ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact
The wider Australian public has been besmirched by an uppity South African poon again, this time by one that’s also the richest person in the world.
Elon Musk, a polarising African-American entrepreneur and owner of publishing website X, is under fire this week for criticising a request from the Australian government to take down a video from his website.
The eSafety Commissioner asked Twitter (or X) to take down that video of a Western Sydney religious figure getting knifed by a disgruntled member of a neighbouring Muslim community. The Government has fears the video is helping the spread of misinformation regarding the ‘terror incident’ as the NSW Police have deemed it.
That request came in the form of a Federal Court order which compelled X to remove the video from their website, to which Elon has told The Advocate amounts to censorship.
“Nah, my child,” he said.
“I’m not doing it, boy. I’m not going to just take down a video, ya? Man, I’m not some little boy, ya? It’s censorship, man. I’ll tell you what, sonny, I’m not doing it, ya,”
“That eKaren or whatever her name is, boy, I’m not going to listen, ya? They can take me to court, ya? I don’t care.”
It comes just a few months after outgoing Woolworths CEO Brad Banducci went on Four Corners to make a fool of himself and his shareholders, all the while lecturing the ABC reporter in a thick South African accent.
“Man, I’m not ripping you guys off, ya?” said Banducci.
“Actually, man, you disrespect me like this, ya, I’m off, hey? Jam your programme up your orse! Fokken kommunistiese pielkoppe.”
The Australian public wasn’t too pleased with Mr Banducci’s performance and a few days later, he resigned for no reason.
More to come.
