Foster's Failure

People seem to be talking about Jodie Foster's coming out speech. They're saying she is so brave to say it out loud. What a coup for the LGBT community. I don't see it. This is a horrible blow to the community. I know she officially came out in 2007, but to bring up the topic and then dance around it so much and never actually say the words "I am gay" made it seem like she was ashamed of it.

The comedian ANT once told me that the secret to doing gay comedy for straight audiences is to NEVER apologize for what you are. When I go on stage, the first thing I say is "I am a transsexual and I am gay." Sure it shocks a lot of people. But that shock goes away when they laugh at the squeaky boob bit. We go on from there.

This was a horrible dissembling on Foster's part. Gays everywhere have a model for how to be ashamed of who they are.  Homophobes everywhere can say, "Yeah, you better shuffle there, Girl. You know your place. No one wants to hear that shit."