Elon Musk engaged directly with Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy on X after Duffy announced that NASA would open up production of its Human Landing System (HLS) for Artemis III to Blue Origin and other companies in addition to SpaceX.
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Duffy framed the move as necessary to “beat China to the Moon” and maintain U.S. dominance in space.
Musk, who runs SpaceX, responded first with a meme, a GIF from the viral “Why are you gay?” Ugandan TV clip, captioned “Also, one question.” In Elon’s post the gif is captioned, “Why are you gae?,” an alternative spelling for the meme.
The post essentially used gay as a slur to mock Duffy’s emphasis on competition and hinting at skepticism toward