Elon Musk deletes post about watching porn amid Twitter backlash
- Elon Musk deleted his joke about watching porn
- A Twitter user had taken offence and demanded that Musk delete it
- Musk has previously taken down posts, including a poll on drug hallucinations
Elon Musk, Tesla and SpaceX CEO, had put up a Tweet about watching porn, where the person tries to turn up the volume only to realize it is connected to Bluetooth speakers. This joke has been doing the rounds on the internet for some time, and there are real-life instances when people have accidentally played porn over Bluetooth speakers.
However, one Twitter individual called Three Year Letterman, took offence to Musk’s post. The person replied, “This is an offensive tweet that I demand you delete, Elon. There are minors on twitter. This is exactly why, as a youth football coaching legend, I’ve encouraged my players to key Teslas. Delete this and try setting a good example for today’s youth”.
Since then, the world’s richest man has taken down his post.
In the now-deleted post, Musk had also promoted Tesla’s Bluetooth, saying that it had great range.
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This is not the first time the 51-year-old has taken down something he put up online. Three weeks back, Musk had conducted a poll on drug hallucinations, pitching Benadryl spiders against DMT Machine Elves. He’d even replied to a Twitter user on his post, saying caffeine addiction was the “most troubling”. However, he went on to delete the poll.
Musk is no stranger to controversy and has often faced backlash for his choices. He got flak for smoking marijuana on Joe Rogan’s podcast and was also in the spotlight over an alleged affair with Google co-founder Sergey Brin’s estranged wife, Nicole Shanahan.
At the time, Musk had vowed to not draw attention to himself with his antics, and instead focus on improving the future of the civilization. However, the innovator is known to make jokes on Twitter, and his most recent post is a riff on Greek philosopher Socrates. It shows a picture of a fictional philosopher named Mediocrates, who seems to be satisfied with the way things are, and says “ehh, good enough”.
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