Bette Midler found herself in some hot water over the weekend after sending a tweet about Caitlyn Jenner that many found to be “transphobic.”
As you know, last week Caitlyn announced I Am Cait would not be coming back for a season three — and as response, the 70-year-old icon tweeted (and then deleted) on Saturday:
“Now that @IAmCait has been cancelled, will she go back to being Bruce? Will Kris take him back? Do I smell a re-wedding?!”
Well, what might’ve just been a poke at the former Olympian (as Bette often does) — many commenters believed Miz Midler’s tone and use of the word “him” was insensitive to the trans community.
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After taking quite a bit of heat, the The First Wives Club star — who has been a longtime friend of the LGBTQ community — fired off an apology of sorts addressed to the Human Rights Campaign:
DEAR FRIENDS @HRC, WHOM I HAVE ALWAYS SUPPORTED. SORRY LAST TWEET OFFENDED. AN IDLE MUSING. I SEEM TO HAVE MISREAD THE TEMPER OF THE TIMES.
— Bette Midler (@BetteMidler) August 21, 2016
And while B.M. offered an apology for being offensive, many people still didn’t think she got the point:
@BetteMidler The issue wasn’t making a joke about Caitlyn Jenner, but in referring to her as “him.” That’s transphobic, about more than her.
— Parker Molloy (@ParkerMolloy) August 21, 2016
So Bette, thanks for the edit. But it’s not about “temper.” Trans lives are hard. We’re not soreheads. We deserve love. @BetteMidler
— Jenny B. (@JennyBoylan) August 22, 2016
@BetteMidler @HRC Transphobia was never a “temper of the times”. It’s always been wrong.
— Ritchy (@ritchyk) August 21, 2016
Hmmm.
So what do U make of all this, Perezcious readers?? Do U think Bette’s apology was genuine??
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