An intersectionality fight broke out on Thursday night when vocal Trump-hating actress Bette Midler lost her mind over the likely confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, posting that women are the « n-words of the world. »
An intersectionality fight broke out on Thursday night when vocal Trump-hating actress Bette Midler lost her mind over the likely confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, posting that women are the « n-words of the world. »
« Women, are the n-word of the world, » wrote Midler in a now-deleted tweet. « Raped, beaten, enslaved, married off, worked like dumb animals; denied education and inheritance; enduring the pain and danger of childbirth and life IN SILENCE for THOUSANDS of years[.] They are the most disrespected creatures on earth. »
When doubling-down on the sentiment of the tweet, Midler claimed she was quoting Yoko Ono.
« I gather I have offended many by my last tweet. ‘Women are the…etc’ is a quote from Yoko Ono from 1972, which I never forgot, » she wrote in another now-deleted tweet. « It rang true then, and it rings true today, whether you like it or not. This is not about race, this is about the status of women; THEIR HISTORY. »
Midler was swarmed with criticism until she eventually tapped out in submission and offered an apology. Here are some of those angry messages directed at the lefty actress (h/t Huffington Post):
The apology came later that night, and a declaration of allyship was naturally included.
« The too brief investigation of allegations against Kavanaugh infuriated me. Angrily I tweeted [without] thinking my choice of words would be enraging to black women who doubly suffer, both by being women and by being black, » Midler said. « I am an ally and stand with you; always have. And I apologize. »
Kavanugh will likely be confirmed on Saturday, but hopefully we get a few more intersectionality fights before the bell rings.
