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Old 10-08-2022, 11:44 AM
 
Location: Austin
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musk's son declared he was trans at only 18 years old. he is very young and may change his mind in a few years.

children of public figures shouldn't be exploited in the press for economic benefit and reader's prurient consumption. shame on the press.

god knows i did some very unwise and regretful things when i was young and wouldn't have wanted them broadcast worldwide!
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Old 10-08-2022, 01:37 PM
 
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musk's son declared he was trans at only 18 years old. he is very young and may change his mind in a few years.

children of public figures shouldn't be exploited in the press for economic benefit and reader's prurient consumption. shame on the press.

god knows i did some very unwise and regretful things when i was young and wouldn't have wanted them broadcast worldwide!
I believe Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt had a trans child that was celebrated by the trans community but the child grew out of it and is now a normal teenager.
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Old 10-08-2022, 01:53 PM
 
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"Can't win them all"
I think this is all one needs to know about Mr. Musk.
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Old 10-08-2022, 01:54 PM
 
Location: az
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I believe Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt had a trans child that was celebrated by the trans community but the child grew out of it and is now a normal teenager.
However, in recent years, now that she has turned 16, she seems to be adopting a more feminine look.

She has allowed her hair to grow longer and recently took her place alongside Angelina and adoptive sister Zahara at an event wearing a chic black dress.

However Shiloh chooses to identify in the future, Brad and Angelina, who seem committed to co-parenting in spite of their divorce, have both made it clear they will accept her.

https://www.express.co.uk/celebrity-...oy-news-latest


There's a photo of Shiloh (in the article) which shows her as a young lady. You begin to wonder how much wanting to be called "John" was more about attention from her parents than actually believing she was a boy.

She calls herself John and suddenly all eyes are on her.
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Old 10-08-2022, 02:11 PM
 
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Did you read the op?, it has everything to do with the topic of the thread. Musk blames 'educational institutions', and I merely gave a possible reason as to why he thinks that. Then I said he is the only one to blame,. . . then you jump in and start attacking strawmen.

I think you're capable of understanding, but you're not trying right now, so I have to give you the play by play.

Just go back and read slowly
Having read more, I do think I misunderstood the source of the conflict between Musk and his child. It appears it has nothing to do with gender and everything to do with money. I'll play armchair psychologist for a moment and suggest that this young person has discovered that her father's enormous wealth stands in the way of normal relationships. The change to her mother's surname is a clue. She is looking to escape the spotlight of her father's wealth, and Musk spilling all to the FT is not just unhelpful but a demonstration of his near pathological level of self-involvement. A good father would recognize the source of her anger and work to help her deal with it. I expect that she already worries about being used, and here's her own father doing exactly that, using her to further his libertarian street cred.

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Old 10-08-2022, 02:16 PM
 
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I had no idea that Musk even had kids, much less 9 of them, he sure seems to live the life of a single and unencumbered man. I can see how his kids might need to be more protected than other kids. They probably are potential targets for kidnappers.
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Old 10-08-2022, 02:34 PM
 
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The elite school she attends is Ad Astra, an experimental school Elon Musk himself set up in 2014 for five of his children and expanded to include a couple dozen selected children of his SpaceX employees. As I stated above, this has nothing to do with "woke" colleges, so don't buy into his bull****. If he's distressed over the breakdown of his relationship with his child, he needs to look in the mirror.



Vivian attends a school that closed in 2020?
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Old 10-08-2022, 02:39 PM
 
Location: Hoosierville
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Having read more, I do think I misunderstood the source of the conflict between Musk and his child. It appears it has nothing to do with gender and everything to do with money. I'll play armchair psychologist for a moment and suggest that this young person has discovered that her father's enormous wealth stands in the way of normal relationships. The change to her mother's surname is a clue. She is looking to escape the spotlight of her father's wealth, and Musk spilling all to the FT is not just unhelpful but a demonstration of his near pathological level of self-involvement. A good father would recognize the source of her anger and work to help her deal with it. I expect that she already worries about being used, and here's her own father doing exactly that, using her to further his libertarian street cred.
It’s a sign of luxury to bemoan how wealthy your parents are.

That’s some real privilege right there.
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Old 10-08-2022, 02:43 PM
 
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It’s a sign of luxury to bemoan how wealthy your parents are.

That’s some real privilege right there.
Is she complaining publicly? Any media reports about Vivian contain only her statement from the court proceedings about her legal name change. That doesn't sound like someone who is seeking to make a public issue of her father's wealth; it sounds like someone who is trying to have a normal life out of the spotlight.

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Vivian attends a school that closed in 2020?
The school website is private, but I've found no evidence that it is closed. Where did you see that?


Edit: Further research indicates that Ad Astra closed in May 2022, so Vivian, at age 18, has probably graduated. No clue if she is attending college.

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Old 10-08-2022, 03:00 PM
 
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Is she complaining publicly? Any media reports about Vivian contain only her statement from the court proceedings about her legal name change. That doesn't sound like someone who is seeking to make a public issue of her father's wealth; it sounds like someone who is trying to have a normal life out of the spotlight.


The school website is private, but I've found no evidence that it is closed. Where did you see that?

Xavier has said that he doesn’t want to be related to his biological father any longer. You can’t say that about the richest man in the world and not have it be about money.

Also, I find it kinda funny that biology suddenly matters to Xavier.
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