My thoughts…on stuff

Daniel Radcliffe. We all know him as Harry Potter. The young wizard has made him quite the star. But Daniel’s aiming to take on another, more controversial role. How controversial you may ask? Well let’s say the next time you see his rod, it won’t be a broom. On the 27th, Daniel will be playing a nude role in the Tony-award winning drama “Equus,” in which he will simulate a sex scene while astride a horse. Radcliffe will play a “troubled young man with a religious-erotic obsession with horses.” Freaky.

Daniel’s psyched about playing the role. He’s doing it because he doesn’t want to be typecast as the boy wizard for the rest of his life, which could understandably limit his acting career. But parents are not as enthusiastic, and the people at Warner Bros. are steamed, possibly thinking that Daniel’s nude performance could affect the popularity of his most famous character.

Why are people making such a big deal out of this? Let him play the part nude. Let him grow as an actor. Why shouldn’t he do it? Just because some people are uncomfortable with him tarnishing his wholesome family image. It’s his to tarnish if he wants. Just hope there aren’t any pretty girls in the front row, as that would be embarrassing. I wonder if the other Harry Potter stars will do the same? How would that turn out? Emma Watson in Girls Gone Wild? Or perhaps Rupert Grint in a reality show about his recovery from drug addiction?