01 February 2007

Harry Potter and the Full Monty

I really don't get all the madness surrounding "Harry Potter" star Daniel Radcliffe's decision to bare all for his new West End play, "Equus."

Never mind the fact that in Britain - where the play will be staged - the age of consent is 16. Radcliffe is 17, so his nudity is within the realm of "legal." But the play is about a teenage boy's apparently senseless mutilation of horses (Radcliffe's character blinds six horses with a spike).

Once again parents have stepped up on their soapboxes and misplaced their anger.

"We as parents feel Daniel should not appear nude. We are very disappointed and will avoid the future movies he makes," said one parent.

Please. As Robert Best once said, "You are entitled to your wrong opinion."

But, these holier-than-thou parents really need to grow up.