{"id":950121,"date":"2021-11-01T15:13:44","date_gmt":"2021-11-01T19:13:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=950121"},"modified":"2021-11-01T15:13:47","modified_gmt":"2021-11-01T19:13:47","slug":"elon-musk-deletes-jokes-about-naming-university-t-i-t-s-after-backlash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-deletes-jokes-about-naming-university-t-i-t-s-after-backlash\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk Deletes Jokes About Naming University &#039;T.I.T.S.&#039; After Backlash"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Felon-musk-deletes-jokes-about-naming-university-t-i-t-s-after-backlash%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=950121&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk recently deleted a joke posted to Twitter proposing the name of a Texas university after being accused of sexism. Musk claimed that he would name his university the&nbsp;\u201cTexas Institute of Technology &amp; Science,\u201d or T.I.T.S. for short. Musk claimed that the school would have \u201cepic merch\u201d and would be \u201cuniversally admired.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Byte <a href=\"https:\/\/futurism.com\/the-byte\/elon-musk-deletes-tweets\">reports<\/a>&nbsp;that Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk tweeted a suggestion for the name of a new Texas university that the billionaire would like to open. Musk joked that he would create a new school named the \u201cTexas Institute of Technology &amp; Science,\u201d or T.I.T.S for short. Musk claimed that the school would have \u201cepic merch\u201d and would be \u201cuniversally admired.\u201d Although Musk was obviously joking, some corporate media organizations reported the university as a real idea.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<div id=\"attachment_10257765\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Elon-Musk-CEO-of-Tesla.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10257765\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Elon-Musk-CEO-of-Tesla.jpg\" alt=\"Elon Musk CEO of Tesla\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Elon Musk CEO of Tesla<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Following the tweet, Musk received backlash with many users claiming that the joke was sexist and misogynistic.&nbsp;Dr Zo\u00eb Ayres <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZJAyres\/status\/1454344370308661248\">tweeted<\/a> that Musk\u2019s comment \u201cmade her skin crawl,\u201d writing: \u201cI was trying to put my finger on why this makes my skin crawl. Perhaps it\u2019s because it\u2019s by one of the most powerful men in the world. Perhaps it\u2019s due to how rife sexual harassment is in academia. Perhaps it\u2019s because if I\u2019m bothered by it, it\u2019ll be met with \u2018it\u2019s just a joke.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Another user posted a screenshot of another of Musk\u2019s since-deleted tweet in which he stated that \u201cD\u2019s get degrees,\u201d referring to his university\u2019s preference for busty women.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"5.625\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Now deleted, but only D cups need apply <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/40NBcDTonb\">pic.twitter.com\/40NBcDTonb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Stock Joker (@StockJoke) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StockJoke\/status\/1454514744988090373?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 30, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Musk\u2019s tweets are now deleted, whether that was the result of the backlash from his followers, the billionaire\u2019s better judgment, or handlers insisting they be removed remains unknown.<\/p>\n<p>In another <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/VjFqS\">deleted tweet,<\/a> Musk stated \u201cUsed to be that u only had 140 characters to dig ur own grave.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more at <a href=\"https:\/\/futurism.com\/the-byte\/elon-musk-deletes-tweets\">the Byte here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><i>Lucas Nolan is a reporter for Breitbart News covering issues of free speech and online censorship. Follow him on Twitter&nbsp;<\/i><i><a class=\"x5l\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/lucasnolan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">@LucasNolan<\/a>&nbsp;<\/i><i>or contact via secure email at the address&nbsp;<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"mailto:lucasnolan@protonmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">lucasnolan@protonmail.com<\/a><\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk recently deleted a joke posted to Twitter proposing the name of a Texas university after being accused of sexism. 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