Self-styled anti-woke billionaire and Tesla CEO Elon Musk took a swipe at Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban for his strong “desperate” and “hypocritical” support of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives (DEI) across corporate America.
The online brawl ensued following the resignation of “antisemite plagiarist” Harvard President Claudine Gay.
Musk didn’t mince words, accusing Cuban of virtue signaling, stating, “Mark Cuban is desperately trying to signal his ‘virtue,’ but his hypocrisy convinces no one.”
Cuban, who recently announced his exit from the reality TV show “Shark Tank,” responded with a simple “Lol.”
The heated exchange escalated when a user asked Cuban about discrimination against Asians in college admissions.
Musk escalated the conversation, criticizing Cuban’s response and questioning the lack of diversity on the Mavericks team: “Cool, so when should we expect to see a short white/Asian woman on the Mavs?”
Cuban’s only response was to share an ESPN article, titled ‘Cuban would give gainer chance with Mats,’ which netizens dismissed as a non-answer.
This prompted a verified Asian netizen named Val to humorously inquire if she, as a short white Asian woman, could play for the Mavs due to DEI considerations.
The conversation shifted to the broader issue of how DEI, rooted in Affirmative Action, allegedly discriminates against Asians in Ivy League schools like Harvard and Yale.
A user, Rabbit Hole, presented a screenshot showing Affirmative Action favoring blacks and discriminating against Asians.
Admission rates for Asian Americans were depicted at only 12.7%, compared to the 56.1% rate for African Americans.
Musk, a vocal critic of DEI, added fuel to the fire by supporting a tweet from an Asian user named Wei Wu, who expressed interest in playing basketball for the Mavericks and making the team more DEI.
“I play basketball. @mcuban. I be your point guard. Make Maverick most DEI,” Wei Wu tweeted.
Musk, along with billionaire Bill Ackman, has consistently denounced DEI online, with Musk asserting that it is “just another word for racism” and “illegal” for discriminating based on race and gender.
Cuban, in response, defended DEI, emphasizing its benefits for business by expanding the hiring search to include individuals who are regularly excluded.
The exchange followed a note from Ackman, who linked Harvard’s adoption of DEI to the rise of antisemitism on campus.
Ackman criticized Harvard President Claudine Gay’s response to an assault by Hamas terrorists and later demanded her removal.
Gay resigned earlier this week after revelations of plagiarism in her academic works.
The Daily Netizen 