Elon Musk finally took over Twitter on October 27, having begun acquiring the social media platform earlier this year in April by becoming the company’s largest shareholder. But it appears the business mogul’s takeover isn’t a good fit for many companies, as many have already pulled their ads from Twitter as they want to see how the social media platform’s new owner will operate. things.
According to the wall street journal and CNBCIt’s the “content moderation issues” that force big companies to suddenly stop advertising. And Elon Musk tweeted about it on Nov. 4, pointing to Twitter’s huge drop in revenue, which he says is the result of “activist groups pressuring advertisers.”
And as the CEO of Tesla voiced his concerns, a famous American actor, Ron Perlman, made a rather salty response to Elon Musk, claiming that the latter suppresses freedom of expression. But Capturing The star’s remark only draws criticism as his tweet ended up backfiring instead.
Ron Perlman responds to Elon Musk’s free speech tweet
A flustered Elon Musk took to Twitter to address the current issues facing the social media platform with big companies like Audi and General Mills Inc. pausing their ads after the billionaire took over the site , following which, Twitter revenue faced a rotten decline.
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Musk says it’s the work of resentful activist groups forcing these advertisers to take down their ads, denying them their right to free speech. “Extremely messed up!” he noted in his tweet. “They are trying to destroy free speech in America.”
In response to this, Hellboy actor, Ron Perlman, said it was Musk who was “manipulation of freedom of expression” and not the reverse.
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Just came back because I couldn’t let this one slip. No Elon, you’re the one manipulating free speech because as the quintessential narcissist, you fetishize that the whole universe has to think your way. I come back soon. Because your 5 minutes are up. https://t.co/nYa7huxHgy
— Ron Perlman (@perlmutations) November 5, 2022
Sure, Perlman used some fancy words and seems to have channeled his irritation while framing the response, but it seems his tweet hit the wrong target audience as people call out the 72-year-old actor instead with his response. to Musk turn against him.
Ron Perlman faces backlash for not speaking when necessary
In 2018, former American film producer Harvey Weinstein was charged with rape and other sexual offenses Perlman had remained silent on the pretext of professional restrictions. But The name of the rose The star claimed to have peed on his hand before shaking it with Weinstein at a formal event, something he thought presented him with dignity and bravery, but did no such thing.
And as Perlman rails against Musk, fans are reminding the actor of the times he didn’t take a concrete stand against issues he clearly should have.
Remember when you didn’t do anything about Weinstein because it would have caused you professional harm? Oh man but you peed on yourself!
You’ve never taken a risk in your life and it’s funny that you pretend to be tough when you can’t even take a stand against rapists. pic.twitter.com/JJ1rYkh3Ag
— Disaffected Scientist (@DisaffectedSci) November 5, 2022
Just as Musk took over Twitter as owner, Perlman tweeted saying “Welcome Elon, you little bitch. And Twitter out…” indicating that he would leave the social media site now that the founder of SpaceX holds the reins. And as it seems “bounced” to once again berate Musk, people are making fun of him and calling him out for lying about quitting Twitter as a paltry way to get attention.
Ideally “go back”. You are not fooling anyone lol.
— Suzanne (@OSUMeemz) November 5, 2022
I just came back to it… pic.twitter.com/n1lPXi3CTH
– When Howitzers Fly (@BrockLennon) November 5, 2022
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“I just came back” hahahaha
Why don’t you just tweet “Look at meeeee”
—Tyler Wolfram (@Cry_Wolf15) November 5, 2022
People are also pointing out how completely futile Perlman’s attempt to berate Musk is because the latter won’t care about the actor’s opinions at all.
Those roles that happen to you, buddy? You know you’re not actually Hellboy, right? “I’ll be back soon. Because your 5 minutes are up.” 😂 He’s not worried about you, Ron. There’s nothing you can do to this man that will make him sweat for a nanosecond. Listen to yourself.
— ⒷⒾⒼ ⒷⒺⓇⓉⒽⒶ (@RyanBlazik55) November 5, 2022
— JayJay McMaster, CD (@tantrumblue1) November 5, 2022
In an amusing storyline, Perlman’s seemingly clever response ended up getting him in a bunch of trouble and sarcastic remarks, with fans practically pushing him to quit Twitter, claiming no one wanted to hear it anyway.
It’s going to be interesting to see how the actor pulls it off.
Source: Twitter
