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Summary

Elon Musk addresses accusations of racism by highlighting his diverse family and the inclusive hiring practices at his companies. He asserts that his personal life and professional leadership demonstrate a lack of racial bias.

Structure

1Interviewer poses a question about racism
2Musk mentions his partner's background
3Musk mentions his children
4Musk cites his company's hiring practices
5Musk concludes that he is not racist

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Elon Musk Accused of Racism? PEOPLE SAY THAT YOU'RE MY PARTNER SHE'S HALF INDIAN AND I HAVE 4 CHILDREN WITH HER SO I WOULD SAY I'M NOT RACIST AND ALSO THE, YOU KNOW, IF YOU LOOK AT THE PEOPLE THAT ARE EMPLOYED AT MY COMPANIES WE HAVE SENIOR EXECUTIVES OF ALL RACES THERE'S, THERE'S, THERE'S I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY RACISM THERE

Transcript

People say that you're racist. My partner, she's half Indian, and I have four children with her. So I would say I'm not racist. And also, the, you know, if you look at the people that are employed at my companies, we have senior executives of all races. There's, there's, there's, I don't think there's any racism there.