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It seemed Bette Midler could say just about anything on Twitter without repercussions.

The Divine Miss M. has spent years slashing and burning her ideological foes on the platform. Most egregiously, she cheered on the man who nearly killed Sen. Rand Paul during a 2017 dispute.

Twice.

No Twitter suspensions. No blowback from her Hollywood peers.

That protective bubble burst this month.

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Midler, in an attempt to critique the end of Roe v. Wade, worried that the folks behind the Supreme Court reversal were erasing women.

They dont call us women anymore; they call us birthing people or menstruators, and even people with vaginas! she added. Dont let them erase you! Every human on earth owes you!

Midlers message earned a curious response from conservatives. They grinned, realizing Midler had attacked fellow progressives. The modern Left is erasing the word woman from the vernacular, witness the pretzel-like conversations highlighted in the Daily Wire documentary What Is a Woman?

Now, Midler is under attack from her own side, and shes trying to wriggle free from the woke vise.

That may not be enough. Or, Midlers unrelenting messaging for Democratic causes may cause the woke mob to stand down. Said mob picks and chooses its victims carefully.

Well see.

Meanwhile, liberal singer Macy Gray is fighting her own battle with the woke mob. Gray, who called for a new American flagto replace the tattered, dated, divisive, and incorrect model and railed against President Donald Trump, shared some inconvenient thoughts with Piers Morgan this month.

Gray told the British broadcaster she doesnt support trans females competing against biological women in sports.

She didnt stop there.

I will say this and everybodys going to hate me, but, as a woman, just because you go change your parts, doesnt make you a woman. Sorry If you want me to call you a her, I will, because thats what you want, but that doesnt make you a woman just because I call you a her and just because you got a surgery.

For that, Gray got pummeled by the far-Left on social media. Most stars embark on an Apology TourTM following these public kerfuffles.

Its partly what Gray did at first. She Tweeted the following message:

i got nothing but love for lgbt+ and transgender communities ive been a supporter since day one and never a fake one. my statement on piers morgan was GROSSLY misunderstood. i respect everyones right to be whoever they wana be.

The I Try singer quickly had a change of heart and deleted that missive. Her follow-up took a more aggressive, less conciliatory tone.

Will it work? Gray isnt as famous as she was at the start of her musical career. She lacks the long-standing liberalism that helps protect Midler from the Cancel Culture cult.

Some stars, and even platforms, have begun fighting back against woke bylaws. Netflix and Paramount stood up for free expression in recent weeks. Comedians like Joe Rogan, Dave Chappelle and Ricky Gervais told offensive jokes and survived the ensuing attacks.

Well know in a few days if Gray and Midlers damage control tactics worked.

UPDATE: Gray already backpedaled. She used a national platform to take back her defense.

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