Yay for Jodie for acknowledging such an important part of her private life!

I’m a big fan of her work too. Looking forward to see what’s next.

ANYWAY!

I agree – Jody Foster is a very smart woman. And I get why she wouldn’t have come out before and agree that the fact that she is now does mean something significant – BUT…a couple of things:

Here’s what bothers me: part of me thinks that if smart women like her took the risk earlier, then this moment, for others, would happen earlier too? Do you know what I mean?

Which brings me to my second thing: SHE feels comfortable now. I’d love for her to say something about what it is that’s made her feel comfortable enough – is it JUST her or would she point to external factors, that others could point to also, and become comfortable?

I see things this way when it comes to moderates among groups – particularly political parties. We know they are there but they don’t “come out” so much.

What does it take to make the risk worth taking? Are those factors external, or only internal?

Thanks for reading and commenting! Have a good weekend.

And yet what is so disturbing to me is that this incredibly capable, human woman just didn’t feel – for whatever reasons I hope she will reveal as time goes on – that she COULD just say it, be it, do it, in front of so many people who do respect her, across the country.

I just think that her prior silence or failure to nod her hat to it is so unfortunate and powerful a message – hopefully a message that can change now.