How did people know for decades she was gay
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wreckage3001 — 12 years ago(September 22, 2013 01:07 PM)
1976
http://jodiefostermuseum.blogspot.com/2013/03/blog-post.html
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Lopsided55 — 12 years ago(October 06, 2013 06:42 AM)
Jodie was dating Gina Schock from The Go-Go's in the 80s. People knew/gossiped about it. Then there were all the rumors about her and Kelly McGillis, sometimes involving a punch-up with Whitney Houston. She lived with Cydney for like 15 years, starting in the early 90s, so that should have confirmed it for everybody else. What did people think was going on? Jodie was pregnant with no man in sight and they were raising two kids together.
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dlonney — 12 years ago(November 19, 2013 07:21 PM)
It's funny you say this. I've always kind of wondered even years back. She just gave me that vibe. But I kept this to myself since no one else was talking about it.
Well, in 1995, I got tickets to see Jay Leno's show. Roseanne Barr was the guest. At the taping she made a joke about Jodie Foster being gay. That evening when it was on TV they edited that part out. -
tl2055 — 11 years ago(April 08, 2014 12:44 AM)
People knew Ellen Page was gay for years too, how did THEY know? It's mostly just rumors and choosing what you want to believe. Sometimes the rumors aren't true, this time they were.
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nikkiten1979 — 11 years ago(April 23, 2014 04:49 PM)
It's not really choosing what you want to believe, but kind of putting two and two together and just looking at one's behavior and what we know of their lifestyles. Jodie has never been linked to a man, but has been "rumored" to be dating or getting close to ladies. She carries herself like a "butch", but still feminine.
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jimsummers87-131-771706 — 11 years ago(April 24, 2014 05:05 AM)
Unfortunately there's a tremendous bias with fans and who they choose to believe is gay. Generally if the fan is straight they dismiss the idea that a favorite celebrity is gay. On the other hand, gay fans tend toward the other extreme of wanting the celebrity to be gay even if that isn't the case. I often try to reason with these people by saying, "A celebrity isn't straight/gay just because you are! Get over yourself!"
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brushfyr — 11 years ago(April 23, 2014 07:17 PM)
I remember years ago I was reading an old magazine, might have been something obscure like National Lampoons, or might have been Hustler, that had a one page article making fun of lesbians in the closet in Hollywood. They had a line up of some actresses and the only one I can remember seeing was Rosie O'Donnell. And this was years before she came out. So in Hollywood there are rumors based on who is seen with who, and rumors will spread to the general populace.
Plus, she wasn't a very feminine woman. I guess we're going into lesbian stereotypes, but she did dress down and didn't wear a lot of makeup or do much with her hair. Now, I'm not saying straight should or do dress like prostitute or should shovel on makeup like a Snooki clown, but a lot of lesbians dress don't dress like straight women. -
mr_milbury — 10 years ago(July 09, 2015 03:47 PM)
It's mostly a myth that she wasn't a very feminine woman (yes, she was butch as a girl, but probably also because Disney chose that look; just compare it with Taxi Driver for instance):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeUOUNNpYMc
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jimsummers87-131-771706 — 11 years ago(April 24, 2014 04:58 AM)
How did people know? Because you only have to study the person for yourself and see if the clues in their own behavior match up with the gossip you read about them. Also, stop believing in the stupid myth that most gossip is made up, actually a lot of it is true.
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ctvgnewhaven — 11 years ago(May 04, 2014 12:40 PM)
Common knowledge on campus when we were all undergrads together at Yale that she was gay. She was a good person and it was a very permissive open minded campus in the days before social media so no one cared.