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Elon will get into some pretty bizarre bouts on twitter. I realize this is common for celebrities, but that whole "diver is a pedophile" thing was truly wtf.
by Judgmentality 6y ago
Elon will get into some pretty bizarre bouts on twitter. I realize this is common for celebrities, but that whole "diver is a pedophile" thing was truly wtf.
https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-pedo-guy-doesnt-mean-pedophile/ https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-pedo-guy-doesnt-mean-p...
- pmorici 6y agoIf you go read the court testimony it isn’t as strange as it seems on the face. The diver started the tiff and the insult Musk sent in return was said to be common vernacular in South Africa where he grew up.
- detaro 6y agoIs it also tradition in South Africa to then e-mail press to insist that it investigate the target and pay "private investigators"?
- frankzinger 6y agoGood point, but the whole thing is a made-up excuse. "Pedo" just means pedophile in South Africa.
- mhh__ 6y agoThe whole thing just screamed of a man with with an issue surrounded by yesmen.
- nemrut 6y agoWesterners living in Thailand and elsewhere in SE/E Asia have gained well-known reputation for such questionable behavior among other things.