'Slutty' female outfit inspires fiery discussion on the internet

Actor Liev Schrieber, former partner of actress Naomi Watts, has attended Comic-Con with the couple's two sons and the internet has lost its mind.

The reason? The boys were dressed for the occasion - but it wasn't that that tipped folks over the edge. Indeed, dressing in character is pretty standard for this event so you know, we're all good here, says the internet.

But the kids' choices of outfits, well, specifically, one of them turned out to be an issue - at least for some.

The pic that started it all. Liev and Kai - fun in the sun, only in THAT outfit. Image: Twitter/@CGB Posts

A recap. Sasha, nine, opted to dress as a Jedi, which caused barely a ripple. The reaction to Kai, eight, was a little different however. Kai, who in case you missed it is a boy, had the audacity to rock up as a girl!

Yep, Kai dressed as Harley Quinn - the female super villain who first appeared in the Batman comics back in 1992. How do we feel about that? It's terrific. If Kai wants to dress as Harley Quinn then why the heck not? It's up to him right?

And some online punters felt the same.

Actress Naomi Watts, Liev Schreiber and their two boys, Sasha, now nine, and Kai, now eight. Image: Getty.

Indeed, some even loved the fact that Kai opted to come as the rebellious Harley and praised both him and his dad.

"Liev Schreiber is an awesome dad for this!” wrote Twitter user Common Gay Boy.

Plenty of others agreed. Some said this was the perfect example of good parenting. Others referred to Liev as being 'awesome'.

But not everyone was on board - this is the internet after all.

Some felt opting for Harley Quinn was not age appropriate and referred to the character as 'slutty'. There were comments about boys being boys and what that ought to look like too. But we're not going to repeat those because seriously? Who still thinks like that?

Liev and Naomi. The couple split in 2016 following an 11-year relationship. Both have been vocal about co-parenting their boys. Image: Getty.

Lots of people apparently. Which is why Liev taking his delightful little boyos out for a day of Comic-Con fun has turned into ... a (ahem) discussion.

How do we feel about this issue? We're all for kids, of either sex, dressing in whatever their gorgeous little hearts desire. We love that there's a swing towards boys and girls being encouraged to do, try, be and yes, wear, anything they want, whether it be traditionally seen as a 'boy' or a 'girl' thing. Let's have more of this. And internet - calm down a little eh?

He's just a kid. And a lovely, bold, expressive one at that.