinforced the insulting perspective the rest of society had on them, so all things considered, ending that profession was a net good.

is not because they like, is because there is no other opportunities for them in that time. if there was option "freak show or normal work" the would choose normal work

@@Kelloliver Freak show or institution. There would have been no hope for anything like a normal life for some of these folks.

@@funnyusername8635 read what i said again

For the tigers however its wasnt such freedom

What a great memories you had there with your son.

🖤

Awh that's nice :) but It's sad about the tigers. Poor things.

Well, after 4 years of this comment existing, you should be about 99 years old by now … you still alive, mate?

Yeah u still alive

Hatem Khrouf 100th like

@one punch god he probably isn't a vegan, you can clearly see they are distressed though

@one punch god vegan? that has nothing to do with being vegan. I'm not vegan and still think this is cruel towards the tigers. the man was literally opening the tigers mouth wide open to the point where his jaw could've snapped. it hurts. they were obviously abused (and its proven that circus animals are abused just to do little tricks) obviously they are intimidated when the man raises his hand at them. so im fucking sorry that his comment didnt satisfy you, dragon balls z fan.

Kyo Jane poor fuckin tigers poor freakin people

wtf woman????? the frekin ppl who are being called freaks arnt makin u sad????

I agree with you. Poor animals 😣

Erm- poor everyone.

@@misscoolgirl7166 they weren't forced plus it was the only job they could ever get (they god paid A LOT)

That's all I can think about. Humans shouldn't be allowed in a circus imo.

If by playful you mean abused :(

True

ofc it wasntgood ole days....duh ,forgot about how they treated blacknppl

They decide if they want to be their

MAGA

Depends who you are

We are probably in the most peaceful era, just go back a few decades and major powers where at war with each other.

Same

@@Ana-bj1tv u talking to a person 11 years ago lmao

@@bloof394 oh.

this whole world scares me

@@bloof394 is there a problem with that?

I have 1 question y is everyone so tied up with tigers ehat bout the people

Poor you for having that face.

kaas saus idiot...

@@sahara4229 great answer. You probably thaught allot about what you would react to my comment.

@@kaassaus4230 *thought, alot

Accent has evolved

@@casketbutter I don't think anyone was in danger of being offended. Imo, it was more because England was much more dominant as a cultural power, until the US superceded in that role. And natural evolution of language, as said.

@@casketbutter @465Marko actually it’s because lower voices couldn’t be picked up by radio waves so they had to adjust their accent to be specifically higher on the range so people could actually hear them and when people on the radio started doing it, it just caught on.

@@charlieorr2875 oh ok wait can u reply to @465marko for me lol

@@465marko actually it’s because lower voices couldn’t be picked up by radio waves so they had to adjust their accent to be specifically higher on the range so people could actually hear them and when people on the radio started doing it, it just caught on.

Yup.

Jimmy Binder shutup

Yass my dude

Jimmy Binder Jupiter Florida not Coney island. Also freakshow is set in the 50s not 40s but I get what your saying😉

Rommel Martinez no, freakshow takes in place in the 40s

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She's not actually lol

Actually, Pepper is based in Schitzer from the movie "Freaks" (1932).

TheRockyou78 That was a real person too.

Pepper was based on a man named Schlitze Surtees. By all accounts, he adored life as a performer, and continued on as a sideshow performer until 1968. He loved being the center of attention, and would sing a song or do a dance for just about everyone he met.

Health and safety

because at some point a 6 year old decided to stick their finger in the gears and instead of accepting the repercussions of their child’s actions, irresponsible parents like to step in with lawsuits designed to shut entire parks down.

The real answer: after the Depression Coney Island lost some of its popularity. The neighborhood started to decline as well: Coney Island was never exactly a clean place to live; lots of gambling, underground gambling and the mob. The way it was run was that a person was responsible for his or her own private ride. Eventually some got too expensive to operate, plus changes in safety codes. Robert Moses was also a culprit. That man was an idiot and what you see on Coney Island now are old housing projects that he put up. Where they stand now used to be part of the Amusement park. Moses stupidly crammed a bunch of very poor and very desperate people into a small area, rhen added a healthy heap of social upheaval and crime, similar to what happened with Cabrini Green in Chicago: by the 1970s, you can imagine why the area looked like a war zone. And the true cherry on top of the shit cake was Fred Trump, Donald Trump's father: he destroyed the very last of Steeplechase park. When this newsreel was taken, Coney Island would've had three classic wooden roller coasters: The Tornado, The Thunderbolt, and The Cyclone. Alas, by the time the movie the Warriors was shot, the Tornado got destroyed by fire. The thunderbolt, the original one, can only now be seen in the movie Annie Hall: it stopped operating in 1986. Giuliani illegally tore it down in the 90s. The cyclone is the only one left. It's nearly 100 years old. Go ride it. She's an old girl, she's kind of Choppy, but she is one of a kind.

@@marykatherinegoode2773 No it was mostly health concern honestly would you find it safe to go on a ride where you are on a skinny circle with a car seat belt and have to rely your life on gravity to keep you on the ride? No if these rides were still around today nobody would go to it because it’s a literal death trap besides the crazy daredevils, The only reason they even had riders was because at the time people were struggling and to cope with what was going on they decided to try out their luck which is kind of the only reason why Conley island is still around…

Can we get to know each other please?

I know. Sad, right?

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Why? Too many builds on the place lately?

When I was a teenager in the 90’s, I saw the Jim Rose Circus. It was basically a modern day freak show. The main attraction was the dude with a pierced penis who would lift heavy things with his chain piercing. I still have Jim Rose’s book and it’s basically an instruction manual on how to be a con artist lol.

Me and 8 other people agree with you, (assuming you didn’t like your own comment, ‘heh heh’). That should he enough people to support your decision and make it happen!

Like with the animal abuse too or just the rides?

​@@leaderlamby if theyre ok with the "freak show", why wouldnt they be ok with animal abuse

@@lenkaido1357 If they're okay with any kind of abuse as entertainment, they need to reevaluate themself. Humans actually don't belong in the circus.

@@leaderlambylol yes we do

Same honestly

Good observation...we should be treated like humans.... because we A R E human! 🙄🙄🙄

Don't worry,it's banned now and circuses are much more friendly:)

me

Brick Prince The character was based off Pip and Zip.

CoffinBox SideShow Spectaular! actually it was based on schlitzie

Now that you mention it, it could very well be based on Schlitzie alone.

Odd Corey It?! Don't you mean she!

I think that was the point in ahs. the new season that just started has pepper and another guy that looks like zip and pip from Coney island in this video. this new season is called freakshow and its based on freakshows from the 1800's I think.

Haha! Yes😆😆

Ten years later, and it still works! Gentlemenly, indeed.

Did you even see? That's animal cruelty and they live in a bad environment when in a circus freak show thing.

But on the other hand this was giving them a job and giving them some self empowerment. The alternative was to shut them away, out of sight and force them to live on the meager amount of money (if any) they got from social assistance. They weren’t slaves forced into this. They said they loved it. It gave them a community of peers that accepted them and they felt good that they were able to be self sufficient. There are always two sides to every coin.