Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk has sparked controversy after stating that Instagram is “for girls” and mocking men who share their profiles with him.<\/p>\n
“Instagram is for girls,” Musk wrote on X while replying to a viral thread about social media habits and online trends. The post featured a discussion about how people’s online habits can reflect different \u201cphases\u201d of their lives.<\/p>\n
Lmao<\/p>\n
Instagram is for girls<\/p>\n
\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 15, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n The thread highlighted common Instagram trends such as posting \u201cthirst traps\u201d, uploading stories throughout the day and sharing pictures of homemade food.<\/p>\n Later, Musk added another comment saying that when grown men send him their Instagram profiles, he wonders if they are \u201ctransitioning or what.\u201d He wrote, “Obviously. Sometimes grown men send me their Instagram profiles and I’m like are you transitioning or what?”<\/p>\n Obviously.<\/p>\n Sometimes grown men send me their Instagram profiles and I’m like are you transitioning or what?<\/p>\n \u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 15, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n The post quickly went viral, with many social media users calling his comments sexist and offensive.<\/p>\n One user wrote, “54 year old man saying ‘lmao’ is more Instagram than a girl can handle.”<\/p>\n 54 year old man saying “lmao” is more Instagram than a girl can handle…<\/p>\n \u2014 Abyssinian????????\/????????American (@Cradle_of_Adwa) May 15, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Another commented, “These grown men might be women trying to scam you. Fake is all you can find out there.”<\/p>\n These grown men might be women trying to scam you. \u2014 ???????? Myrna Moore ???????? (@mimaw4Jesus_God) May 16, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n “Men should have a separate app called BROSTAGRAM because it explains the pout, the soft lighting, and the 47 mirror selfies,” wrote another user.<\/p>\n Men should have a separate app called BROSTAGRAM because explain the pout, the soft lighting, and the 47 mirror selfies ????????????<\/p>\n \u2014 astraea (@astraeacryptox) May 15, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n “Yeah, unless of course you owned it, then it would be for \u2018super duper Alpha manly men’….right Elon?” another comment read.<\/p>\n Yeah, unless of course you owned it, then it would be for “super duper Alpha manly men”….right Elon? ????<\/p>\n \u2014 Khanjar \u062e\u0646\u062c\u0631 ???????? (@Khanjar111) May 15, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Elon Musk has often criticized platforms owned by Meta Platforms while promoting X as a more open and serious alternative.<\/p>\n
Fake is all you can find out there<\/p>\n