Elon Musk calls Thai cave rescuer a 'pedo guy'

Re:Elon Musk calls Thai cave rescuer a 'pedo guy' by petertodd on Sunday July 15, 2018 @12:30PM (#17535897)

Has anyone confirmed this wasn't just an unfortunate typo?

Why is sfgate making an issue about this prior to doing that?

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Re:Elon Musk calls Thai cave rescuer a 'pedo guy' by jsheard on Sunday July 15, 2018 @12:34PM (#17535914)

He doubled-down in another tweet: https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1018513369404493824

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Re:Elon Musk calls Thai cave rescuer a 'pedo guy' by petertodd on Sunday July 15, 2018 @12:38PM (#17535931)

Thanks.

Yeah, IMO that's pretty stupid and Musk would do well to take a break. :/

Pity, because I think he overall did the right thing with that sub idea - it was a good plan B and what was done in the end was pretty similar to it (strap the kids into stretchers with positive pressure full face masks). But calling one of the team a pedo doesn't help anyone; better to just shut up.

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Re:Elon Musk calls Thai cave rescuer a 'pedo guy' by dawhizkid on Sunday July 15, 2018 @12:36PM (#17535921)

It's not a typo. In an earlier tweet he says "Never saw this British expat guy who lives in Thailand (sus)"

He's clearly implying that the diver fits the stereotype of old white men who retire in Thailand to have sex with young Thai boys/girls.

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Re:Elon Musk calls Thai cave rescuer a 'pedo guy' by IshKebab on Sunday July 15, 2018 @01:34PM (#17536155)

Yeah it's not like there's amazing diving in Thailand that expert British divers would want to explore... This is crazy.

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