Elon Musk’s using a movie reference to roast Ben Stiller … but, he’s got some up in arms over his choice of using an offensive slur.
Here’s the deal … Elon shared a post on X of someone bashing Ben for saying wokeness is killing edgier comedy and endorsing Kamala Harris over Donald Trump in this year’s election.
This other post compared Ben to Simple Jack … a reference to a character Stiller portrays in the 2008 satirical movie “Tropic Thunder.”
Elon — quoting a memorable moment from the film — says Ben has gone “full r*****” … though he didn’t censor the word whatsoever.
Again, this is a reference to a scene in the flick where a bunch of other characters — including Robert Downey Jr. in blackface — give Ben’s character grief for overdoing it with his performance. So, Elon’s use of the word isn’t totally out of the blue.
Obviously, there’s two different reactions to Elon’s post … on one side, folks are upset he’s using the word at all — and, on the other, people are defending the billionaire for standing up to woke ideology.
ICYMI … in an interview with Collider Ben said edgier comedy is just more difficult to get greenlit these days — and, he doubts anyone would make “Tropic Thunder” in this climate.
Clearly, Elon’s not seeing the logic between Ben’s comments and his voting pattern … and Elon’s using the famous slur movie quote to make his point.
