Musk denounces the "racist" media

(RT) ⸻ Elon Musk has accused the media en masse, as well as "elite colleges and high schools," of being racist against white and Asian people, in response to reports of the 'Dilbert' comic being dropped by newspapers. He was referring to Scott Adams, creator of the award-winning comic strip, who was dropped by major publishers after he referred to black American respondents to a poll as a "hate group". Musk wrote that for a long time, US media was racist against non-white people, now they're racist against whites and Asians. Elon Musk, who bought Twitter last year, has become an increasingly divisive figure in recent months, particularly on socio-political issues. He drew flak for ending Twitter suspensions of controversial accounts, such as those operated by satirical outlet The Babylon Bee, as well as those of former US president Donald Trump and right-wing Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene. His authority in discussing racial issues has been questioned by civil rights attorney Brian Levin, who noted that "a white billionaire from South Africa who recently lost a high profile racial discrimination case may not be in the best position to offer counsel." Trump's Tesla has been sued for alleged racial discrimination, and a federal court in San Francisco ruled that Tesla must pay former employee Owen Diaz damages after it found him to have suffered anti-black racist abuse while working at the company.