Russell Brand is taking a stand against adults tickling children.
Speaking to the Daily Star, the comedian said that in his view tickling children should be outlawed.
From his own experience, Brand admitted to regretting ticking his friend David Baddiel’s son Ezra.
“To recall doing this to Ez fills me with dreadful shame and makes me want to punch myself in the face,” Brand said, “which is what I will do to anyone who tickles either of my daughters until they are old enough to decide for themselves whether they want to be tickled or not, which by my reckoning is at 35.”
The father of two daughters, Brand added, “I loathe it. It is an attempt to subvert the child’s bodily autonomy, to take away their right to their own space and peace.”
“Would you do it to an adult?” he questioned. “Would you insert your rigid fingers into their belly or their armpits? Of course, not.”
