Elon Musk: Joe Rogan labeling return of controversial slang "one of the great culture victories" gets Elon Musk's nod

Joe Rogan labeling return of controversial slang "one of the great culture victories" gets Elon Musk's nod

Modified Apr 11, 2025 13:42 GMT

Elon Musk agrees as Joe Rogan hails slang comeback a cultural win [Image courtesy: Getty Images]

Joe Rogan believes the return of the slang, 'ret*rded,' is a cultural victory, and his close friend, Elon Musk, seemingly agreed with the assertion.

The 57-year-old hosted Douglas Murray and Dave Smith in episode #2303 of the Joe Rogan Experience (JRE). The duo has contrasting views on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and Rogan intended to find a middle ground with civil debate.

Funnily enough, the UFC commentator brought them all to laughter when he described why he wanted Murray and Smith on the podcast. He said:

"The goal of this is every time I see people that disagree with anything that's happening, any gigantic world events, it's one of these r**arded shows where they are screaming. There is that word again..We were just talking about that. The word r**arded is back, and it's one of the great culture victories that I think is spurred on probably by podcasts."

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Billionaire businessman Elon Musk seemingly agreed with Rogan, as he reshared the clip of the conversation on X.

Check out the screenshot of Musk resharing the post on X:

Screenshot of Elon Musk's social media post [Image Source: @elonmusk on X]

Joe Rogan shares his thoughts about criticism against Elon Musk

After aligning with Donald Trump, Elon Musk began to attract criticism from a section of the American public. It increased when Trump appointed Musk as the head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

On episode #2270 of the Joe Rogan Experience, guest Bridget Phetasy mentioned the protests going on in the U.S. against Musk. In response, The UFC commentator said:

"I guarantee it's organized. I guarantee it's organized by the same people that are going to lose a sh*tload of money based on all these discoveries at Doge. There's no way they're not. If you look at what DOGE is uncovering, what they're uncovering with this USA stuff, a lot of that stuff was organized through NGOs. Protests, they organized the attempt at getting Trump impeached."

Check out Joe Rogan's comments below (1:40):

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