FORMER first minister Humza Yousaf has called out a “b******t” video on Scottish hate crime laws shared Twitter/X owner Elon Musk.
It comes after the pair clashed once again last month following reports Yousaf was “exploring all options,” including legal action, in response to Musk calling him “super, super racist”.
Musk had said “Scotland gave Yousaf everything and yet he loathes white people” and dared the former first minister to sue him.
This is bullshit. https://t.co/WDrM30VrZG
— Humza Yousaf (@HumzaYousaf) September 7, 2024
On Saturday night, Musk shared a video created by John Stossel – whose website declares that “much of what the mainstream media reports is nonsense” and that “the news is broken”.
He posted a video on free speech with the caption: “A new law in Scotland threatens you with seven years in JAIL if you misgender someone.
“Glad @jk_rowling calls this a threat to free speech.”
Part of the video touched on Scottish hate crime law, pointing to how Harry Potter author JK Rowling had said she is “looking forward to being arrested” when the legislation was first introduced although police did not take any action.
The video also claims that, “in Britain, police enforce cancel culture” and Musk had shared it on his own Twitter/X account with the caption: “This is crazy.”
Yousaf then reposted Musk’s (below) comments and said: “This is b******t.”
Misinformation around the Scottish Hate Crime Act has been an issue since the legislation was first introduced.
We previously told how a number of top law academics at Scottish universities debunked viral claims made by the likes of Rowling, Musk and Joe Rogan.
Musk and Yousaf’s feud is one which dates back to October 2023, with the billionaire Twitter/X owner first provoking backlash by declaring the then-first minster a “blatant racist”.
He had reacted to a highly selective clip of a speech by the SNP MSP which was filmed when he was Scotland’s justice secretary.
The short snippet showed Yousaf delivering a speech in which he highlighted how most senior positions in Scotland are filled by people who are white.
It did not, however, assert that white people make up too large a proportion of Scotland’s overall population as had been suggested by some alt-right figures.
