‘If you have a womb, you’re a lady’: Elon Musk put up on womanhood sparks heated debate | EUROtoday

Elon Musk provided his ideas on womanhood in a brand new put up on social media, which shortly went viral, sparking a wide range of reactions.

On Saturday morning, the billionaire CEO of Tesla and SpaceX wrote on his platform X, “If you have a womb, you are a woman. Otherwise, you are not.”

The 13-word message garnered greater than 30 million views and round 20,000 responses, a lot of which expressed settlement with Musk.

“Can’t believe we are now in an era…where you had to state the obvious,” wrote one person, whereas one other chimed in, “As someone who almost passed chemistry in high school, I can confirm this is always true.”

A 3rd commenter stated that Musk’s comment has been true and undisputed all through human historical past, however that “now we have to pretend like this is a controversial statement to avoid offending gender studies majors.”

Some, nonetheless, pushed again in opposition to the South-African-born businessman’s feedback.

“Actually, this is not true, because there are women with MRKH syndrome (Mayer–Rokitansky–Küster–Hauser syndrome), in which the uterus is absent or underdeveloped from birth,” a person wrote.

One identified that there are many ladies who’ve had hysterectomies, surgical procedures that take away the uterus.

“That’s your opinion,” one other added. “Trans women are women too.”

Musk’s feedback come someday after he acquired into an trade with California Governor Gavin Newsom with reference to transgender people.

“I want to see trans kids, I have a trans godson,” Newsom stated throughout a podcast interview with The New York Times. “There’s no governor that’s done more pro trans legislation than I have.”

Newsom’s press workplace reposted a clip from the interview, writing, “Correct. We’re sorry your daughter hates you, Elon.”

It gave the impression to be a reference to Musk’s estranged transgender daughter, Vivan Jenna Wilson, who just lately described her father to Teen Vogue as a “pathetic man child.”

On Friday, Musk wrote again to Newsom on X.

“I assume you’re referring to my son, Xavier, who has a tragic mental illness caused by the evil woke mind virus you push on vulnerable children,” he wrote. “I love Xavier very much and hope he recovers.”

He added, “My daughters are Azure, Exa (she goes by Y) and Arcadia, and they do indeed love me very much.”

The back-and-forth is reflective of a broader divide among the many public about individuals who determine as transgender. Fifty-one p.c of Americans imagine altering one’s gender is morally mistaken, whereas 44 p.c imagine it’s morally acceptable, in response to a 2024 Gallup survey. More than 60 p.c additionally stated they oppose legal guidelines that ban gender-affirming look after minors.

Musk is not any stranger to controversy as his posts on X ceaselessly generate heated debate and scrutiny.

Last September, after Taylor Swift endorsed former Vice President Kamala Harris for president — throughout which she described herself as a “childless cat lady” — Musk shortly responded. “Fine Taylor,” he wrote. “You win … I will give you a child and guard your cats with my life.”

In March, he additionally shared a put up that falsely claimed Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin and Mao Zedong didn’t trigger the deaths of thousands and thousands of individuals — however that their public sector staff did, in response to The New York Times.

One of his most headline-generating posts got here in June, following his public falling out with President Donald Trump.

“Time to drop the really big bomb: @realDonaldTrump is in the Epstein files,” he wrote. “That is the real reason they have not been made public. Have a nice day, DJT!”