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Bette Midler had ‘no intention’ for tweet about women being ‘erased’ to be transphobic after backlash-Kim Novak-Entertainment – Metro
Bette Midler clarified her comments (Picture: ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)
Bette Midler has clarified her tweet about ‘women being erased’ following backlash from people claiming she was being transphobic.
The actress, 76, had come under fire for wading into a debate about the word ‘women’, after tweeting: ‘WOMEN OF THE WORLD! We are being stripped of our rights over our bodies, our lives and even of our name!
‘They don’t call us “women” anymore; they call us “birthing people” or “menstruators”, and even “people with vaginas”! Don’t let them erase you! Every human on earth owes you!’
Fans responded to claim her phrasing could be seen to be transphobic as being inclusionary to trans women with terminology is not ‘erasing’ cis women.
Bette’s original tweet had been posted after the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, removing the constitutional right to an abortion and leaving decisions to be made by each state.
She took to Twitter to clarify what she meant, sharing an article from the New York Times about the way women are treated in modern society.
The actress’s tweet was in response to issues women face such as Roe v. Wade being overturned (Picture: ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)
PEOPLE OF THE WORLD! My tweet about women was a response to this fascinating and well written piece in the NYT on July 3rd. Â https://t.co/MlsATlrr1r. There was no intention of anything exclusionary or transphobic in what I said; Â it wasnât about that.— bettemidler (@BetteMidler) July 5, 2022
Iâve fought for marginalized people for as long as I can remember. Still, if you want to dismiss my 60 years of proven love and concern over a tweet that accidentally angered the very people— bettemidler (@BetteMidler) July 5, 2022
I have always supported and adored, so be it. Â But the truth is, Democracy is slipping through our fingers! Iâm all in on trying to save Democracy for ALL PEOPLE. We must unite, because, in case you havenât been paying attention, divided we will definitely fall.— bettemidler (@BetteMidler) July 5, 2022
Bette tweeted: ‘PEOPLE OF THE WORLD! My tweet about women was a response to this fascinating and well written piece in the NYT on July 3rd.
‘There was no intention of anything exclusionary or transphobic in what I said; it wasn’t about that.
‘It was about the same old s**t women – ALL WOMEN – have been putting up with since the cavemen. Even then, men got top billing.
‘But seriously, folks, if anyone who read that tweet thinks I have anything but love for any marginalised people, go to Wikipedia and type in my name.
‘I’ve fought for marginalised people for as long as I can remember. Still, if you want to dismiss my 60 years of proven love and concern over a tweet that accidentally angered the very people I have always supported and adored, so be it.’
She added: ‘But the truth is, Democracy is slipping through our fingers! I’m all in on trying to save Democracy for ALL PEOPLE. We must unite, because, in case you haven’t been paying attention, divided we will definitely fall.’
Bette Midler clarified her comments (Picture: ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)
Bette Midler has clarified her tweet about ‘women being erased’ following backlash from people claiming she was being transphobic.
The actress, 76, had come under fire for wading into a debate about the word ‘women’, after tweeting: ‘WOMEN OF THE WORLD! We are being stripped of our rights over our bodies, our lives and even of our name!
‘They don’t call us “women” anymore; they call us “birthing people” or “menstruators”, and even “people with vaginas”! Don’t let them erase you! Every human on earth owes you!’
Fans responded to claim her phrasing could be seen to be transphobic as being inclusionary to trans women with terminology is not ‘erasing’ cis women.
Bette’s original tweet had been posted after the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, removing the constitutional right to an abortion and leaving decisions to be made by each state.
She took to Twitter to clarify what she meant, sharing an article from the New York Times about the way women are treated in modern society.
The actress’s tweet was in response to issues women face such as Roe v. Wade being overturned (Picture: ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)
Bette tweeted: ‘PEOPLE OF THE WORLD! My tweet about women was a response to this fascinating and well written piece in the NYT on July 3rd.
‘There was no intention of anything exclusionary or transphobic in what I said; it wasn’t about that.
‘It was about the same old s**t women – ALL WOMEN – have been putting up with since the cavemen. Even then, men got top billing.
‘But seriously, folks, if anyone who read that tweet thinks I have anything but love for any marginalised people, go to Wikipedia and type in my name.
‘I’ve fought for marginalised people for as long as I can remember. Still, if you want to dismiss my 60 years of proven love and concern over a tweet that accidentally angered the very people I have always supported and adored, so be it.’
She added: ‘But the truth is, Democracy is slipping through our fingers! I’m all in on trying to save Democracy for ALL PEOPLE. We must unite, because, in case you haven’t been paying attention, divided we will definitely fall.’
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