When the internet vultures descend like, well, vultures, on the latest celebrity to undergo the devil’s bargain of plastic surgery, I never expect any good to come of it. Well, today I am proven wrong — meet my new sea star:
I wish America would spend even half as much time complaining about plastics in our oceans as we do about actresses' plastic surgery.
— bettemidler (@BetteMidler) October 22, 2014
And Midler isn’t just dipping her toe in ocean affairs; she’s a long time anti-plastic crusader:
And the worst part is, 7 million tons of trash 80% of which is plastic, ends up on the oceans.
— bettemidler (@BetteMidler) May 10, 2012
The diva has even been known to retweet news about garbage islands and marine reserves on occasion.
The Divine Miss M, huh? Might that initial stand for “marine”?
In fact, the singer and actress is not afraid to speak up about climate change, Hummers, and feminism in show biz either. Here’s a sampler:
UB meeting this week to discuss Climate Change after hottest summer ever. At this rate we'll be holding Summer Olympics in Antarctica soon..
— bettemidler (@BetteMidler) September 22, 2014
Nearly half of our bird species are threatened by #climatechange. Join me and help @AudubonSociety #saveourbirds http://t.co/lshznraJWe
— bettemidler (@BetteMidler) September 24, 2014
Worst part about the #PalinBrawl is that the family showed up in a gas guzzling stretch Hummer.
— bettemidler (@BetteMidler) September 16, 2014
Female leads made FROZEN and GRAVITY huge hits, but women only have 27% of speaking roles in movies. Hollywood, wake up and smell the $$$!
— bettemidler (@BetteMidler) September 17, 2014
In sum: When it comes to surprisingly thoughtful celebrity commentary, this showgirl might be your best Bette.
