Can a Wizard charm a Giant Skunk?

[SnirtyK]

I wasn't able to find this in the forum nor FAQ already, so apologies if I missed it.

Can another player as Wizard (base set) charm a Giant Skunk (unnatural axe expansion)? I.e. can one of the other players who is a Wizard discard their hand to charm away a Giant Skunk that a different player is facing?

Opponents argued that by the intent of the card, the Wizard couldn't get close enough to charm the skunk. Proponents argued that because the card specifies backstab and playing cards as separate (illegal) options, the other class abilities were not affected by the skunk's stink.