Tuesday, December 15, 2020

So You Want A Tesla?

We his tweet transphobic?
Elon Musk blasted for posting ‘transphobic’ meme mocking people who share their pronouns
Elon Musk, the billionaire head of Tesla and SpaceX, has been accused of transphobia after posting a meme mocking pronouns.
Pink News
By Josh Milton
December 14, 2020


In an unwanted sequel to his claim that “pronouns suck”, Musk – known for his union-busting practices – shared a meme deriding Twitter users who put their pronouns in their bios.

Musk tweeted a meme of a British Redcoat who “love to oppress” fighting during the American Revolutionary War, rubbing his blood-covered hands on his face, captioned: “When you put he/him in ur bio.”

The tweet immediately stirred up controversy, with countless users accusing Musk of thinly-veiled transphobia.
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In April, he was called out by his own partner, the musician Grimes, for tweeting that “pronouns suck”.
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“I cannot support this hate. Please stop this. I know this is not your heart.”
Is the transphobia in his heart? Did he realize that his tweets hurt us?

I think he did. Once was possible ignorance but twice was deliberate especially sine he was warned by his partner.

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