Jodie Foster Finally Comes Out!

[mousepod]

Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

...gay men have fag hags but lesbian women don't have male friends, and instead are supposedly man haters. Hmm.

I couldn't find anything on the web to back this up, but many years ago I heard of a man who hangs around with lesbians referred to as a "bent gent."

I always thought that was interesting, that even in a society that embraces different sexual preferences, the language still showed a frightening male dominance, men are "gents" and women are "hags". Scary.

[alphabassettgrrl]

You'd be surprised what two girls can do.

Definitely appliances must plug into the wall. Hate it when the batteries go dead... always at an inopportune time.

[innerSpaceman]

well, I suppose the rhyming thing was paramount. Perhaps, keeping with that imperative, a more pleasant term would be "Queer Dears."


Aawwwww.

[Gn2Dlnd]

I thought it was "lemon drop."

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Originally Posted by mousepod

I couldn't find anything on the web to back this up, but many years ago I heard of a man who hangs around with lesbians referred to as a "bent gent."

I've never heard that term before (don't know too many lesbians) but I find it interesting that the term refers to the man, as in "he is a bent gent" as opposed to "she is a hag for fags." Hmm, we need a one syllable term for a lesbian that rhymes with a one syllable term for a man...

Originally Posted by Gn2

I thought it was "lemon drop."

Hmm, never heard that one either...perhaps a bit vague?

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by alphabassettgrrl

You'd be surprised what two girls can do.

Just to make sure I am as educated as possible, I watch as many films on the topic as possible.

Strictly for scientific reasons of course.

[Nephythys]

I don't think she was hiding anything. There were pictures of the two of them together- at events, with the kids etc....

She was not hiding- she just did not make it a public spectacle- and why should she.

Straght actors do not talk about their spouses and sexual proclivites constantly- they just live their lives- period, end of story.

Same with Jodie-

If you want a world where being gay/straight whatever does not matter and does not define our value and place in society- you need to stop expecting people to announce it for you thereby making it an issue.

[LSPoorEeyorick]

In the realm of slot b/tab a... I guess I'll say that I totally understand how a lesbian could find sex pleasing. While there's no doubt I have a preference for my beloved's masculine genitalia, if our sex life were only an in-out-in-out occasion, where would be the eros and tension and the joy? The exploration, the adventure, the surprise?

[mistyisjafo]

Originally Posted by Chernabog

You really think she stayed in the closet out of shame? I mean, everyone who knew her knows, it isn't like she was IN the closet anyway. I'd feel a little odd discussing my sexuality with the media.

Public aknowledgement and outright denial are two different things. Yeah, it's sad that she didn't come out earlier, because she IS such a great role model, but I don't think she should be condemned for her choice.

Perez Hilton and others want to force people PUBLICALLY out of the closet, and that is something that is normally a very personal decision.

I agree! Just because a person is famous doesn't mean they have to share every little piece of themselves with the world. I'm sure famous people would like some semblance of privacy.

[innerSpaceman]

Maybe famous people should choose another line of life, then.


That's kind of an oxymoron, "famous people" and "privacy." Heheh.


Oh, they deserve some ... as much as they can manage. But I don't have pity for any that get less than desired. Few people have fame thrust upon them; most work quite hard to achieve it. It should come as no suprise to them that privacy might be even harder to achieve.