Bette Midler divides fans by saying trans-inclusive language erases women

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Actress Bette Midler has been compared to J.K. Rowling after posting a tweet saying that women are now called 'birthing people' and 'menstruators.'

Bette Midler has stirred up a tense debate online after suggesting women are being erased with names like"birthing people" and"menstruators."

"WOMEN OF THE WORLD!" She wrote to her 2.1 million followers on Monday afternoon,"We are being stripped of our rights over our bodies, our lives and even of our name! They don't call us 'women' anymore; they call us 'birthing people' or 'menstruators,' and even 'people with vaginas.'"

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