Trans daughter of Elon Musk cuts ties over his 'woke mind virus' remark

Elon Musk claimed his daughter was killed by a woke mind virus and accused those involved in her gender transition of child mutilation and sterilization.

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Trans daughter of Elon Musk cuts ties over his 'woke mind virus' remark (X)

New Delhi: Elon Musk’s transgender daughter Vivian Jenna Wilson has publicly disowned her father. This follows Musk's recent controversial statements about her. Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, claimed his daughter was killed by a woke mind virus and accused those involved in her gender transition of child mutilation and sterilization.

In a recent interview, Musk alleged that he was tricked into signing documents regarding his daughter during the pandemic. He referred to her as 'one of his older boys' and criticized the gender-reassignment surgery as harmful. However, Wilson, who is now 20, strongly denied these claims. She took to social media platform Threads to share her perspective.

What has Elon Musk's daughter claimed?

Wilson posted a detailed response, stating, "I disowned him, not the other way around." She accused Musk of making up the entire story and refuted his claims about her childhood behavior and preferences. Musk had claimed that Wilson was "born gay and slightly autistic," attributing these traits to her gender dysphoria.

Musk shared a story saying, "I knew that from when he was about 4 years old, he would pick out clothes for me to wear and tell me it was 'fabulous!' He loved musicals and theatre. But he was not a girl." 

Wilson denies Musk's narrative

Wilson fired back, "This is entirely fake. None of this ever happened. I don't even know where he got this from. My best guess is he went to the Milo Yiannopoulos school of gay stereotypes and just picked some at random."

Wilson denied ever picking out jackets for Musk or using the term "fabulous" as a child. She added, "I was most certainly not calling them 'fabulous' because literally, what the f**k. I did not use the word fabulous when I was four because once again I would like to reiterate... I was four."

Absence during childhood

Wilson also highlighted Musk's absence during her childhood. She said, "He doesn't know what I was like as a child because he quite simply wasn't there. In the little time he was, I was relentlessly harassed for my femininity and queerness. Obviously, he can't say that, so I've been reduced to a happy little stereotype for his discretion. This says a lot about how he views queer people and children in general."

What is woke mind virus?

Musk's controversial statements came during an interview with conservative commentator Jordan Peterson. Musk expressed his disapproval of gender-affirming care and his mission to combat what he calls the "woke mind virus." He said, "I was tricked into doing this. I lost my son, essentially. They call it 'deadnaming' for a reason. The reason they call it 'deadnaming' is because your son is dead."

Vivian Jenna Wilson, who legally changed her name and gender at 18, had previously declared she no longer wished to be related to Musk. Her mother, Justine Wilson, divorced Musk in 2008. The public feud between father and daughter highlights the deep personal and ideological divides that can arise within families over issues of identity and acceptance.