Business Insider USElon Musk, the owner of Twitter, has accused the media of being"racist against whites and Asians."Elon Musk made the comments in defence of"Dilbert" creator Scott Adams. Musk said the media is racist against white people, and made no criticism of Adams' claims.
The Washington Post, The LA Times, and USA Today were among the publications to say they would no longer feature Adams' long-running comic strip after he"For a *very* long time, US media was racist against non-white people, now they're racist against whites & Asians," Musk tweeted in response to the move. "Same thing happened with elite colleges & high schools in America. Maybe they can try not being racist.
For a *very* long time, US media was racist against non-white people, now they’re racist against whites & Asians.Maybe they can try not being racist. — Elon Musk Musk's tweets came after the Dilbert creator suggested white Americans"get the hell away from black people" in a YouTube video.
In further tweets Sunday, Musk expressed agreement with a Twitter user that sought to blame Adams' views on"identity politics," and said"we were on the right path with colorblindness and need to return to it." Since taking over as CEO of Twitter last October, Musk has stirred controversy by criticising policies designed to limit the spread of hate speech and disinformation, styling himself as a free-speech absolutist. He has lifted bans for several high-profile figures accused of breaching the site's policies,
It's more concerning that 20 million black Americans think it's not okay to be White.
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