Bette Midler has accepted an argument that some are invoking to address the abortion crisis in the country: educating transgender people to form an opinion … a lightning rod.
The actress has been very active on Twitter for the past two days, criticizing the Supreme Court for reversing Roe v. Wade – it seems he mainly attacked Clarence Thomas – and at the same time … talks about women’s rights. . Emphasis on this first part.
WOMEN OF THE WORLD! They are taking away our rights over our bodies, our lives and even our name! We are no longer called “women”; they call us “parturients” or “menstruators”, and even “people with vaginas”! Don’t let them erase you! All humans on earth owe you!
– bettmiddel (@BetteMidler) July 4, 2022 @BetteMidler
BM writes, “THE WOMEN OF THE WORLD! They deprive us of our rights over our bodies, our lives, and even our name! They no longer call us ‘women’; they call us ‘parturients’ or ‘menstruating women.’ ‘., and even “people with vaginas”! “
She adds fervently … “Don’t let them erase you! All humans on earth owe you!” Of course, this reaches trans / non-binary people … and some call this transphobic POV.
“Tolerance for one group should not mean intolerance for another,” writes Pamela Paul. https://t.co/PhKyVu4tcw
– Opinion of the New York Times (@nytopinion) July 3, 2022 @nytopinion
Interestingly, her comment is based on a now viral opinion piece published in the NYT this weekend, titled “The far right and the far left agree on one thing: women don’t count” … en what the author makes similar arguments about cisgender women are “erased” at the ends of both sides of the aisle … either by inclusion or by direct oppression.
While some may agree, others say it is a false equivalence to compare trying to be sensitive to trans people / using conscious language with what the GOP (banning abortion) seems to be doing … which clearly suggests a much more serious and serious threat. than the other.
In any case, we know where Bette is on the subject. She seems to be an old school feminist who is quite angry about all this. One crisis at a time, however, perhaps.