On July 25, local time, the conflict between business magnate Elon · Musk and his transgender daughter Vivian·Jenner· Wilson (formerly known as Xavier · Musk) once again became the focus of global attention.
In a rare break of silence, Wilson gave an interview to NBC, revealing a lesser-known side of the billionaire with her personal experience.
The high-spirited "Iron Man of Silicon Valley" in the spotlight wears a cold mask in family relationships, leaving only endless scars for his children.
"He is cold, irritable, unloving, and narcissistic." Wilson was unceremonious about his famously known father.
She accused Musk of being almost completely absent from her upbringing, and relying on her mother and nanny for the daily life of the family.
In the few times they got together, Musk would only reprimand Wilson.
"He would force me to be more 'masculine' because I was feminine, and even forced me to keep my voice down when I was in elementary school." Recalling the bits and pieces of his childhood, Wilson's tone was full of helplessness and pain.
However, it is such a father who frequently neglects his duties in family relationships that he arbitrarily judges Wilson's gender identity in public.
In an interview on July 22, Musk bluntly said that "Xavier is 'dead'" and claimed that he was "tricked" into signing the documents for sex reassignment treatment, openly questioning his daughter's choice.
To this, Wilson responded angrily: "If you blatantly lie to millions of viewers about me, I won't just leave it at that."
She stressed that Musk's consent to sex reassignment treatment was based on careful consideration, not being deceived.
This strong and brave girl is defending her dignity as an independent individual with practical actions.
In fact, Musk's disgust with the so-called "awakening spirit virus" has reached the point of pathology.
He saw it as a great threat to modern civilization and even became one of the important reasons for the acquisition of the social media platform Twitter (now renamed X).
When it comes to the topic of teenage transsexuality, Musk unceremoniously gave the definition of "evil", believing that those who advocate such practices should be held accountable.
How can one be so flippant in dictating the lives of others? Musk's arrogance and paranoia are probably only unaware of him.
But in the face of many questions and accusations from his father, Wilson's response was unusually firm.
"I'm an adult and I'm 20 years old this year.
My life should be in my own hands, not defined by someone else, even if that person is my real father. "
She bluntly said that she has cut off contact with Musk for nearly 4 years, refuses to be wrongly defined, and must be brave to live according to her inner voice.
These words can't help but be moving: a child's growth should not be limited to the presuppositions and expectations of parents, they have the right to explore the colors of life according to their own wishes.
The public confrontation between Wilson and Musk has pushed the topic of transgender sex to the forefront of public opinion, triggering a wide discussion in the whole society: How should we view children's gender identity? As a parent, what kind of attitude should you have? What this debate highlights is the huge gap in perceptions between different generations.
It is true that for minors, making a big decision like sex change is not child's play and needs to be treated with caution.
But at the same time, we should listen to and understand their demands with an open and rational mind, and give them due respect, rather than simply criticizing and denying.
Otherwise, this kind of domineering or even irresponsible parenthood will only become a stumbling block on the road to parent-child communication, making the originally intimate relationship become fragmented.
On the other hand, Musk, although he has won countless honors in the business field, as a father, his dereliction of duty in emotional expression and role playing is obvious to all.
In the hustle and bustle of the world, career and family are never an either/or choice.
A person's success should not only look at how brilliant his career is, but also whether he has taken on the responsibility of being a parent and created a loving and warm growth environment for his children.
Otherwise, no matter how dazzling the achievements are, they will lose their weight on the balance of family affection.
In addition to the lack of parent-child companionship, the deeper reason for the opposite purpose of Musk and Wilson's father and daughter may lie in the generation gap crisis caused by the changes of the times.
With the progress of society, the younger generation is becoming more and more open to thinking about gender, identity and other topics, which has formed a fierce collision with the conservative concepts held by Musk's generation.
When children are brave enough to express their desire to "be themselves", should we choose to be tolerant or blindly stick to tradition? This is the problem of the times in front of every parent.
The debate between Musk's father and daughter has made a realistic and sharp footnote to this difficult problem.
It warns everyone that only by building bridges of communication with love and respect and listening to children's voices can families become more harmonious, so that the gap between generations will no longer become a gap between parents and children.
With an open mind to understand differences and a tolerant mind to resolve differences, we will surely pass through the fog of the times and find the way forward in the temperature of family affection.
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