Bette Midler

Bette Midler wades into the gender debate, warning that women's rights are being "erased". Meanwhile, singer Macy Gray says "changing your [body] parts, ...

They are not your enemy." Irish drag queen and activist Panti Bliss urged: "No. Don't fall for the anti-trans panic fake nonsense. That's all." Trans men do all of these things, as do non-binary folks. Please include trans people in your feminism or it means absolutely nothing!" Every human on earth owes you!"

Bette Midler caught some fire on Twitter on Monday when she tweeted about the trans community and the language used to describe them.

Another fan chimed in: “You know not all women are “birthing people” and not all birthing people are women?! “Just because you go change your parts doesn’t make you a woman,” she said. We have the same organs, and even greater vulnerability, as cis woman,” one person replied to the “First Wives Club” alum.

Singer and gay icon Bette Midler is getting slammed for an anti-transgender screed she posted to social media claiming that recognizing the humanity of ...

Nobody is saying you shouldn't be a woman. People call me a woman. — twistedchick (@twistedchick)July 4, 2022 They are not your enemy Midler has had many gay fans in her decades-long career. For example, “menstruators” refers to people of any gender who menstruate, including many cisgender women, non-binary people, and transgender men.

Bette Midler has sparked a backlash after saying cisgender women are being deprived of their basic rights, while JK Rowling has appeared to back ...

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BETTE MIDLER has come under fire after she sparked anger on Monday by saying that women were 'being erased'.

She tweeted: "TRY BREASTFEEDING. It's free and available on demand." Trans journalist Niko Stratis said: "The issue with Bette Midler's post is how the language is a direct line from that NYT op-ed, the power of the paper of record to play on people's fears, insecurities and lack of proper information creates this space where the idea that trans people are erasing women becomes real." "The point of the anti-choice movement is to try and control the bodies of people assigned female at birth, including trans men, and force gender identities and gender roles on *all* of us." This is not the first time the actress has taken to social media to wade in on a culture war battle. She said: "WOMEN OF THE WORLD! We are being stripped of our rights over our bodies, our lives and even of our name! Many social media users rushed to the comments to call out the actress, urging her to "do better".

Therefore, a tweet she posted yesterday has left many of her LGBTQ fans disappointed. Midler tweeted, “WOMEN OF THE WORLD! We are being stripped of our rights ...

Among the thousands of responses were many supporting Midler’s apparent viewpoint. Bette – you are a woman. Bette, as a fan, seeing this tweet from you is just heartbreaking. No one is trying to erase women with inclusive language about people who need abortion care. Written by Pamela Paul, it criticized the use of terms such as “birthing people” and “menstruators”. It’s possible Midler read it. Midler tweeted, “WOMEN OF THE WORLD! We are being stripped of our rights over our bodies, our lives and even of our name!

First, of course, there's Bette Midler. Twitter has become something of a bastion of terrible Bette Midler tweets, though this weekend saw one of the worst in ...

Of course everyone is still allowed to say “women.” For example, in the sentence: these women have very stupid ideas and should stop sharing them. What these supposedly second-wave feminists of a certain age fail to recognize is that bodily autonomy inextricably links the trans rights and reproductive rights movements, which are not only about the right to a personhood but also the economic freedom that comes with it. Paul and Midler believe, with no real evidence because none exists, that striving for inclusivity in language has somehow hampered the pro-choice movement.

Ultra-lib Bette Midler finds herself in quite a predicament with her street cred inside the trans community after daring to step out on July 4th with a.

WOMEN OF THE WORLD! We are being stripped of our rights over our bodies, our lives and even of our name! What a start to the month. While you were in the pool enjoying iHeart 80s, Midler found herself eight feet deep in a LGBTQ+ firestorm with firepower coming in from all different angles.

Bette Midler and Macy Gray were both taken to task on Monday (July 4) for making comments that some critics dubbed "anti-trans."

Like if you want me to call you a ‘her,’ I will, ‘cause that’s what you want, but that doesn’t make you a woman just ‘cause I call you a ‘her’ and just because you got a surgery.” WOMEN OF THE WORLD! We are being stripped of our rights over our bodies, our lives and even of our name! We have the same organs, and even greater vulnerability, as cis woman.” A number of the replies noted that “not all people who menstruate are women” and that “trans men need reproductive healthcare” as well. “And I will say this and everyone’s gonna hate me, but as a woman, just because you go change your [body] parts, doesn’t make you a woman, sorry … I know that for a fact. “WOMEN OF THE WORLD! We are being stripped of our rights over our bodies, our lives and even of our name!” Midler tweeted a week after the conservative majority Supreme Court overturned the nearly half-century-old Roe v. “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!

The Harry Potter author, who has herself stirred outrage with her views on the trans community, reposted statements from the actress and singer, seemingly ...

The "I Try" singer revealed she believes changing one's biological makeup does not allow them to become a woman. Sorry," she shared. "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! Wade. The singer and actress also urged for a push to end what she believes is the erasure of cisgender women. Roxane Gay, Crystal of RuPaul's Drag Race UK, Kornbread of the show's season 14 U.S. version, and Queer as Folk writer Jaclyn P. Moore all took issue with Midler's comments. "WOMEN OF THE WORLD! We are being stripped of our rights over our bodies, our lives and even of our name!"

While Midler was more concerned with trans-inclusive language, Gray said trans women aren't truly women.

Every human on earth owes you!” Midler wrote. Critics are accusing Bette Midler and Macy Gray of serving up antiquated transphobic views à la J.K. Rowling on social media. “Don’t let them erase you!

The Harry Potter author, who has herself stirred outrage with her views on the trans community, reposted statements from the actress and singer, ...

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Women in Hollywood have hit back at inclusive language of trans men, nonbinary people in discussions around abortion and women's rights.

In a tweet, she said " there is no bigger admirer of (the) LGBT community" than her. "There are plenty of females who aren't women yet and every girl gets that." "I know that for a fact." "Bad Feminist" author Roxane Gay added: " No one is trying to erase women with inclusive language about people who need abortion care. "Don’t fall for the anti-trans panic fake nonsense. They don’t call us 'women' anymore; they call us 'birthing people' or 'menstruators,' and even 'people with vaginas'!" Midler tweeted Monday.

Bette Midler has fired back on the use of transgender-inclusive language in conversations about abortion, claiming cisgender women are being “erased.” ...

“We understand the fear of erasure. Maines, who is transgender, in 2014 successfully sued her school district after she was barred from using the girls’ restroom. “It takes away nothing from anyone to update and use accurate terminology as our understanding evolves.” “Don’t fall for the anti-trans panic fake nonsense,” Panti Bliss-Cabrera, an Irish drag queen and LGBTQ+ rights activist, tweeted at Midler. “No one is erasing women. “No one is trying to erase women with inclusive language about people who need abortion care,” the author Roxane Gay tweeted in response. Midler was among many celebrities to criticize the court’s ruling.

Bette Midler faced backlash for claiming that trans-inclusive language “erases” women, complaining about women being “stripped of our name" due to the use ...

Following the TV appearance, author J.K. Rowling tweeted, “Today feels like a good day to ensure I’ve bought @MacyGraysLife’s entire back catalogue,” alongside a screenshot of Gray tweeting “truth hurts” in response to a TV presenter who said that Gray had killed what was left of her career with those transphobic remarks. Some people and health care providers have started using terms such as “pregnant or menstruating people” instead of “pregnant or menstruating women” as a way of acknowledging that transgender and nonbinary people are also effected by issues like access to reproductive care. The actor tweeted, “WOMEN OF THE WORLD! We are being stripped of our rights over our bodies, our lives and even of our name!

(CNN) Both Macy Gray and Better Midler are being accused of being transphobic. Gray, best known for her 1999 hit song "I Try," seemed to anticipate the ...

Every human on earth owes you!" "Being a little girl is a whole epic book, you know? "Don't let them erase you!

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"Bette. Don't be a TERF," one user responded. "there is no bigger admirer of lgbt community than [yours] truly. "I would say a human being with boobs," she explained when asked. "No one is erasing women. "Don't let them erase you!" They don't call us 'women' anymore; they call us 'birthing people' or 'menstruators,' and even 'people with vaginas.'"

Midler claimed that trans-inclusive language erases women, while Gray said, “Just because you go change your parts doesn't make you a woman.”

I don't know what it means to be a trans woman and never said I did. “I have nothing but love for the LGBTQ+ and transgender community and have been a supporter since day one,” Gray said in a statement to Billboard. “My statement on Piers Morgan was grossly misunderstood. Because I know what it means to be one. … I don’t think you should be labeled transphobic just because you don’t agree.” … I know that for a fact.” She claimed to support trans rights, as did the often-transphobic host.

Was Bette Midler intending to cause harm to the trans community? No. She was issuing a clarion call on behalf of American women whose rights are being ...

If “men” were the ones to get pregnant, there’d be an abortion clinic in the back of every Starbucks. Clarence Thomas would have probably had 50 procedures by now. How is the word “woman” a threat to inclusivity? There are never any cultural skirmishes around the word “man.” It’s just “woman” that is fraught with controversy, which itself is a symptom of entrenched sexism. Personally, if I were asked, I would answer with, “Well, a woman is a superior life form to me and a more evolved human who is super-organized, deeply empathetic and often saddled with a paralyzing fear of spiders. My best friend is a woman. It’s 2022 and an American woman has fewer rights than an AK-15. A woman’s body is not her own under many new laws of the land. Yeah, there’d be way more mean gossip at the UN — “I heard North Korea is ready to cheat on China” — but there’d also be way less death and destruction. But now, after championing the word “woman,” she is the enemy. The Divine Miss M was once an ally to the LGBTQ community long before the word “ally” was in common usage. She wrote: “WOMEN OF THE WORLD! We are being stripped of our rights over our bodies, our lives and even of our name! If Midler had celebrated “men” in her Fourth of July tweet, it would be yawns all around. This is mutually assured destruction.

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This is about pregnant women, regardless of what side of the fence you sit on, but some activists refuse to allow women to have their moment – they have hijacked the conversation. On this issue of women – that’s a good thing. She pins rainbows to her clothes and engages in crowd-pleasing anti-Trump tirades. Actors, politicians, and businesses – they all attempt to play the social justice game, attracted by the promise of an engaged audience, loyal customers, and a shiny virtue reputation. ‘WOMEN OF THE WORLD! We are being stripped of our rights over our bodies, our lives and even of our name! Perhaps that is why the backlash against Midler was extra vicious.

"There was no intention of anything exclusionary or transphobic in what I said," Bette Midler wrote, addressing backlash from a previous tweet that some ...

Hodge — the rulings that currently protect the right to a same-sex relationship and the right to same-sex marriage. Midler was one of the first to react to the reversal of the 1973 law and tweeted, "GET READY, GAYS. YOU'RE NEXT," referencing a prediction that the Supreme Court will now look to overturn Lawrence v. 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," Midler wrote. Midler's statement comes after the U.S. Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. The legendary actress, 76, initially sparked backlash with her tweet Monday, in which she wrote: "WOMEN OF THE WORLD! We are being stripped of our rights over our bodies, our lives and even of our name! In a final tweet, she concluded, "But the truth is, Democracy is slipping through our fingers!

Bette Midler has come under fire on social media after tweeting about the "erasure" of women in the wake of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v.

On Tuesday, in an attempt to provide context to her original tweet, Midler shared a New York Times opinion piece by Pamela Paul on her Twitter account. In amongst the usual extreme reaction on Twitter, author Katie Mack summed up the issue with Midler’s tweet, “The term ‘pregnant people’ includes pregnant women & also people who are pregnant but are not women. On Sunday, in what appeared to be a reference to the Roe news, Midler tweeted, “WOMEN OF THE WORLD! We are being stripped of our rights over our bodies, our lives and even of our name!

The actress, 76, took to Twitter to clarify her post was referencing a New York Times piece which had been published in the wake of the Supreme Court's ...

Without formula, I would have had to have chosen which one got to eat. Midler, however, doubled down, adding: 'People are piling on because of former tweet. Not to mention millions of babies with milk/food allergies…' 'There are countless reasons why breastfeeding is not an option for many mothers—too many to get into here. we are having a proper mensturators night out!' Let me know when this happens. I had twins. Comedian Shaparak Khorsandi joked: ''I'm excited about drinks with some birthing people I went to school with... Raging: In her original tweet, Bette had hit out at the article's use of the terms 'birthing people' and 'menstruators', claiming women 'shouldn't be erased' After several users warned Bette her words could be viewed as transphobic, she responded: 'PEOPLE OF THE WORLD! My tweet about women was a response to this fascinating and well written piece in the NYT July 3rd.' The actress, 76, took to Twitter to clarify her post was referencing a New York Times opinion piece which had been published in the wake of the Supreme Court's overturning of Roe V Wade. Bette Midler has hit back at social media users who accused her of being transphobic, after she claimed that women were 'being erased' through the use of terms 'menstruators' and 'birthing people.' - She was accused of being transphobic, and critics rushed to point out that it did not need to be a choice between supporting women or trans people

Many people, including actor and presenter Siobhán McSweeney and comedian and author Shaparak Khorsandi, called out Midler for her post, which was widely ...

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. “But the truth is, democracy is slipping through our fingers! Midler wrote on Twitter: “Women of the world!

Midler has been criticized for using language that some consider anti-trans, as it mocked inclusive terminology surrounding abortion access.

On Tuesday, in an attempt to provide context to her original tweet, Midler shared a New York Times opinion piece by Pamela Paul on her Twitter account. The tweet set off a storm of controversy, garnering more than 20,000 replies, a significant number of them criticizing Midler for using language that some consider anti-trans as it excluded trans people who need abortion care. On Sunday, in what appeared to be a reference to the Roe news, Midler tweeted, “WOMEN OF THE WORLD! We are being stripped of our rights over our bodies, our lives and even of our name!

Midler has clarified her controversial tweet about what women are called but many are suggesting she's still missing the point.

If that isn't the case, specifically say trans men and women are men and women," she demanded. "Women are AWESOME & unjustly oppressed, but that is not a good faith article on the topic." "The article you've posted here is anti-trans propaganda, unfortunately..." 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." Midler ended with, "But the truth is, Democracy is slipping through our fingers! Not everyone was satisfied with Midler's explanation, though, as some in the comments section suggested she was missing the point.

Bette Midler has been met with criticism on social media after tweeting about the "erasure" of women following the Roe v. Wade ruling.

WOMEN OF THE WORLD! We are being stripped of our rights over our bodies, our lives and even of our name! Her post read: “WOMEN OF THE WORLD! We are being stripped of our rights over our bodies, our lives and even of our name! Summing up the issue with Midler’s tweet, cosmology author Katie Mack wrote: “The term ‘pregnant people’ includes pregnant women & also people who are pregnant but are not women.

Bette Midler -- who caused outrage on Sunday after tweeting about the trans community and the language used to describe them -- is now firing back at ...

There was no intention of anything exclusionary or transphobic in what I said; it wasn’t about that.” “PEOPLE OF THE WORLD! My tweet about women was a response to this fascinating and well-written piece in the NYT on July 3rd. The tweet — which said: “WOMEN OF THE WORLD! We are being stripped of our rights over our bodies, our lives and even of our name!”

Bette Midler was called out online after sharing an opinion many fans believed was transphobic — see her response to the backlash.

In June 2020, the 56-year-old Harry Potter author was called out for her response to an article that used the phrase “people who menstruate” in order to include those who don’t identify as women. “I don’t necessarily agree with everything my auntie says, but she’s still my auntie. 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.” The First Wives Club star concluded with a call to action, writing, “But the truth is, Democracy is slipping through our fingers! The Hocus Pocus star, 76, came under fire earlier this week for tweeting, “WOMEN OF THE WORLD! We are being stripped of our rights over our bodies, our lives and even of our name! Midler’s message instantly sparked a debate on social media, with some Twitter users defending her perspective and others claiming the post was derogatory toward the trans community.

Bette Midler and Macy Gray have each responded to criticism some recent comments they made were transphobic.

Every human on earth owes you!" "I respect everyone's right to feel comfortable in their bodies and live their own truth." "My statement on Piers Morgan was grossly misunderstood.

Bette Midler clarifies that her controversial tweet about women's rights wasn't intended to be transphobic or exclusionary and stressed that she's supported ...

"I will say this, and everybody's going to hate me, but, as a woman, just because you go change your parts, doesn't make you a woman. "The noble intent behind omitting the word 'women' is to make room for the relatively tiny number of transgender men and people identifying as nonbinary who retain aspects of female biological function and can conceive, give birth, or breastfeed," Paul wrote. 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 continued.

On Monday, the actor tweeted a controversial opinion, proclaiming, “WOMEN OF THE WORLD! We are being stripped of our rights over our bodies, our lives and even ...

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.” Midler concluded, “But the truth is, Democracy is slipping through our fingers! But seriously, folks, if anyone who read that tweet thinks I have anything but love for any marginalized people, go to Wikipedia and type in my name.” The actor explained, “I’ve fought for marginalized people for as long as I can remember. Terms such as “pregnant or menstruating people” have started being used instead of “pregnant or menstruating women” as a way of acknowledging that transgender and nonbinary people are also effected by issues like access to reproductive care.