Elon Musk Tweets Bizarre Meme And Tells Random Twitter User They Have 'Tiny Testicles' As Tesla Stock Continues To Plummet
Another day on Elon Musk's Twitter, another controversy.
This time, the beleaguered CEO of Twitter, Tesla and SpaceX drew attention to himself by tweeting a meme showing a strawman decked with vaccine needles, masks and symbols of left-wing causes telling a Yes Chad holding an American flag that he's "brainwashed." The implication seems to be that those who listen to COVID-19 health guidelines, watch the news and use social media are the real "brainwashed" ones next to the humble American patriot.
The meme seems in line with Elon's recent adoption of right-wing talking points, such as his distaste of Dr. Fauci and pronouns, as on first glance, the strawman is decked with many left-wing signifiers like the Communism hammer and sickle, a Black Lives Matter pin, and a women's rights logo. However, eagle-eyed viewers will also notice that the strawman has the Fox News logo tattooed on his wrist, raising the question of what sort of person would have five vaccine needles, a Black lives matter pin, the Communist hammer and sickle and the Fox News logo on their person.
While scholars will have to work to parse the meaning of Musk's meme, it was Musk's ensuing replies that drew the most scrutiny. One Twitter user by the name of @ElGrecoSF, who has 440 followers at the time of writing, responded to the meme with some common criticisms of Musk. "Maybe not, but you've got the impulse control of a toddler," he wrote. "I really hope you've got some secret plan, but as it stands now, you paid the most ever to be the biggest internet troll."
As far as insults lobbied at Musk in his replies go, this is one of the tamest, but Musk apparently couldn't handle it and replied, "You have tiny testicles!"
Many found it in poor taste that one of the world's richest men, 51 years old, would respond to what is, for all intents and purposes, a "rando" on Twitter with such a grade-school-level insult, particularly when his company Tesla is bleeding stock market value. In the past week, the value of Tesla stock has fallen to $110, a 73% drop from its peak this year.
At this rate, Tesla stock could fall under $100 by year's end. It would take some further souring on the stock that would likely come in the form of another Musk controversy, but even though there are only three days left in the year, followers of the Musk saga know that if any man can make his company's stock price fall 10 dollars in three days, it's Elon.
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BillNeigh
Are all these rich ass oligarchs actually just paper tigers? Like if we all just stop believing in them will the just disappear?
Nurdboy42
Remember when Elon was the Mars guy?
Diceyed Liam
"im not brainwashed" as he posts a picture designed to condemn twitter as well as all the other things.
Revic
Nothing says "coherent, independent thinker" like attacking your own company because someone put it on the "things to hate" list you've allowed them to prescribe to you, right?
Gumshoe
He's not brainwashed, he obviously concluded after an informed and rigorous examination that literal out an proud communist Muslims are walking around with 5 injection needles stuck in their arms while repping their CNN and Fox News merch. This is definitely a real type of person who exists and not just a right-wing fever dream cooked up by conservative media and talking heads.
Phhase
The man really thinks he's Tony Stark. At best he's a distasteful bargain bin off-brand diet "cola" version of such.
polandgod75
I don't what more sad: that Elon has all this money and power or the people support this childish behavior.