Harry Potter's image is blown for me

forever I think after reading the below article.













'Harry Potter' actor to be naked on stage

The article says that Daniel Radcliffe who plays Harry in the movie versions of the popular book series will star as a troubled stableboy in Peter Shaffer's "Equus." Equus is the story of a disturbed boy (Alan Strang) who gouges out the eyes of 6 horses with a metal spike.

This is where it really gets scary... "In one scene the actor playing Strang is required to simulate sexual ecstasy while riding a horse naked. But the nudity was not the focus of the play." Says Vanessa Davies who is Radcliffe's spokeswoman.

Boy, I don't know about you but I will never be able to look at Harry the same way again. Bad career move too if you ask me. Can't be a great boost to your carreer to be found on stage masterbating atop of a horse. The Harry Potter stories do take a decidedly darker turn from here on out as well and no doubt the movies will reflect the serious turns in the novels. The story and its main charachter Harry are apparently not the only ones to have lost their innocense.

Related Links:

Harry Potter and The Naked Rider.

Harry Potter and The Blinder of Horses

I get that the kid wants to branch out but the potter movies have endeared him to millions of children. To them he is Harry Potter. Not that a lot of 9-11 yr olds are going to run out and see Equus (as if there parents would let them), but a lot of them will hear of this. Just so there is no mistake, that does matter. It matters for kids to have sports heros that are not being arrested in connection with gang shootings or be able to admire music artists that have not been in State prison for drug dealing and again yes it does matter for my 11 year old daughter not to have to find out that her heart throb Harry Potter will be riding a horse bareback on a stage somewhere faking an orgasm or trying to explain a bilboard like that to little Billy who just read "Sorcerers Stone". (Daddy what's an orgasm?) Oivay!

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Related: From The Onion.com - 2nd Graders do School production of Equus