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minus-square.Donuts@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up36·9 hours ago Meanwhile, future First Lady Elon Musk weighed in on Tuesday Ooh spicy, I like it
minus-squarefloofloof@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·5 hours agoI don’t. I don’t like Musk at all, but this business of calling him a lady as an insult feels like we slipped back a few decades. It has a bad taste about it.
minus-squareHorseChandelier@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·4 hours agoI think “first lady” is referring to the absence of Meliana and omnipresence of Musk at Trump’s side rather than saying Musk is/identifies as female. Still, as you say, an unwise choice of words because the phrase can be taken a couple of/a few ways.
minus-squaredhork@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·8 hours agoNo need to misgender him, though, we should just start calling him Trump’s sugar daddy
minus-square.Donuts@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 hour agoAs @HorseChandelier pointed out, it’s not about misgendering, it’s about what being a first Lady entails I think “first lady” is referring to the absence of Meliana and omnipresence of Musk at Trump’s side rather than saying Musk is/identifies as female
minus-squarevery_well_lost@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 hours agoThis has the added benefit of being literally true.
Ooh spicy, I like it
I don’t. I don’t like Musk at all, but this business of calling him a lady as an insult feels like we slipped back a few decades. It has a bad taste about it.
I think “first lady” is referring to the absence of Meliana and omnipresence of Musk at Trump’s side rather than saying Musk is/identifies as female.
Still, as you say, an unwise choice of words because the phrase can be taken a couple of/a few ways.
No need to misgender him, though, we should just start calling him Trump’s sugar daddy
As @HorseChandelier pointed out, it’s not about misgendering, it’s about what being a first Lady entails
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This has the added benefit of being literally true.