Elon Musk slams AP and New York Times over racial capitalization rules that capitalize Black and lowercase white.
Austin, TX – According to the media, capitalizing the word Black is paying homage to an oppressed people. Capitalizing the word white is acknowledging systemic white supremacy in America.
No, really, these are the ‘unbiased’ and ‘neutral’ media rules journalists across the liberal mediasphere follow.
Elon Musk ignited fresh debate over newsroom language standards after blasting the Associated Press and the New York Times for capitalizing “Black” but not “white” when referencing race.
The billionaire took to social media after noticing the New York Times follows the same editorial practice as the AP, writing “F NYT” in frustration with what he called a biased style decision.