Active discussions

Please or to access all these features

Talk
Feminism: Sex and gender discussions

Feminism: chat

Original poster

Bette Midler

240 replies

FireFlyBoogaloo · 04/07/2022 17:31

Just posted on Twitter. The usual suspects are all over the replies, obviously, so give her some support if you can—but there's a surprising amount of balance. Seems to me that the scales have finally started to tip.

It was always going to be sunlight.

---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 Midler
OP posts:
Thread gallery
15
Bernadettebleu · 04/07/2022 19:56

Really really hope she doesn’t tweet a grovelling apology thanking the woke bullies for educating her and saying that she’ll do better.

ThickCutSteakChips · 04/07/2022 19:56

I cannot wait to watch Twitter lose their absolute shit over this - it's Bette Fuckin Midler!

bellinisurge · 04/07/2022 19:51

Thank goodness. More sunlight! More women who won't be cowed

ThickCutSteakChips · 04/07/2022 19:46

Holy shit, have just seen this on Twitter - and Macy Gray too!

I have to say I'm pretty shocked, I would have had Bette Midler down as being 100% TWAW. Really hope she doesn't backtrack.

I can't believe it tbh!

nepeta · 04/07/2022 19:44

The replies vary, actually, though it would be good to add more from the gender-critical side. But she has over 28,000 likes.

I am rather surprised by the number of the woke who seem to think that 'woman' is just some abstract feeling of fluffy femininity. Though probably most on that thread identify as something else than women, even if they are female people.

Manderleyagain · 04/07/2022 19:43

Is this the first time she has said anything?

I too was feeding the worst when I opened the thread.

Bernadettebleu · 04/07/2022 19:39

Love her for saying this.

Less keen on her outing Ivanka Trump for having an abortion when she was younger.

PattyMelt · 04/07/2022 19:25

Love Bette.
The You don't own me clip covers such a lot going on right now. I added it to my Facebook

JazzyBBG · 04/07/2022 19:22

FatAgainItsLettuceTime · 04/07/2022 18:46

I really hate the way people are using the word 'inclusive', you include more by adding more so if they said "women and people who menstruate" that would be inclusive. Removing us is EXclusive, calling us by our body parts is reductive, none of the ways that 'inclusive' language is currently being used is inclusive.

Another example would be changing rooms and prisons, you don't make female facilities inclusive by removing their single sex status, you offer an inclusive option by adding a third space that is unisex and can be used by anyone who is comfortable using it.

I agree. I did like what Sebastian Coe said the other day "just because it's inclusive doesn't mean it's fair"

WarriorN · 04/07/2022 19:21

Whoop!

Whatsnewpussyhat · 04/07/2022 19:19

Amazing women.
Hopefully it will encourage more to speak up.

PearlClutch · 04/07/2022 19:02

UrsulaPandress · 04/07/2022 18:07

Thank goodness. I was worried when I opened this thread.

100%. I was totally braced.

JacquelinePot · 04/07/2022 18:59

Good lord, the replies are an absolute dumpster fire! I hope she stands her ground

AsTreesWalking · 04/07/2022 18:49

Go Bette!

FatAgainItsLettuceTime · 04/07/2022 18:46

I really hate the way people are using the word 'inclusive', you include more by adding more so if they said "women and people who menstruate" that would be inclusive. Removing us is EXclusive, calling us by our body parts is reductive, none of the ways that 'inclusive' language is currently being used is inclusive.

Another example would be changing rooms and prisons, you don't make female facilities inclusive by removing their single sex status, you offer an inclusive option by adding a third space that is unisex and can be used by anyone who is comfortable using it.

WildIris · 04/07/2022 18:43

Excellent to see!

TidyDancer · 04/07/2022 18:32

UrsulaPandress · 04/07/2022 18:07

Thank goodness. I was worried when I opened this thread.

Same here! I'm so excited about hocus pocus 2 and I really didn't want to read something bad about her before that comes out!

Floisme · 04/07/2022 18:13

I saw that but I hadn't realised it was The Miss Midler. How divine.

PoseyFlump · 04/07/2022 18:13

Oh wow! Let's hope more big names wade in. They can't cancel them all.

PlantSpider · 04/07/2022 18:12

YES MACY AND BETTE!

Macy clearly knows what she’s in for as well, given the ‘you’re all going to hate me.’

Mrsjayy · 04/07/2022 18:10

UrsulaPandress · 04/07/2022 18:07

Thank goodness. I was worried when I opened this thread.

Me too !

ChagSameachDoreen · 04/07/2022 18:09

YES, BETTE!

PearlClutch · 04/07/2022 18:09

Oh, it's Independence Day.

US Women stand up!

TheGreatATuin · 04/07/2022 18:08

Signalbox · 04/07/2022 18:02

And Macy Gray. All in one day. Women are becoming braver!

mobile.twitter.com/PiersUncensored/status/1543972568281104390

Oh wow. Good for her

CompleteGinasaur · 04/07/2022 18:08

She always told us she was absolutely Divine...