Bette Midler Clarified Her Anti-Trans Tweet But Didn’t Really Apologize At All
Alex Gurley
Bette Midler Clarified Her Anti-Trans Tweet But Didn’t Really Apologize At All
Bette Midler is clarifying what she meant in her anti-trans tweet — but TBH, it didn’t really help anything.
Following the backlash, Bette finally offered some clarification about her tweet, but it kind of completely missed the point.
Bette explained that her comment was not transphobic, and was instead based on a “fascinating and well written piece” from the New York Times — an article that happens to be widely regarded as anti-trans.
Despite Bette clearly not hearing about the backlash surrounding the article, she insisted that her comments were not anti-trans.
“There was no intention of anything exclusionary or transphobic in what I said; it wasn’t about that,” Bette wrote.
She continued, “It was about the same old shit women – ALL WOMEN – have been putting up with since the cavemen. Even then, men got top billing.”
Bette then encouraged anyone who thinks she has “anything but love for any marginalized people” to visit her Wikipedia page.
“I’ve 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 I have always supported and adored, so be it,” Bette wrote.
Bette wrapped things up by telling her followers that “Democracy is slipping through our fingers” and she is “all in on trying to save Democracy for ALL PEOPLE.”
Unfortunately, there was no mention of an apology — and it sounds a lot like Bette still stands by what she said.