Elon Musk correcting Grimes on the made-up name of their baby wins mansplainer of the week
You’ll have seen the slightly, er, unusual name chosen by Grimes and Elon Musk for their new baby.
X Æ A-12 Musk
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 5, 2020
It caused such confusion that Grimes took to Twitter to explain it to everyone, just in case.
Except she was guilty of a typo that precisely no-one had noticed until Musk took to Twitter to correct the mother of his child.
SR-71, but yes
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 6, 2020
And it’s the ‘but, yes …’ bit that wins him mansplainer of the week.
did he just “well, actually” the mother of his child https://t.co/fBlbRW7152
— ethan (@human_dis4ster) May 6, 2020
This is truly extraordinary. The ultimate mansplainy Reply Guy response to the mother of his new baby, on the bafflingly incoherent etymology of the baby’s name pic.twitter.com/x1wkD2zV5y
— Greg Jenner (@greg_jenner) May 6, 2020
Correcting my wife who is in hospital about the names of planes in her replies https://t.co/yB8I0Q4Uii
— Genius Of Lunch (@ConorHaloReach) May 6, 2020
https://twitter.com/SHITPOSTlNG/status/1257982101779034114?s=20
https://twitter.com/calcuttajoons/status/1257941868853096448?s=20
Here’s what Grimes said later in response.
I am recovering from surgery and barely alive so may my typos b forgiven but, damnit. That was meant to be profound 🦔
— ꧁ ༒ Gℜiꪔ⃕es ༒꧂ 🍓🐉🎀 小仙女 (@Grimezsz) May 6, 2020
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