Elon Musk blames people of color for the global tech outage
Quote:Elon Musk wasted no time in finding a convenient scapegoat for the global IT outage caused by a botched software update from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike.
“Not very ‘bright’ right now, is it?” Musk wrote on X, formerly Twitter, Friday morning in reply to a more than two years old post from CrowdStrike. In that post, the Austin, Texas-based firm said it was proud to be a “Gold Partner” of recruiting company Bright Network’s panel on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).
It’s an on-brand pivot for the Tesla CEO, who has made diversity initiatives a frequent target for his criticism.
Tesla dropped language referencing diversity from its annual shareholder report just weeks after Musk tweeted that DEI is “just another word for racism.” The billionaire has also been criticized for claiming that Boeing’s issues with the 737 Max 9 were caused by hiring too many non-white pilots and factory workers.
In an interview with former CNN host Don Lemon in March, Musk accused Duke University of “literally” lowering its standards for students to promote more diverse candidates, although he could not provide any evidence for his assertion. Duke has said it has not lowered its standards and continues to rely on GPA and MCAT scores.
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