Every day it becomes more evident why Elon Musk’s trans daughter wanted to get away from him.
The apartheid-era emerald mine heir and potential future owner of Twitter is making it clear that trans folks won’t be protected from hateful rhetoric if he has his way.
Jordan Peterson’s recent suspension from his Twitter account over his violently transphobic statement on Elliot Page is apparently “too far” a punishment in Musk’s eyes.
Yeah, they’re going way too far in squashing dissenting opinions
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 5, 2022
The “dissenting opinion” in question from Peterson read: “Remember when pride was a sin? And Ellen Page just had her breasts removed by a criminal physician.”
This statement that at once invalidates Page’s identity, accuses a doctor of criminal activity, and calls for queer pride to be regarded as sin steps well over the line, but Musk seems to consider it healthy debate.
It’s not that Peterson’s entire account was suspended, mind you. The media personality just can’t tweet until he deletes that one (1) tweet found in violation of Twitter’s rules. One tweet-delete and he’d have full access to his platform.
He says he’d “rather die.”
Related: Elon Musk’s trans daughter no longer wants to be related to her father “in any way, shape or form”
Fellow right-wing scum salesman Dave Rubin has also been locked out of his account for re-posting Peterson’s statement with a caption that also dead-named the Umbrella Academy star. (“Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result” seems to apply here.)
Musk, whose own trans daughter recently applied to have her last name changed to distance herself from him, somehow thinks that these two being asked to delete a single tweet each is “too far.”
With his disdain for Twitter adhering to its harassment rules, it seems the multi-billionaire may change those rules entirely if his negotiations to buy the platform go through.
Turning Point USA mascot Ben Shapiro is now attempting to throw his hat into the suspension ring as well, re-posting Rubin’s offending tweet while also dead-naming Page in the caption. It seems the actor may just get the triple crown here without lifting a finger.
Related: Elliot Page shares dreamy new passport picture that he “never thought” he would love
After all, he’s just kind of been chillin’ through this entire right-wing Twitter fiasco.
While the Petersons and Rubins of the world run themselves ragged foaming at the mouth over another man’s personal life, Page is out being shot for Esquire, chatting on Late Night with Seth Meyers, and generally reveling in his transition and the release of The Umbrella Academy‘s third season.
For a little Elliot Page joy, here’s his recent spot on Late Night:
LumpyPillows
No idea why Peterson decided it was worth being nasty to Elliot. There was a point in time when I thought Peterson was worth listening to, even if I ultimately and usually disagreed with him. It helped me to calibrate my own opinions and test if I was correct – something more of you should do, by the way. This attack from him on Elliot just seems unhinged. Trans people exist – get over it.
Elon is and always has been unhinged. Tax the rich. Tax churches. Save Twitter.
inbama
Peterson was right about one thing in his life – kowtowing to nonbinary narcissism by using the singular they and neo-pronouns. At that time of that controversy, there were thirty genders. Now as every teen wants the particulars of his or her sex habits recognized, it’s 70 and counting.
The result of placating people like Demi Lovato are hordes of lesbian and autistic teens getting double mastectomies and boys having gruesome “gender nullification surgeries” being made into “nullos” and “eunochs.” These are the sad kids you’ll now see on youtube and twitter crying “I want my penis back.”
I absolutely respect the rights of actual transitioned people and use the pronouns that suit their gender expression, but this endless made-up nonsense is destroying the bodies of countless teens who haven’t even had a real shot as living as intact gays and lesbians.
Bosch
What teens are you taking about, inbama? In what western country do they do gender-related surgery on teenagers? Isn’t the whole point of puberty blockers to postpone any kind of decision to adulthood?
Eternal.Cowboy
@inbama
Always amusing to see you show up claiming to be a progressive but the spouting demonstrably fake rightwing talking points about trans people trans people.
Also funny that you are so interested in the genital mutilation of children but have never mentioned circumcision. Weird that you rail again surgeries that aren’t happening but a silent on those that are. It’s almost like you don’t actually care and are using this all to cover for your bigotry.
Cam
hi @Lumpy Pillows,
It’s always funny when you post under one of your screenames and try to sound reasonable “Gee, we should all listen to right wing media because it helps us “Calibrate” our opinions””
But then follow up with another of your screenames to really double down on the bigoted rhetoric, in this case it’s @inbama.
As always, your troll game is sad and weak.
marxist_homo
Peterson and Musk are both lunatics. But:
1) What part of Peterson’s comment was untrue, and how did it constitute harassment?
2) Why is Queerty so obsessed with trans issues? You’re alienating your readers, most of whom don’t share your obsession.
LumpyPillows
Pride is a sin?
The comment on Elliot is just cruel. Are you?
Bosch
1) “And Ellen Page just had her breasts removed by a criminal physician.”
Calling a physician criminal for performing breast reduction? That’s a little untrue. And given the American attitude towards medical professionals lately, it could very easily lead to real-world harrasment of surgeons.
2) The main target audience for trans stories is trans people, and they’re here too. There are worse things in life than not being the target audience for every article on Queerty.
DarkZephyr
There is only one type of queerty reader that is being alienated by this and they are the ones I want to see become alienated. Bye!
Brian
2) You’re right that “most” readers are not “obsessed” with trans people. We just wish that bigots would leave them be. That’s not an “obsession.” Just simple kindness. You’re a dumb bigot.
marxist_homo
It *should* be criminal for a physician to remove someone’s breasts to treat what even trans advocates call a mental disorder (“gender dysphoria”), for the same reasons it should be criminal for a physician to, for example, remove my finger if I develop a delusional belief that my finger is out to get me.
That’s not transphobic or bigoted. It’s humane and reasonable: mental illness should be treated like mental illness. Gender dysphoria is a mental illness.
Eternal.Cowboy
You seem pretty obsessed with trans people. You are always here commenting about them. It’s strange that you are so obsessed and have such strong opinions but don’t actually know what gender dysphoria is. Also, please learn how to correctly use quotation marks.
Cam
As ALWAYS, whenever there is a post about trans people, @Mario comes in with MULTIPLE screenames to lead posts off with.
So far we have @Lumpy Pillows, @Inbama, and @Marxist_homo and I haven’t even read the full page.
AS always, your troll game is sad and weak.
alexander99
Imagine calling Dave Rubin, a jew, “scum.” It’s not an exaggeration to say that is what Hitler used to do.
And then you call Peterson’s ill informed tweet violent? Violence justifies violence….
You basically want to silence political opponents, dehumanize them with insults, and justify violence against them.
They aren’t the good guys here, but neither are you.
Bosch
“You basically want to silence political opponents”
Transphobia shouldn’t be a political platform in the first place.
And no, calling an individual “scum”, for reasons not related to his religion, is absolutely not the same as killing 6 million Jews.
DBMC
Dave Rubin is not “scum” because he’s a jew. He’s scum because he allowed himself to be co-opted by homophobic right wingers like Ben Shapiro, Jordan Petersen, etc… He sits there wide eyed giving cover even as they want to make his marriage and he parenthood illegal.
Bosch
I think it’s ridiculous that some people refuse to see what kind of creep Musk is, just because he has money and hair plugs. The halo effect in full force.
HoraceFemm
There’s nothing anyone here has said about Dave Rubin
that is worse than what his “friends,” such as Shapiro tell him to his face.
mastik8
As much as I disagree with Peterson, Rubin and Musk on their views, I want them to have the right to express it because I sure as heck want to be able to respond in kind if necessary.
JromeGervais09
Why are we tolerating Neo-Nazis and fascists like Musk? Let us not forget what happend to Germany and if you read Mein Kampf, chapter 6, you’ll realize that it is the game plan for the rethuglican party. READ IT NOW.
Jim
You better believe he’ll protect himself from hateful rhetoric
Cam
Elon Musk has ALWYAS been a right wing nut. Media just covered for him.
Just now he’s putting out tweets trying to subtly support the ending of Roe v Wade. Just another billionaire right wing Trump supporter.