The Wrap
Bette Midler Apologizes For Caitlyn Jenner Tweet Deemed ”˜Transphobic’
By Rosemary Rossi
August 21, 2016 @ 5:46 PM
Bette Midler”˜s quick wit and sharp tongue have gotten her into a trouble with Caitlyn Jenner fans after tweeting a rather controversial comment about the transgender icon.
“Now that @IAmCait has been cancelled, will she go back to being Bruce?” Midler wrote, referring to Jenner’s former life as Olympic gold medalist Bruce Jenner.
Midler then double-dipped, hitting a nerve about the reality star’s ex-wife Kris Jenner, and the Kardashian empire. “Will Kris take him back? Do I smell a re-wedding?!” Midler asked.
Realizing the error of her ways, she quickly offered up an apology.
Although Midler has since deleted the post, the floodgates were already open and the criticism poured in. Some accepted her apology; some did not.
@tina_tootsie @Danimay_Palmer @BetteMidler @HRC whereas this sounds like “oops I wasn’t PC enough” as evidenced by some of the responses
@caz_lives @Danimay_Palmer @BetteMidler @HRCB I’m 4 individual liberties, 4 all. Cait supports plp who r against many. where is her apology?
@tina_tootsie misgendering and deadnaming hurting all trans people. Criticise Caitlyn for shit she does and says, not who she is.
@caz_lives @tina_tootsie She is a privileged man who has embarrassed the entire LGBT community, whereas Bette Midler always supported us.
@caz_lives @BetteMidler @HRC At least she apologized. Just take the apology.
@Danimay_Palmer @BetteMidler @HRC I’m not really here for a war. But the wording suggests she doesn’t really understand why people were hurt
This is not the first time the actress-singer-producer has publicly voiced her opinion about Jenner. Midler, who has always been a champion of the LGBT community, questioned Jenner’s conservative Republican views.
“People, #CaitlynJenner says she is STILL voting GOP in 2016,” Midler tweeted last November. “Regardless of gender identity, I guess she identifies most as ”˜uninformed.'”
The star of “First Wives Club” and “Beaches” has also clashed with other members of the Jenner family. She and Kim Kardashian got into a little bit of a Twitter tiff after Kanye West’s better half posted a nude selfie. Midler, of course, had a smart response, tweeting, “Kim Kardashiantweeted a nude selfie today. If Kim wants us to see a part of her we’ve never seen, she’s gonna have to swallow the camera.”
Fu k em if they can’t take a joke,