Kanye calls Musk a Chinese clone. Musk wants to punch Kanye. Reddit saves the day
In what is increasingly shaping up to be a classic playground feud, Chief Twit Elon Musk seems to be caught up in a neverending brawl with Hitler-loving rapper Kanye West.
What now: Following the piling evidence that strengthens West’s image as a textbook antisemite, Twitter CEO Elon Musk spoke up on a Twitter Spaces live session, over West’s Nazi symbolism debacle last weekend.
Elon Musk says he "personally wanted to punch Kanye" after he posted a hate symbol on Twitter 🤔 pic.twitter.com/diFCxyyVsW
— Kurrco (@Kurrco) December 4, 2022
In the process of providing greater clarity on what constitutes ‘incitement of violence’ according to Twitter’s new policy, Musk inadvertently begets violence against violence when professing his desires to deck the rapper.
West was quick with the retort (though not over Twitter any longer, of course. ICYMI, Musk kicked him off Twitter last week).
"AM I THE ONLY ONE WHO THINKS ELON COULD BE HALF CHINESE? HAVE YOU EVER SEEN HIS PICS AS A CHILD?
TAKE A CHINESE GENIUS AND MATE THEM WITH A SOUTH AFRICAN MODEL. AND WE HAVE AN ELON.
I SAY AN ELON BECAUSE THEY PROBABLY MADE 10 TO 30 ELON'S AND HE'S THE FIRST GENETIC HYBRID THAT STUCK..."
We’re sorry Elon. Guess there’s no coming back from being called a Chinese clone now, is there?
I take that as a compliment!
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 5, 2022
Soon after, it seems West extended an olive branch claiming that his comments were meant as a compliment to Musk, albeit while throwing a certain former US President under the bus in the process.
The Internet has been having a jolly good time enjoying front-row seats to this faceoff with some playing into the joke saying "Elon is not a hybrid he is fully electric"...
— Ryan 🐧 (@fryry__) December 4, 2022
Wait until he finds out about Yi Long Musk🤣 pic.twitter.com/jpoRK6IjJj
— CaptnPlanet (@CaptnPlanet) December 4, 2022
— Betsy Kim (@Bkim232) December 5, 2022
West has been suspended from Twitter for violating the site's rules against incitement of violence for his controversial new presidential campaign logo that featured the Nazi Hakencreuz embedded within the Judaic Star of David.
West’s fans over Reddit seem to have had a change in allegiances of late, turning against the once-prolific rapper and fashion designer’s dedicated subreddit - r/Kanye - into an online Holocaust museum of sorts.
The subreddit has transformed into a haven of content that trolls West’s unacceptable behaviour of late, while championing historical figures who stood up against the Nazi regime.
Despite drowning in controversy, West has officially announced his 2024 run for presidency.