Musk's Tweet Likely Not Transphobic

Elon Musk, the billionaire head of tech giant Tesla, came under fire this week for a controversial statement. At 11:42 PM, July 24th, 2020, Musk posted a tweet which contained the following words: “Pronouns suck.” This tweet has been interpreted by many to be a callous attack against some members of the LGBTQI+ community. Musk’s partner, the popular musician known as Grimes, tweeted in response “I cannot support hate. Please stop this. I know this isn’t your heart.” She has since deleted this response. Since then, users on social media have decried Musk for making a transphobic post.