--- title: "Elon Musk’s Mother Attacks Reporter for Being Vietnamese" description: "In a since-deleted post, Elon Musk's mother made a disgusting reference to a reporter's ethnicity while glibly trying to defend her son." date: "2024-11-06" modified: "2024-11-06" authors: - name: "Noor Al-Sibai" job_title: "Senior Staff Writer" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/nooralsibai" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/elon-musks-mother-reporter-vietnamese" categories: - "Elon Musk" - "Future Society" - "The Industrialists" tags: - "elon musk" - "maye musk" - "racism" - "the digest" --- # Elon Musk’s Mother Attacks Reporter for Being Vietnamese ![In a since-deleted post, Elon Musk's mother made a disgusting reference to a reporter's ethnicity while glibly trying to defend her son.]() *\Image: Theo Wargo via Getty\* ## Book Knowledge In a since-deleted post, Elon Musk's mother made a disgusting reference to a reporter's ethnicity. Seemingly apropos to nothing, the billionaire's mother [claimed in a quote tweet]() that she'd heard rumors about *New York Times* reporter and Musk biographer Ryan Mac imminently dropping an "Elon hit piece" — and then pointedly spotlighted that the journalist is of Vietnamese heritage. "Sadly, Ryan is an American Vietnamese reporter," the elder Musk wrote. "My book \["A Woman Makes a Plan"\] is a bestseller in Vietnam. I don't think my readers will believe the article if it is hateful and/or dishonest." ## Block Party Though it's unclear when the ex-supermodel deleted her tweet, it was [screenshotted multiple times]() — including by Mac himself. "I don't like becoming the focus, especially as I'm reporting, but here is Elon Musk's mother who posted this about me before deleting it," [he posted on Meta's Twitter clone, Threads](). "It begs a few questions," the "Character Limit" author continued. "Why did she bring up my race and what was sad about it? Why was she digging into my race? And what does my race have anything to do with my profession?" ## Race Disgrace As [Mac noted later on Threads,]() the Musk matriarch blocked him on X — but he's still able to see her posts "doubling down" on her deleted racist tweet due to "her son's changes to blocking and the platform." "Ha! I mentioned this on X Spaces with Elon and everyone," she wrote, [quote-tweeting one of the other screenshots]() of her initial post. "They laughed so much." Like [her son](), Maye Musk is obviously being bigoted here — and with Elon's frenemy [Donald Trump headed back to the White House](), it's time we call a spade a spade. More on Musk: [*Azealia Banks Says She's Voting for Kamala Harris Because Elon Musk Is an "Overrated Ketamine Addict"*]() ## Author At Futurism, I've often been drawn to unpacking the narratives that underlie technological, scientific and medical progress, with a special interest in areas of conflict and ambiguity that end up setting agendas and steering the fates of both elites and the hoi polloi. I'm a committed generalist, but I often find myself returning to work involving NASA and the private space sector, the effects of AI on media and society, and the mechanics of the pharmaceutical industry, with a specific focus on the spread of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. Prior to Futurism, I worked for publications ranging from Media Matters and Truthdig to Raw Story and Bustle. I'm also the author of "Myspace Scene Queens," a 2024 title in Instar Books' acclaimed "Remember the Internet" series. My work at Futurism has been cited by outlets including the New Yorker, Slate, Nieman Lab, the Verge, the MIT Technology Review, the Sunday Times, and the Daily Beast. I grew up in North Carolina, attended the University of North Carolina at Asheville, and now live in Brooklyn, New York. In my free time, I'm an avid reader and music fan; you can probably find me at a local poetry reading, concert, underground rave, or DJ set. I'm the proud parent of an ineffable orange cat named Mee-Mow. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()