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Sharing that she grew up in a half-Indian household after her mother married Ravi Sidhoo, the director of Vancouver-based East India Carpets, Grimes said, “My stepdad’s Indian.”
Elon Musk and Grimes are seen. Grimes’ remarks come in the wake of a larger controversy on immigration, particularly the H1B visa program. (Reuters Image)
Elon Musk’s former partner, Canadian singer Grimes, revealed her connection to Indian culture amid uproar over Sriram Krishnan’s appointment to the Donald Trump administration. Grimes, whose real name is Claire Boucher, defended the Indian community against racist comments made on social media.
Taking to X (formerly Twitter), she said, “Suddenly concocting anti-Indian energy out of nowhere is embarrassing y’all. Also, they were clear they planned to do this.”
Sharing that she grew up in a half-Indian household after her mother married Ravi Sidhoo, the director of Vancouver-based East India Carpets, Grimes said, “My stepdad’s Indian. I had a fire childhood in a half-Indian household. Indian culture jives very well with Western culture.”
Owing to this, there was a lot of cultural fusion in her upbringing which is her strength, Grimes said, adding, “We’ve already flooded India with American gadgets, causing them problems. But if we had sent more companies, they would’ve benefitted through job creation.”
Slamming racist online comments, she said, “I’m also seeing lots of powerful ppl disagreeing. It’s good to remember negative comments feel louder and more numerous. If you haven’t much been subjected to social media toxicity it’s good to remember ur monkey brain is telling you ur gonna get kicked out of the tribe and die of starvation or rape – important to fight the monkey brain impulses that social media seeks to trigger.” (sic)
The remarks come in the wake of a larger controversy on immigration, particularly the H1B visa program which allows skilled foreign workers to live and work in the US.