Elon Musk has asked JK Rowling to stop posting her views on transgenderism on ” suggested focusing on creating content.
“While I wholeheartedly agree with your points about sex/gender, may I suggest that you also post interesting and positive content about other issues?” the 52-year-old billionaire wrote on X. answer the question on saturday Rowling’s first post in almost a month, also a billionaire. In it, she clarified the definition of woman.
Rowling, 58, has long been vilified by transgender rights activists for frequently sharing her views on sex and gender on the platform, and has faced both boycotts and death threats over the years. It has been.
But the world-famous author has stood her ground and frequently sparred with detractors who labeled her a “TERF” (trans-exclusive radical feminist) on the platform. Even trolling activists Rowling has taken issue with gender-neutral language, saying she believes it erases biological women.
Musk’s question is especially puzzling given the billionaire’s own history of problematic tweets on trans-related issues.
In July 2020, Tesla’s CEO famously tweeted.pronouns are the worst”, and later that year. post It read, “I absolutely support transgender people, but all of these pronouns are an aesthetic nightmare.”
Last year, the polarizing mogul also made headlines for his activities, including: declare The terms “cis” and “cisgender” (terms used among trans activists to define non-trans people) were considered “slanders” on the platform.
Mr. Musk’s friendly proposal to the “Harry Potter” author, which has been viewed more than 1.5 million times, drew mixed reactions that appeared to be negative.
“Elon, have you ever been hacked?” one user asked incredulously.
Another person sarcastically criticized Musk-owned SpaceX, writing, “Personally, I think she would give up women’s rights and fly a giant penis into space like some decent billionaire Elon. I think we should spend our wealth on this,” he wrote.
Some companies reversed Mr. Musk’s demands and rebuked them for their positions as custodians of the platform, which he bought for $44 billion in October 2022.
“I wholeheartedly agree with your point about ‘free speech’ and how it is paramount, but I also agree with the algorithms, impressions, bots, shadowbans, censorship, suspensions, etc. that are still happening on this platform. May I suggest a fix?” one user said.
Rowling has yet to respond to Musk’s post.
