Posted on 07/24/2017 8:43:27 AM PDT by TigerClaws
The San Diego Comic-Con (which, believe it or not, used to actually feature comic books) is an annual celebrity fest these days. One such notable, Liev Schreiber, was in attendance this year, partly to promote, but also to parent.
Schreiber took his young sons to the entertainment spectacle this year, both in costume. His oldest son, 9-year-old Sasha, went dressed as a Jedi, and his youngest, 8-year-old Kai, decided to channel the unfettered persona of Harley Quinn.
As one would quickly assume, the childs costume choice and the parents willingness to let him go as he pleased, inspired a fair amount of commentary in some circles online.
Liev Schreiber is an awesome dad for this! wrote the Twitter user Common Gay Boy, followed by a chorus of agreement.
Some other observers found a few things to complain about it, however.
Cosplaying as a female character is ONE thing. Wearing a slutty outfit of a movie character that isnt age appropriate is ANOTHER thing! wrote the detractor VeganMegan on Twitter.
There is a growing movement in society to more frequently allow for boys to dress in costumes and play with toys that might traditionally be more associated with girls, and vice versa. Given how much discussion happens when public figures engage in less gender-specific practices, its clear theres a ways to go before it becomes noncontroversial.
Schreiber shares custody of his sons with actress Naomi Watts. The couple split up in 2016 after an 11-year relationship. Theyve both been very public about their commitment to co-parenting. Were parents together so well be together for the rest of our lives no matter, Schreiber was quoted late last year. Hopefully, that never changes and I dont think it will.
The boy in ten years?
Not just women have periods, says Huff Po.
http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_597101bce4b0aa14ea78a251?ncid=tweetlnkushpmg00000067
Hollywood today.
Your hometown tomorrow.
I have no idea who this Schreiber guy is or who Harley Quinn is. Nor do I care.
It is a Harley thing. heh heh major portion here will not know. Usually around Christmas.
And yet you not only clicked the thread, but replied to it...
Good taste is always in style.
Lol.
His ex wife is hot. Naomi watts.
FR folks love visiting threads to tell you they don’t care about your threads. Silence would have conveyed the same meaning.
When he was a little kid, my son wanted to wear a dress to school for some costume day-theme. I don't think that there was anything to it, he just thought it would be a goof.
"No.", I said, and that was that. Not another word about it again. 'Tis the nice thing about being a father, when I choose it, I have the last word on a subject, and the decision is final. Real fathers (and mothers, too) do this, it's called "proper parenting", and it's done because we love our children.
I always wonder where the fathers are when these sort of stories pop up. My guess would be that they're either completely absent, or part-time pseudo-dads like Mr. Schreiber.
It's all over the internet. But I did see that picture of Harley Quinn. She is a cutie.
And then there are the television/movie threads that inevitably get responses letting everyone know they haven't owned a television for 20 years...
How do you know someone doesn't own a television? Don't worry they'll tell you. And tell you. And tell you.
As bad as vegans...
It takes a village to program your childrens’ minds against the family.
Halloween of 77 I and my siblings and friends dressed up as characters from the Rocky Horror picture show.
I was Frank from the Time Warp scene. Freaked my Dad out.
He was only too happy to let my girlfriend stay over anytime after that. Got beer and condoms for some time after that from him.
It was to get his attention shifted and it worked. Not because I wanted to be a girl.
I could see where that would get your dad's attention.
Buddy of my wife's helped produce a play that starred Tim Curry. He said that after-show parties were wild, you never knew what you were going to get.
Bring totally honest here, when I was a kid I did want to be a boy.....but it was because boys got to do baseball and all the other fun stuff. It wasn’t that I EVER thought I would BE a boy. I was a tomboy and was better at baseball hitting than my brother, who got to play Little League. Now, with all the advantages and sports that girls can play, there is no purpose in being a ‘tomboy’. I think it is child abuse to pretend that a child can change his/her gender. And it make me sad that children’s movies don’t portray men as heroes......it is only women these days that get accolades in the movies.
I would think that a early Tommy Beresford would be cooler for a young man but everyone has their favorites.
Sick of the "All Gay/Transgender/Lesbian/Woman/Anyone but the White Guy as the Hero" crud, all the time. 'Tisn't because I hate gays/women/whatever, but it's just so transparent and done-to-death that I just can't stomach it. I like to be entertained, not lectured.
Looking forward to seeing "Dunkirk" soon. My understanding is that the director is under fire for making the movie realistic - buncha English white guys trying to get off a beach - instead of pandering to minorities, women, gays, etc etc etc. Will be nice to see something that actually mimics life, rather than what a Hollywood writer wishes life was like.
I heard of Comic Con since they are here in Tampa this weekend, but the actor and the comic his son dressed up as, I never heard of...
Liev was in WOLVERINE.
I thought she was really cute, back in the day.
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