Bette Midler sparks debate by saying trans-inclusive language erases women

Channel 5. Madge Bishop (Anne Charleston), Sonya Rebecchi (Eve Morey) and Hendrix Greyson (Ben Turland) were all seen partying alongside their living loved ones. Susan Kenny (Jackie Woodbourne) reflected on what made Ramsay Street special in a tear-jerking speech about those who had been lost over the years on the iconic Aussie soap.

Don't miss Piers Morgan's interview with singer Macy Gray on tonight's show. TalkTV, 8pm.@MacyGraysLife | @piersmorgan | @TalkTV | #MacyGray pic.twitter.com/qHSNa6kXYxThe Grammy winner later added, "If you want me to call you a 'her,' I will, because that's what you want but that doesn't make you a woman just because I call you a 'her' and just because you got a surgery. A woman goes through a completely unique experience and surgery and finding yourself doesn't change that.

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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.

longtime ally, 70, tweeted out her support for women and the trans community amid recent social media fury drummed up by other celebs.“I cannot think of anything that helps women’s rights less than pinning the blame on trans women,” the “Wonder Woman” icon posted on Twitter on Tuesday, garnering 136,000 likes and nearly 26,000 retweets overnight.She went on, “They face so much violence and scrutiny as is. Leave them alone and focus on the real war on women.

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 took to Twitter on Monday to clarify a tweet she sent that some people criticized as being transphobic, when it was actually intended to express her view about Roe v. Wade being overturned last month by the Supreme Court.The initial tweet from the 76-year-old singer-actress 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 latest:Bette Midler,76, took to Twitter on Monday to clarify a tweet she sent that some people criticized as being transphobic, when it was actually intended to express her view about Roe v.

Macy Gray is apologizing and expressing her support for the LGBTQ+ community after comments she recently made to Piers Morgan drew fire from critics who accused her of being transphobic.«I have nothing but love for the LGBTQ+ and transgender community and have been a supporter since day one,» Gray told ET in a statement on Tuesday. «My statement on Piers Morgan was grossly misunderstood. I don't hate anyone.

regret the cast’s lack of diversity, she also feels bad about the show’s portrayal of a transgender character. In a clip from Kauffman’s upcoming interview on the Conversation on the BBC World Service, she recalled the choice to refer to the transgender mother of Chandler Bing (Matthew Perry) as his “dad.” “Pronouns were not yet something that I understood,” Kauffman admitted.

Macy Gray has responded to being labelled transphobic due to quotes from a new interview, saying her words were “grossly misunderstood”.In a new interview on Piers Morgan’s TV show Uncensored, the singer was asked what she believed a woman was, during a debate about trans athletes.“I’d say a human being with boobs,” she responded. You have to start there.

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.

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.

Katy Perry, Bette Midler and Jessica Chastain were just a few of the many Hollywood stars engaging in social media protests against Independence Day in the wake of the Supreme Court ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade more than one week ago.

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.

On Tuesday, Democratic House members released their plan for a “Transgender Bill of Rights” in an attempt to provide federal protections for transgender and gay Americans.The bill will attempt to codify the Supreme Court’s 2020 Bostock v. Clayton County decision, which established employee protections for gay and transgender workers. If passed, the bill would amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to include gay and trans people.The amended Act would ban conversion therapy, protection for gender identity and sex characteristics, and expand access to gender-affirming care. In addition, the bill would require the attorney general to designate a liaison to oversee the enforcement of civil rights for transgender people while also investing in services to prevent anti-transgender violence.Washington Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and Co-Chair of the Transgender Equality Task Force, was a major player in getting the bill created. “As state legislatures across the country target our trans community with hateful, bigoted, and transphobic attacks, we are standing up and saying enough is enough,” Jayapal said in a joint statement with David Cicilline (RI), Marie Newman (IL), Mark Takano (CA), and Ritchie Torres (NY).

posted online show the tweet in question from the Canadian clinical psychologist’s account, which reads: “Remember when pride was a sin? And Ellen Page just had her breasts removed by a criminal physician.”Page came out as transgender in 2020, announcing he would now be known as Elliot. Many are now calling out Peterson for “deadnaming” the 25-year-old “Umbrella Academy” star.Peterson, 60, who joined the staff of conservative podcast outlet Daily Wire on Thursday, is infamous for his anti-trans stance. He once claimed on Joe Rogan’s podcast that being transgender is a result of a “contagion” and similar to “satanic ritual abuse.”Conservative political commentator Dave Rubin posted screenshots of the removed tweet online, writing, “The insanity continues at Twitter,” and claiming that Peterson “just told me he will ‘never’ delete the tweet.