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'Facts are now crude racism': Elon Musk's 'racist' tweet divides Internet as 'facts' battle rages on

According to a tweet, Elon Musk reportedly agreed with a statistic that claimed media focuses only on crimes committed by White people against the Black community

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Following Elon Musk's appointment as CEO of Twitter, the platform reportedly witnessed a surge in bigoted and racist content, causing many advertisers to distance themselves from the platform. This shift in content was noted just days after Musk took over, prompting several companies to reassess their involvement with Twitter and evaluate its new leadership and direction. The rise in offensive content has led to concerns over the platform's ability to foster a safe and inclusive environment, ultimately resulting in the departure of several high-profile celebrities.

There has also been a lot of talk surrounding Musk's tweets, with some of them reportedly coming under fire for containing racist remarks. The controversy was further heightened by a recent post from Musk, which has sparked a heated debate on social media over whether his comments should be deemed racist or factual statements. While some have taken offense to Musk's remarks and called him out for promoting racist ideologies, others have come to his defense, arguing that his tweet was merely facts.

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"Elon Musk is out here posting crude racism on main," a user named Aaron Rupar tweeted, with a screenshot of Musk agreeing with a statistic that claims that the media predominantly highlights crimes committed by White people against Black people while ignoring crimes committed by Black people against White people. This has raised eyebrows and caused controversy among people.

'Facts don’t matter'

Twitter users were divided over Musk's tweet. "He responded to factual statistics," said one, while another disagreed and wrote, "Facts don’t matter @DonutOperator you know this. If facts make people sad or have to face their own actions it means YOU are bad."

One social media user said, "Facts are now 'crude racism.' Do you have facts to counter this meme, or are you just gonna sit around being butthurt about it?" Another asked, "Are you disputing the information presented on the chart? If so, where is your data that challenges this? If not, what do you consider on this screenshot to be 'crude racism'?"

'The audacity to call us racists'

Meanwhile, one said, "Observing statistical facts is not an act of racism, Aaron," to which another responded, "It is when you’re progressive." One tweeted, "Apparently Aaron doesn't know what the definition of racism is, just as 95% of the libs don't."

One user added, "This tweet as an exemplifies the lefts anti whiteness. With facts in front of them that whites are killed more by blacks they still have the audacity to call us racists. It’s truly so evil and blatant hatred for a group of people,"

While one wrotw, "Racism in this sentence means: acknowledging publicly available information verifiable across multiple different agencies." Another user seemed to come up with a different termand tweeted, "Factcism, the left’s new go to. inconvenient truth that is neither racist or fascist but needs a negative label."

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