Grimes didn\u2019t mince words speaking out against their ex Elon Musk\u2019s social media platform, X.<\/p>\n
The \u201cGenesis\u201d singer, who uses they\/them pronouns, unleashed a tirade about the downsides of social media, saying online platforms are \u201cpoison.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOk I\u2019ve basically been entirely off social media and returning here it is overwhelmingly, abundantly and profoundly clear that this place \u2014 and all of these places \u2014 are a poison \u2014 a prison of utterly short form deep deep-sounding nonsense attached to no one that ur brain will discard imaging its learning,\u201d the 37-year-old musician wrote on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n Grimes didn\u2019t mince words speaking out against their ex Elon Musk\u2019s social media platform, X. Getty Images for The Met Museum\/Vogue<\/p>\n \u201cThe entire thing is a theatre. A s-tty pale simulacra of a life,\u201d added Grimes, whose real name is Claire Elise Boucher.<\/p>\n While it\u2019s unclear exactly how long Grimes had stayed off social media, the singer made their thoughts on using online platforms abundantly clear back in April.<\/p>\n \u201cI think it\u2019s very unhealthy to be on social media, it feels like a ghost town of depression, bitterness and pictures of beautiful women doing sext [sic] things,\u201d the musician wrote on X<\/a> at the time. <\/p>\n \u201cI feel like this is a massive moral failure of all the apps. And it\u2019s causing great harm to society.\u201d<\/p>\n The \u201cGenesis\u201d singer, who uses they\/them pronouns, unleashed a tirade about the downsides of social media, saying online platforms are \u201cpoison.\u201d Twitter \/ @Grimezsz<\/p>\n In March, the \u201cOblivion\u201d singer revealed that they had been diagnosed with ADHD and autism \u2014 saying they were grateful to have \u201covercome\u201d their symptoms before the rise of social media.<\/p>\n \u201cI think the nature of this uninformed social media mental health subculture is rly a big concern,\u201d Grimes wrote on X<\/a> at the time.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cSome are great ofc but a lot of these seem like explicitly anti civilizational and geared towards making people worse.\u201d<\/p>\n It\u2019s not the first time Grimes has spoken about about their thoughts on social media. @elonmusk\/Twitter<\/p>\n It\u2019s not the first time Grimes has spoken out publicly against Musk, whom they dated on and off between 2018 and 2021<\/a>.<\/p>\n In January, the singer defensively said they are \u201chappy to denounce Nazi-ism\u201d<\/a> to avoid being tied to the hate aimed at their kids\u2019 dad for his\u00a0stiff-armed gesture<\/a>\u00a0on Inauguration Day.<\/p>\n Grimes lashed out online after one follower said she planned to cover up her tattoo of Grimes in the outrage, which Tesla mogul Musk, 54,\u00a0dismissed as \u201cdirty tricks\u201d<\/a>\u00a0from haters.<\/p>\n Grimes shares three kids with Musk, whom she dated on and off between 2018 and 2021. @ElonMusk\/X<\/p>\n \u201cWhile I deeply respect your concern \u2014 it is unhealthy that people are this upset when I have not even been online yet today and am only just learning about this controversy now,\u201d wrote Grimes.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t know what happened and I will not make a rash statement. It\u2019s absurd that someone can be this canceled for something their ex did before they even heard it happened,\u201d they went on.<\/p>\n \u201cI am not him. I will not make a statement every time he does something. I can only send love back into a world that is hurting.\u201d<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with all you need to know\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMorning Report delivers the latest news, videos, photos and more.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n