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Dear Amy: I can't believe what some parents expose their children to.
I was recently in New York City and attended a production of the musical "Hair."
We all know this show has nudity and sexual content.
I was appalled to see young children with their parents attending.
Even if parents view the naked body as no big deal, I feel these children were not old enough to understand this show at their ages. I am wondering what kind of effect this show would have on these young children.
Am I being too much of a prude, or were they out of line?
Can't Believe Parents!
Dear Can't Believe: This is from a review of "Hair": "No stage can contain the hormone-stoked exuberance of those who inhabit it, whether they're yipping, unzipping or tripping, both merrily and scarily."
This doesn't sound appropriate for young kids, but then the actual, non-stage version of the 1960s wasn't really appropriate for kids, either, and we who were children during that era seem to have survived.
Would seeing this musical permanently damage young children? I don't think so.
You don't mention that these children misbehaved in any way, so other than your fretting about their sensibilities, they seem to have been decent theater companions.
