Bette Midler responds to backlash over tweet and says she had 'no intention of anything transphobic'

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Bette Midler clarified she wasn't trying to be "transphobic" with her tweet claiming women were being stripped of their name. Midler walked back her original comments Tuesday on Twitter after receiving backlash online. "WOMEN OF THE WORLD!" Midler originally wrote on Twitter.

tweeting about the trans community and the language used to describe them — is now firing back at critics of the tweet. The tweet — which read: “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,” the tweet continued. The now-viral tweet has gained over 102,000 likes and nearly 21,000 comments, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Bette Midler has clarified what she meant by her controversial tweet about women earlier this week.

Hollywood actress of transphobia, leaving Bette to share a series of tweets setting the record straight.Bette came under fire for joining the debate about the word "women", with many claiming her tweet was heavily transphobic.The original message read: "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!"Bette has now taken to Twitter to clarify what she meant, sharing an article about the way women are treated in modern society.She penned in view of her 2.1 million followers: "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 reads that tweet thinks I have anything but love for any marginalized people, go to Wikipedia and type in my name."I’ve fought for marginalized people for as long as I can remember.

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.PEOPLE OF THE WORLD! My tweet about women was a response to this fascinating and well written piece in the NYT on July 3rd.  https://t.co/MlsATlrr1r.

Bette Midler has been met with criticism on social media after tweeting about the “erasure” of women in wake of the US Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.On Sunday (July 3), the actress, singer and comedian appeared to reference the new ruling on abortion laws in a tweet that has been described by many as transphobic.Her post read: “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!”“The far right and the far left have found the one thing they can agree on: Women don’t count.”Midler’s words soon came under fire, receiving over 20,000 replies (at time of writing), with many accusing her of excluding transgender individuals who also need abortion care.The actress was subsequently described as a “TERF” (trans-exclusionary radical feminist) by some, while others threatened to boycott the upcoming Hocus Pocus sequel on Disney+, in which Midler reprises her role as Winifred Sanderson the witch.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!— bettemidler (@BetteMidler) July 4, 2022Summing 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 and Macy Gray are facing backlash over comments they made regarding the definition of women. Midler and Gray shared their own definitions of what a woman is over the weekend. "WOMEN OF THE WORLD!" Midler wrote on Twitter.

Bette Midler and Macy Gray are facing backlash.

scribed: “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,” she continued.Twitter users slammed Midler on social media, with several arguing that her words were false.“Really disappointed in this as a trans man and a Bette Midler fan. Bette, including trans men in the conversation about reproductive health does not harm women.

Twitter and issued a plea that sparked controversy, with many calling her out for transphobia.The Hocus Pocus star claimed that women are no longer referred to by that term, but instead are being called "birthing people", "menstruators" or "people with vaginas".Bette took to Twitter yesterday to share the message in view of her 2.1 million followers.She said: "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!"Many social media users rushed to the comments to call out the actress, urging her to "do better".Twitter user, PantiBliss said: "No. Don’t fall for the anti-trans panic fake nonsense.

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Bette Midler has come under fire on social media after she waded into the debate over the world ‘women’.The Hocus Pocus star, 76, was met with outrage as she shared a controversial plea, claiming that women are no longer referred to by that term, but instead called ‘birthing people’, ‘menstruators’ or ‘people with vaginas’.In the post in question, which is still visible on her page, she told her 2.1million followers: ‘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!’Many were outraged by the tweet and flooded Bette’s replies below, insisting that women were not being ‘erased’ and urging her to ‘do better’.WOMEN OF THE WORLD! We are being stripped of our rights over our bodies, our lives and even of our name! They donât call us âwomenâ anymore; they call us âbirthing peopleâ or âmenstruatorsâ, and even âpeople with vaginasâ! Donât let them erase you! Every human on earth owes you!‘No. Don’t fall for the anti-trans panic fake nonsense.