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Vivian Jenna Wilson, Elon Musk’s daughter, accused her father of giving a “definitely Nazi salute” at two rallies in January, calling his actions “fucking cringe.”

In an interview with Teen Vogue, she criticized Musk’s involvement in the Trump administration and advocated for trans rights, emphasizing the importance of gender-affirming care for minors.

Wilson, who transitioned as a teen, described Musk as cold and absent, and revealed she no longer associates with him or his family.

She also expressed fear over anti-trans legislation under Trump’s administration.

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[–] Nunar@lemmy.world 53 points 1 day ago (11 children)

It definitely was. He's apartheid nepo baby. Autistic or not, he's racist and a terrible asshole. Also a nazi.

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[–] lichtmetzger@discuss.tchncs.de 67 points 1 day ago (2 children)

TV: Do you ever feel scared? He's the richest man in the world.

VW: He's a pathetic man-child. Why would I feel scared of him? Ohhh, he has so much power. Nah, nah, nah. I don't give a fk. Why should I be scared of this man? Because he's rich? Oh, no, I'm trembling. Ooh, shivering in my boots here. I don't give a fk how much money anyone has. I don't. I really don't. He owns Twitter. Okay. Congratulations.

Absolutely based. The pathetic man-child was probably fuming when reading those lines. :)

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 4 points 19 hours ago

This is the sort of person who would taunt her ex father by saying "shoot coward you're only going to kill a woman" and I'm here for it

[–] 100_kg_90_de_belin@feddit.it 11 points 1 day ago

While slowly dancing to the tune of The WMV Took My Baby Away

(WMV: woke mind virus)

[–] ItsJannnneee@lemmy.blahaj.zone 49 points 1 day ago (1 children)

When even Neo Nazis are agreeing that it's a Nazi salute, and side by side footage shows Elon doing the salute with even more force than Hitler himself did, pretending that it isn't is not a good look and is gaslighting. I've seen someone claim that it couldn't have been a Nazi salute because "half of America" and the ADL said it wasn't, which just makes this quote more relevant:

"The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command"

[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 14 points 1 day ago

The ADL saying it wasn't makes me believe it was even harder, I mean literally they're the same organization that said cartoon frogs, drinking milk, and McDonalds Mascots were all racist dogwhistles and that telling Israel not to kill Arabic Children is basically denying the Holocaust.

I think it's time to stop caring about anything this organization says.

[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 17 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Elon Musk literally helped re-legalize segregation in Federal Contracts, if he had the power he'd ban MLK's "I Have A Dream" speech and gate off Harlem from the rest of New York.

[–] scytale@lemm.ee 280 points 1 day ago (14 children)

It’s mindblowing how anyone still genuinely thinks what he did was anything but.

[–] lka1988@sh.itjust.works 127 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (5 children)

"iT wAs A rOmAn sALuTe" oh you mean the "salute" that appears in exactly one painting from the 1700s, long after the Roman empire had fallen?

There are videos of people being asked to recreate it, and while most refuse to do it (because of the implication), some add their own flourish to make it look like something else. That should tell you everything you need to know.

[–] Arbiter@lemmy.world 58 points 1 day ago (2 children)

And was the direct inspiration for the Nazi salute.

[–] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 65 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Indirect inspiration. Hitler got it from Mussolini, who got it from Gabriele d’Annunzio, who got it from a Broadway production of Ben-Hur, which got it from the US Pledge of Allegiance, which got it from the painting.

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[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If that's a Roman Salute, then what happened to Richard Spencer was a "Roman Face Massage"

[–] EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.world 2 points 20 hours ago (1 children)
[–] ladytaters@lemmy.world 3 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

He got punched in the face for being a white supremacist dickhead.

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[–] BedSharkPal@lemmy.ca 41 points 1 day ago (8 children)

My coworker is convinced it was just 'my heart to you!' and to him is why he no longer trusts the news. It's crazy to watch educated people get sucked into the alt right misinformation hole.

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[–] 100_kg_90_de_belin@feddit.it 26 points 1 day ago

Western media and political discourse: "Best I can do is 1930s Germany-adjacent arm gesture"

[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 92 points 1 day ago

Yeah, we know.

Everyone that isn't braindead or a pathetic shill knows.

[–] 1984 50 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

Well thats one member of the Musk family I can understand and who seems like a decent human being.

Hope she manages to get away from that cringe fucker as soon as possible.

[–] PixelPinecone 46 points 1 day ago (8 children)

The article literally said she doesn’t associate with him or his family. Seems like she’s away from him…

But damn… I can’t imagine what it would be like to be trans and have your dad as the most prominent and powerful Nazi in the world, spearheading a sham federal org called DOGE that is basically eliminating all reference to people like you and firing people like you in the most powerful country in the world.

So many layers to that experience, I imagine.

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[–] frunch@lemmy.world 18 points 1 day ago (2 children)

My favorite explanation for this is that he's autistic. It never fucking ends with these people, lol

[–] CheeseToastie@lazysoci.al 6 points 1 day ago

Yep, its fucking outrageous and insulting. He's not an autistic person that needs 24 supported living, he can function to a high level in day to day society. He's been in the public eye long enough to be well aware of how his actions can be perceived. He fucking knows exactly what he was doing, and chose to do it.

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[–] FenderStratocaster@lemmy.world 59 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (6 children)

His arm says "Nazi", but his actions? His actions say "Super Nazi".

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[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 62 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

To be honest, you'd have to be very stupid to belive otherwise.
I suspect 90% of the people who want to give him the benefit of "doubt" when there actually is none, is very well aware of what he did.

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[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 41 points 1 day ago (6 children)

Wilson, who transitioned as a teen, described Musk as cold and absent, and revealed she no longer associates with him or his family.

So he's a sociopath. That checks out

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