--- title: "Elon Musk’s Mom Pleads With Everyone to Stop Being So Mean to Her Perfect Boy" description: "You just hate him 'cause you ain't him, and it's time to lay off — according to one Maye Musk, mother of Elon Musk, that is." date: "2022-11-15" modified: "2022-11-15" authors: - name: "Maggie Harrison Dupré" job_title: "Senior Staff Writer" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/mharrison" url: "https://futurism.com/elon-musks-mom-pleads-perfect-boy" categories: - "Elon Musk" - "Future Society" - "The Industrialists" tags: - "elon musk" - "Musk" - "twitter" --- # Elon Musk’s Mom Pleads With Everyone to Stop Being So Mean to Her Perfect Boy ![You just hate him 'cause you ain't him, and it's time to lay off — according to one Maye Musk, mother of Elon Musk, that is.]() *\Image: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic\* Hey. Guys. Quit it. He may have just [laid off thousands]() of employees in the most chaotic and [callous]() ways imaginable, but you know what? You just hate him 'cause you ain't him, and it's time to lay off — according to one Maye Musk, mother of Elon, that is. At least, that's the message she brought to "The Elon Musk Show," an aptly-titled *BBC* series about — you guessed it! — the mercurial, arguably maniacal SpaceX, Tesla, and Twitter CEO's rise to infamy. The [covergirl model]() reportedly makes an appearance in the doc's second episode, where she took the opportunity to address her superlatively wealthy kiddo's online detractors. "With those companies, he gets a lot of hate," Maye said, [according to *Insider*](). "Stop being mean to him." Capisce? Per *Insider,* Maye additionally referred to her son as a "genius," which [makes sense]() because she's his mom and a lot of moms think that about their kids. She also reportedly added that even though people are jealous of her baby boy's many achievements, "no one wants to be him." In other words, he's no tyrant, just a misunderstood genius — and his life is tough. It's worth noting that this isn't Maye's first foray into Elon defense. In fact, she's been in mama bear mode ever since her son's [tumultuous acquisition]() of Twitter. She's tagged some "[nasty]()" tweets directed at her son with hashtags like "[#NastyNasty]()" (savage!) and has also joined in Elon's crying face emoji chorus, laughing at the non-emerald-miners out there attempting to use her son's newly-purchased public forum as... a public forum. Idiots! https://twitter.com/mayemusk/status/1590757545735778305 Of course, again because she's his mom, she's failed to address the fact that her son's cultural relevance is very much borne of his own desire to be extremely chaotic on the internet. He's not just the richest man in the world; he's also a steady shitposter and terminally online Twitter troll, which are inextricably linked to his and his companies' incredibly visible — and controversial — profiles. And being able to say and do whatever you want on the internet — or [in the real world]() — doesn't mean that those words and actions should be free from comments or criticism, especially when the person saying them is the world's richest and most influential man. Is straight up bullying ever okay? Not really! But criticism is a necessary part of the territory here. To be fair, the doc does feature some heavy praise from non-familial figures as well, so it's not just Maye who's here to defend. In episode one, former SpaceX talent chief Dolly Singh reportedly argues that once Elon's finished "building his legacy, it will be unquestionable that he is a combination of Einstein, Tesla, and Rockefeller." Unquestionable! "He learned everything about Tesla and Einstein. He has learned everything that they knew and he's trying to take it to the next level," Singh said, according to *Insider.* "I think he's the closest thing that we have to that kind of a figure in our day and age." So to recap, for us morons out here: Elon Musk has learned everything that was ever in Nicola Tesla or Albert Einstein's brains, which effectively makes him a supersupergenius, and even though he makes her [sleep in the garage]() sometimes, his mom wants you to stop being mean to him because he's a supersupergenius with a [very hard job](). Okay? **READ MORE:** *[Even Elon Musk's mom admits no one wants to be him: 'He gets a lot of hate. Stop being mean to him.']()* \[*Insider*\] **More on the Musks:** *[Elon Musk's Sister Runs the Tesla of Erotic Fan Fiction, and We're Here for It]()* ## Author At Futurism, I've reported extensively on the rise of AI as a cultural and business force shaping the media industry, and more broadly how those dynamics are changing how we all consume and share information and relate to one another. I'm also fascinated by public health policy and ethics, the role of emerging tech in politics and governance — and the powerful people and forces at those intersections — climate change, and the environment. My investigation on Sports Illustrated's use of AI-generated authors with fictional biographies won a 2024 Mirror Award for "Best Story on Media Coverage of Artificial Intelligence in Journalism and the Media" from Syracuse University's SI Newhouse School, I contributed to Niemen Lab's 2025 Predictions for Journalism series, and I've discussed my work for Futurism during appearances on NPR, CNN, the BBC, the CBC, and more. I grew up in rural Pennsylvania and attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where I played Division I field hockey for the Minutewomen as a midfielder. Since then, I've lived in New Orleans, Louisiana and Manhattan, New York. I spend my free time running, reading, perusing archival fashion, and searching for the world’s best negroni. 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