Bette Midler

Actress Bette Midler was criticized and accused of transphobia after she wrote a tweet (blocked in Russia): Bette stated that the word “woman” was deleted as terms like “giving birth” and replaced by others.

The actress’ tweet references an article in The New York Times where the author claims that terms like “birth person” and others like it replace the word “woman.”

In the comments, the actress was supported by tennis player Martina Navratilova, who recently found herself in the middle of a scandal after opposing the participation of trans women in sports against biological women. Wrote.

Midler’s tweet was soon followed by numerous angry comments from trans activists who accused the actress of being transphobic and bigoted.

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Hocus Pocus star Bette Midler has also found herself at the center of controversy after responding to the baby food shortage in May this year. As a solution to this problem, the actress advised breastfeeding children. She was criticized by social media users for such an offer, noting that many women are unable to breastfeed. Also, for example, a gay couple adopting a child will not be able to do this.

British author and author of the Harry Potter books, JK Rowling, is often accused of transphobia. That’s why she criticized the phrase “menstruating people” in 2020, and at the end of last year Rowling made a scathing comment on reports that police in Scotland would register men accused of rape as women if they identified themselves as such. Following such statements, the author was widely criticized in the media and on social networks, and Rowling also complained of threats from trans-activists.