Elon Musk makes wild and baseless claim about ‘white males’ transitioning
Elon Musk has yet again shared misinformation about trans people. (Getty)
Elon Musk has yet again shared misinformation about trans people. (Getty)
Elon Musk has made the mistake of opening his mouth yet again, this time sharing his baseless theory that “white males” are transitioning due to “propaganda”.
The world’s most divorced billionaire took to his social media platform, X, formerly Twitter, to give an “observation” that no one asked for, baselessly claiming that “white males” are somehow being convinced to transition through “propaganda.”
The 54-year-old, who is not a sexologist and has no education in gender studies, claimed with his full chest and no evidence his “observation” that the “major driver of white males becoming trans is the relentless propaganda portraying white men as the worst human beings.”
“If those lies land, especially during vulnerable teen years, and they are given an option to be a ‘celebrated’ group, some will do it.”
The so-called “celebrated” group Musk is referring to ranked among the highest demographic for reported hate crimes in the US, according to an August report from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
For the past three years, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has documented over 500 anti-LGBTQ+ bills, many of which are transphobic, proposed in US state congresses across the country. 70 of the 604 bills proposed this year alone have already passed into law.
There is no reliable evidence suggesting that “white males” are more likely to transition and subsequently detransition than any other group.
Musk’s latest comments should come as no surprise to anyone in the know. The South-African billionaire has notoriously and routinely expressed his right-wing, often anti-LGBTQ+, political beliefs.
His estranged trans daughter, Vivian Jenna Wilson, dragged Musk after his infamous ‘Nazi’ salute gesture at Donald Trump’s inauguration in January, writing on Threads: “Let’s call a spade a f**king spade.”
Bloomberg reported in March that, since making the gesture, Musk lost over $148 billion – nearly quadruple the yearly cost to wipe out world hunger by 2030. Musk lost over $29 billion on 10 March alone.
