Are you racist or anti-Muslim?

Q367 answers2021-2026
Short answer

Not racist (his partner is half Indian, executives of all races); he opposes immigrants with views antithetical to Western values.

From his 2026-07 answer in The full-length interview with Elon Musk | The Economist. Summary is ours; see the quotes below.

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🎙 Interview · 2021-05 · Saturday Night Live · asked by SNL · watch at 1:49 · transcript ·
He said he sometimes says or posts strange things because that is just how his brain works.
"Look, I know sometimes say or post strange things, but that's just how my brain works."
🎙 Interview · 2023-12 · Atreju Festival · asked by Atreju Festival interviewer · watch at 12:29 · transcript ·
He said the woke mind virus amplifies racism and sexism and all the isms while claiming to do the opposite, dividing people.
"amplifies racism, amplifies frankly sexism"
𝕏 post · 2024-01-09 · @elonmusk on X · asked by @TheRabbitHole · open post ·
He said yeah, that was weird. Literally the same people who said voter ID was racist also demanded that you get a vaccine ID to travel anywhere or work!
"Yeah, that was weird. Literally the same people who said voter ID was racist also demanded that you get a vaccine ID to travel anywhere or work!"
𝕏 post · 2024-01-09 · @elonmusk on X · asked by @EdKrassen · open post ·
Asked Does this mean Native American reservations are racist, he said it is the hypocrisy that bothers me. Obviously, women’s (or men’s) sports, for example, are sexist by definition. What is absurd and hypocritical is to claim that something isn’t racist/sexist when it obviously is!
"It is the hypocrisy that bothers me. Obviously, women’s (or men’s) sports, for example, are sexist by definition. What is absurd and hypocritical is to claim that something isn’t racist/sexist when it obviously is!"
𝕏 post · 2024-02-23 · @elonmusk on X · open post ·
He said I’m glad that Google overplayed their hand with their AI image generation, as it made their insane racist, anti-civilizational programming clear to all
"I’m glad that Google overplayed their hand with their AI image generation, as it made their insane racist, anti-civilizational programming clear to all"
𝕏 post · 2024-11-06 · @elonmusk on X · asked by @TheRabbitHole · open post ·
Asked The vast majority of Americans approve of interracial marriage. Does this seem like a r..., he said america one of the least racist nations on Earth! Definitely, the least so of any large country.
"America one of the least racist nations on Earth! Definitely, the least so of any large country."
🎙 Interview · 2026-07 · The full-length interview with Elon Musk | The Economist · asked by The Economist interviewer (not named in metadata) · watch at 1:08:42 · transcript ·
Not racist (his partner is half Indian, executives of all races); he opposes immigrants with views antithetical to Western values.
"I would say I'm not racist"

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