Not even hocus pocus can erase these choice of words.
Bette Midler expressed regret Thursday after calling women the "N-word of the world" in a controversial tweet _ and prompting social media backlash.
"Angrily I tweeted w/o thinking my choice of words would be enraging to black women who doubly suffer, both by being women and by being black. I am an ally and stand with you; always have. And I apologize," Midler wrote.
The 72-year-old actress blamed the "brief investigation of allegations against Kavanaugh" for her actions.
Her since-deleted tweet referenced a 1972 song written by John Lennon and Yoko Ono.
Part of the lyrics in the once-contentious 1972 song Midler was referring too are, "Woman is the n__r of the world, yes she is. If you don't believe me take a look to the one you're with. Woman is the slave to the slaves. Yes she is, if you believe me, you better scream about it."
'"Women, are the n-word of the world. 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," Midler wrote in the tweet.
In another deleted tweet, she said song she was referring to "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."
Even though Midler deleted both tweets, Twitter users still were able to savage them and share with the world.
"I was afraid Bette Midler was dead but it's worse. She's erasing Black women's experiences in pursuit of her own agenda," another Twitter user wrote.
