Jodi Foster was Here

I did not watch the Golden Globes - although I am inclined to that sort of pomp and notoriety. But I did tune in this morning to check out the hits and misses, the musings of Miss Fey & Poehler. And of course, I stumbled onto the huge press that Jodie is receiving in terms of her public coming out during her acceptance of the Cecil B. DeMille lifetime award.

After watching the clip, her words ring even more true in light of the inevitable spin that the press and gossip mongers put on her speech. Her eloquent words contained SO much more vital information and inspiration than a mere coming out. But that has always been the target she has eluded. She talks at length about coming from a different era where privacy was revered over paparazzi - being a young 3 year old thrust into a commercial world of tabloids. And of course her true intentions are naturally misinterpreted and skewed, as this revelation again proves. She jokes that coming out in today's standards involves a "press conference, a new fragrance, and a reality TV show" and that would never be true to herself.

No one seems to be talking about her quest to keep her life real and honest. About the "lifers" in the back of the auditorium that have remained steadfast in her small and unacknowledged "posse." About change being constant and embracing the "what next." Her most impassioned moments were to her partner and two sons sitting at the front table. And a most heartfelt shout out to her ailing mother with 3 very simple "I Love You's." I was truly inspired and grateful for who she is and what she stands for.