The high-profile family drama between Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and Vivian Wilson, his daughter, has taken a new turn as the latter slammed her father for his recent trolling remarks about singer Taylor Swift.
The controversy started when Musk tweeted a reply to Swift’s support for the Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris offering to ‘give [Swift] a child and guard [her] cats with my life’. Many found this comment to be sexually harassing and offending many including Wilson.
Wilson, who is a trans woman and came out in 2022, responded to her father’s tweet as ‘heinous incel nonsense’ In the Instagram Threads, Wilson wrote, “Also, yes, I saw ‘the tweet’. Heinous incel nonsense is in fact heinous incel nonsense. I don’t really have anything to add to it, it’s just abhorrent. That much is obvious, and if you don’t see how,
Wilson has been cut off from Musk since she came out as gay at the age of 17, after submitting a petition to the US court to change her name and gender and stating she no longer wants to be related to her biological father. This latest incident has brought back into the limelight the issues on their frosty relationship as well as other issues to do with acceptance and gender identity.
Her father’s words about Swift were not the only things that Wilson could not accept from her father; She called on her followers not to accept such treatment from anyone, she said, “To all the audience members out there, do not allow anyone to speak to you in such a manner, it’s disgusting, degrading and very much sexist, you deserve so much better.
This particular family issue has received some criticisms on the social media and some newspapers. Some people have applauded Wilson for defying her father’s provocations while others have condemned Musk for being insensitive and sexually assaulting.
This is the latest controversy involving Musk who has been under criticism over his handling of social media firm X or formerly known as Twitter as well as his some of his tweets.
The billionaire’s words about Swift and his daughter’s reply have again sparked discussions about the role of public figures, the role of social networks in people’s lives, and the current issues of the LGBTQ+ community.
As the plot progresses, the show is a vivid example of how modern people, their public images, and families function in the context of social networks. This is a high-profile family drama which is being watched by the global community to determine how this will influence debates on acceptance, identity, and the dynamics of family bonds in the contemporary society.