Elon Musk says his son was ‘killed’ by the ‘woke mind virus’
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In a deeply personal and shocking revelation, Elon Musk said on Monday that his son Xavier is ‘dead’ after going on puberty blockers. Speaking with Canadian psychologist and author Jordan Peterson, Musk attributed his son’s death to the “woke mind virus.”
Musk vowed to destroy what he called “the woke mind virus” after it killed his son. Musk said after his son became transgender, he was talking about identity death, not physical death. “My son Xavier is dead, killed by the woke mind virus,” Musk said during the interview, visibly shaken.
“Why are you willing to make this an issue?” Peterson asked Musk, prompting the billionaire entrepreneur to open up about his son, Xavier, who struggled with gender dysphoria and now identifies as a girl.
“Well, it happened to one of my older boys,” Musk replied. “I was essentially tricked into signing documents for one of my older boys, Xavier. This was really before I had any understanding of what was going on, and we had COVID going on, so there was a lot of confusion. And I was told Xavier might commit suicide.”
This heartbreaking announcement follows closely on the heels of Musk’s decision to relocate SpaceX and X headquarters to Texas. The move came after California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a controversial new law that bars school districts from requiring parental notification for a child’s gender identity change.
Reflecting on the loss, Musk expressed his anguish over the lack of clear information regarding the effects of puberty blockers. “It wasn’t explained to me that puberty blockers actually are just sterilization drugs. I lost my son essentially. They call it dead naming for a reason, right?” Musk questioned.
During the interview, Musk revealed that he had unknowingly signed documents affecting one of his older sons due to misinformation and confusion.
“I was essentially tricked into signing documents for one of my older boys… This was before I had really any understanding of what was going on. There was a lot of confusion and you know, I was told, oh he might commit suicide…”
ELON: MY SON WAS KILLED BY THE WOKE MIND VIRUS
“It wasn’t explained to me that puberty blockers actually are just sterilization drugs.
I lost my son essentially. They call it dead naming for a reason, right?
The reason it's called dead naming is because your son is dead.
So… pic.twitter.com/1i8Z3LS1tL
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) July 22, 2024
Musk, determined to combat the issues he believes led to his son’s death, declared, “I vowed to destroy the woke mind virus after that… and we are making some progress.”
This tragic personal story underscores the intense cultural and political battles surrounding gender identity and parental rights, issues that Musk is now more deeply entrenched in than ever before.