Elon Musk has called out the New York Magazine for cropping out at least three Black individuals from a pro-Trump party, which the publication had described as being nearly “entirely White.”
Sharing an image depicting how media shapes propaganda by reporting only a part of the truth, Musk wrote: “They literally did the meme.”
In the article titled “The Cruel Kids’ Table,” writer Brock Colyar said that “almost everyone” at the Donald Trump inauguration celebration was “White.” The piece also quoted an individual who asserted that “the entire room” was White.
The article drew reactions from certain Black attendees who criticised the magazine for pushing “the media narrative that diverse Republicans don’t exist and weren’t welcome.”
“I was at this party as were MANY other Conservative media influencers who are Black, Latino, Asian, etc. @NYMag used a whites only photo to push the media narrative that diverse Republicans don’t exist and weren’t welcome. You don’t hate the media enough,” journalist Rob Smith said.
Further, GOP youth advisory council co-chair CJ Pearson expressed frustration at being excluded from the story, despite having hosted the event.
“I hosted this event and @NYMag intentionally left me out of their story because it would have undermined their narrative that MAGA is some racist cult. They also didn’t include the fact that @WakaFlocka and @Gervontaa were also there. You don’t hate the liberal media enough,” he said.
Other Black conservatives at the event included former Georgia State Representative Vernon Jones, Turning Point USA influencer Rob Smith, and PragerU’s Xaviaer DuRousseau. While DuRousseau was mentioned in the article, writer Brock Colyar failed to note his race, and neither Pearson, Jones, nor Smith were mentioned at all, Newsbreak reported.
