Television
Don Lemon interviewed the average white man
I told you all.
Thank you, Don Lemon.
On Tuesday, the former CNN host released his long-awaited interview with Musk (I’m sure some white people were waiting for it). ““Dona Lemon Show” in the debut episode, Lemon sat down with the CEO of X, formerly referred to as Twitter and the company name most individuals still use, for an hour-long chat. During the occasionally contentious conversation, the two touched on a wide selection of topics, from ketamine use to having breakfast with Donald Trump.
In other words, things that white people like.
Here are five other things we learned from the lemon-musk scandal.
1. Elon Musk didn’t cancel the “Don Lemon Show”
“Contrary to what you may have heard, X did not cancel us,” Lemon explained during her introduction to the show. “Yes, after months of begging and pestering me to offer exclusive content on his platform, Elon Musk has decided to terminate the contract.”
The announcement that Elon Musk had “dissolved the partnership” between Lemon and X referred to a term present in an obscure manual called a “dictionary.” “Woke,” the all-knowing linguistic experts at Merriam-Webster defineas in: “decide not to carry out or do (something planned or expected), usually without the expectation that it will be carried out or done at a later time.” It’s possible that Lemon was using the media industry’s version of “cancel,” which refers to a call by a network or media company to terminate a contract with a radio show, television show or podcast.
Cancellation doesn’t necessarily mean the show ceases to exist. It simply signifies that he has ended his association with a selected program. For example, after Comedy Central canceled the cult comedy classic “South Side,” the series found recent life on HBO Max. Mary Brock Akil’s “The Game” aired for eight seasons on two different networks after its initial cancellation.
In each cases, the self-described “Freedom of speech absolutist,” who often complains about “cancel culture,” insists he wasn’t the one who canceled Lemon’s performance. To be fair, rich and powerful white men like Musk often exercise their right to redefine words whenever they see fit, because in Caucasian-American colloquial English, “freedom of speech” means “freedom to specific ideas that I find it acceptable” and “absolutist” is defined as “absolutely white.”
2. Elon Musk doesn’t know the way scales work
In addition to not understanding how the English language works, Musk promised that he’ll “not put my thumb on the scale” when endorsing or contributing to a politician unless he modifies his mind. For now, nevertheless, he assures that he is totally impartial, although he admits that he has “made no secret” of his “deviation from Biden.”
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The Tesla CEO also alleged that pre-Musk Twitter was a “tool of the left” that suppressed speech from conservatives for innocent actions corresponding to spreading misinformation, having a swastika on their profile or attempting to overthrow the government. And while many retailers reported that X traffic, ad revenue and overall usage modified reduced since the wunderkind took over the platform, Musk insists that X is “seeing record usage.”
If only there was some tool that measured things.
3. Musk has a not-so-good alternative theory
According to National Immigration ForumProponents of the white nationalist-inspired great alternative theory imagine that “sympathetic immigration policies – particularly those targeting non-white immigrants – are part of a conspiracy to undermine or ‘replace’ the political power and culture of white people living in Western countries.”
“I don’t agree with that,” Musk said, before describing another theory that was an in depth explanation of the Great Switch theory without using the words “white people.” According to Musk’s convoluted alternative theory, Democrat-leaning “illegals” counted in the census skew congressional vote distribution and the Electoral College count toward blue states like California and New York. He then explained that he only cited the Great Replacement Theory on a platform he owns because he thinks it’s something people should consider.
When Lemon accurately explained that the Electoral College actually advantages residents little or no populous red statesMusk dismissed the woke “math” that proved him mistaken. The billionaire South African immigrant didn’t appear to have an issue with racial gerrymandering or voter suppression. Maybe Musk doesn’t imagine it Fourteenth Amendment, which guarantees the right to political representation, due process and equal protection of the law “to every person.”
To be fair, this can be a part of the structure that granted blacks citizenship and barred insurrectionists from holding office.
4. Elon fixed racism
When Lemon cited research showing that hate speech on Musky’s Twitter feed has increased, Elon noted that the platform’s recent “community notes” feature combats the form of racism Musk innocently retweets. While Musk insisted that X doesn’t “promote” hate speech, he said the platform doesn’t accomplish that even when a post violates its hateful content policies – because that may be censorship, in response to the recent X Klan leader. In one stunning exchange, Musk appeared to acknowledge the increase in racist content, as a substitute arguing that fewer people were watching it. The critically racist theorist argued that hate speech is okay so long as it shouldn’t be illegal.
“They usually count posts, not the number of views… And if you look at the number of views, it’s much lower,” Musk explained. “Moderation is a propaganda word meaning censorship. If it is illegitimate, we are going to remove it. If it isn’t illegal, we put our thumb on the scale and get censored.”
Why is he so obsessive about thumbs?
5. Musk doesn’t understand diversity, equity and inclusion
During a 10-minute discussion about why he thinks “DEI is just another word for racism(I know it’s not a word, but pretend he’s not stupid for a moment). Musk explained how lowering standards in the name of diversity ultimately results in unqualified people performing below standards. While this oft-repeated Caucasian argument seems like a logical conclusion, when Lemon pressed Musk to provide evidence of DEI-induced lower standards, Musk was unable to provide a single piece of evidence. Instead, he explained that his argument was based on what he “believes” before admitting that “it isn’t a problem yet.”
Since I wrote about this white nonsense here, I did a podcast about it here and tweeted a direct refutation of Elon’s claims Herethere isn’t any must waste time on this.
Elon also addressed the woke up mind virus, his issue with transgender people, and his thoughts on other things. But to be honest, it’s form of scary to listen to him shame himself on his own platform. I do not even like him. Truth be told, I envy him as much as I envy a child who actually believes he’s emperor because someone gave him the Burger King crown. But I also feel sorry for Elon Musk.
Because now everyone can clearly see that he has no clothes.