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Grimes' Pregnancy Announcement refers to edited topless photos of Canadian musician Grimes with an image of a fetus on her stomach which was posted to her Twitter and Instagram account in January 2020. The photos were quickly confirmed to be a pregnancy announcement by Grimes in an Instagram comment. Twitter users responded by comparing her baby to an alien.

Origin

On January 8th, 2020, Grimes[1] tweeted photos of herself captioned with a Saturn emoji and a sword emoji (shown below). The tweet gained over 9,400 likes within an hour. The photo was also posted to Instagram[2] and gained over 113,000 likes in an hour.

GRIM ='S. @Grimezsz 1:36 PM - 8 Jan 2020

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On January 8th, 2020, Grimes commented on her Instagram post saying "being knocked up is a very feral & war-like state of being" (shown below, left). Twitter user @JakeLindner[3] tweeted, "Imagine your dad is multi billionaire smartest man alive Elon Musk and your mom is time traveling from-the-future influential artist Grimes.. can’t believe she’s pregnant😭 The POWER!!!!" (shown below, right). The tweet garnered over 60 likes in an hour.

divinuswicca Love how you don't even censor the n------ sis, you look great 8m 31 likes Reply grimes o @divinuswicca I thought about censoring them for a hot minute haha (this may get taken down anyway) but the photo is so much less feral without the n------. Plus being knocked up is a very feral & war-like state of being. Might as well be what it is. Plus most of my friends told me not to post them so then i was afflicted w reverse psychology. Interrogated my shame on it and decided it was sum weird internalized self hatred to feel uncomfortable abt my body. Hope ur having a nice day! 2m 518 likes Reply
Jacob Lindner @JakeLindner Imagine your dad is multi billionaire smartest man alive Elon Musk and your mom is time traveling from-the- future influential artist Grimes.. can't believe she's pregnant The POWER!!!! Elon Musk / Net worth 27.5 billion USD 2020 HUMANS aren't real V:GRIM =' S•e and Elon Musk 4:37 PM · Jan 8, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone

That day, Twitter user @stone1492[4] tweeted, "Elon Musk and Grimes' gender reveal party is definitely gonna involve them blowing up the moon" and received over 480 likes in an hour (shown below).

Connor Stone @stone1492 Elon Musk and Grimes' gender reveal party is definitely gonna involve them blowing up the moon. 5:01 PM · Jan 8, 2020 · Twitter for Android

Baby Parodies

Following the announcement, social media users joked about the pregnancy by posting humorous parodies imagining what the baby might look like. For example, Twitter user @MYSTIC7[5] posted an image of the Pokémon Mewtwo in a test tube, gaining over 130 retweets and 1,600 likes (shown below, left). User @WinEdwards[6] joked that the couple would give the baby acid when it asked for a snap, gaining over 490 retweets and 3,300 likes (shown below, right).

MYSTIC7 @MYSTIC7 This the child of Elon and Grimes rn 0:12 5.9M views From Tokyo Fashion
Win Edwards @WinEdwards Grimes and Elon's baby after asking for a snack 9:40 PM · Jan 8, 2020 from Nashville, TN · Twitter for iPhone

On Reddit, user Raliadose posted a Baby Name Chalkboard List parody on /r/Grimes (shown below, left), as did user detrituz (shown below, right).

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Others posted video parodies of the announcement. Twitter user @praisejeebus posted a clip from Toy Story parodying the baby, gaining over 300 retweets and 2,500 likes (shown below, top). User @furbclit posted a video of a woman screaming at a giant fish, gaining over 720 retweets and 3,600 likes (shown below, right).



Influenza Musk

Influenza Musk is the rumored name given to Grimes and Elon Musk's child in April 2020. Following a joke tweet implying that Grimes could be in labor on April 20th, a fake news headline was created a few days later claiming that the baby's birth certificate was leaked. "Influenza Musk" began to trend on Twitter and generate more memes akin to the ones made during Grimes' pregnancy announcement.

Birth

On May 4th, 2020 Grimes gave birth to a boy. Elon Musk updated fans on Twitter in a thread regarding Tesla. Twitter user @neilson_gaelic commented, "News on baby 👶🏻?" to which Musk[6] replied "A few hours away!" and then "Mom & baby all good" which gained over 34,100 likes and 2,600 retweets in a day (shown below, left). Twitter user @priscillabanana[7] asked for the baby's name to which Musk replied: "X Æ A-12 Musk" which received over 39,500 likes and 4,00 retweets in a day.

Gælic @Gaelic_Neilson - 17h News on baby e ? Elon Musk @elonmusk · 17h A few hours away! Elon Musk O @elonmusk Replying to @elonmusk and @Gaelic_Neilson Mom & baby all good 8:26 PM - May 4, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone
Colombiana @priscillabanana - 9h We need the name we literally need it Elon Musk O @elonmusk · 12h Replying to @elonmusk and @Gaelic_Neilson Mom & baby all good Elon Musk @elonmusk Replying to @priscillabanana XÆ A-12 Musk 11:14 PM - May 4, 2020 - Twitter for iPhone

Early the next morning Elon Musk[8][9] posted two photos of the baby (shown below). The tweet garnered over 35,500 likes and 42,200 likes respectively that day.

Elon Musk @elonmusk Replying to @TeslaGong @PPathole and @priscillabanana SAVAGE 1:59 AM - May 5, 2020 - Twitter for iPhone
Elon Musk @elonmusk Replying to @ficnhvy @TeslaGong and 2 others oreert hecommened eding my baby ty tandtm therirthe nce OCCUPY MAP 2:34 AM - May 5, 2020 - Twitter for iPhone

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ZIZAO, o ídolo incompreendido *-* @RogerBLSamuel Replying to @Grimezsz 4:50 PM · Jan 8, 2020 · Twitter Web App
beating a dead horsegirl @w000rm sonogram of grimes and elon musks baby O Poo-Chl 4:49 PM · Jan 8, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone
seben @xcx_bussy grimes alien baby when she goes on tour azealiabanks 4m Literally been sitting at Elon Musks house alone for days waiting for @grimes to show up and start these sessions. I have no idea when she is coming back. I'm going to wait one more day then I'm going to go home. 4:46 PM · Jan 8, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone
Ethan @ac1dsprite grimes is pregnant with the spawn of elon musk 4:48 PM - Jan 8, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone
Mashable M @mashable Grimes and Elon's future baby be like... GIF 5:20 PM - Jan 8, 2020 - Twitter Web App
george @georgegriffiths Me, waiting for Azealia Banks' response to Grimes' pregnancy 5:26 PM · Jan 8, 2020 - Twitter for iPhone

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External References

[1] Twitter – Grimezsz

[2] Instagram – Grimes

[3] Twitter – JakeLindner

[4] Twitter – stone1492

[5] Twitter – MYSTIC7

[6] Twitter – elonmusk

[7] Twitter – Elonmusk

[8] Twitter – elonMusk

[9] Twitter – elonmusk



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About

Grimes' Pregnancy Announcement refers to edited topless photos of Canadian musician Grimes with an image of a fetus on her stomach which was posted to her Twitter and Instagram account in January 2020. The photos were quickly confirmed to be a pregnancy announcement by Grimes in an Instagram comment. Twitter users responded by comparing her baby to an alien.

Origin

On January 8th, 2020, Grimes[1] tweeted photos of herself captioned with a Saturn emoji and a sword emoji (shown below). The tweet gained over 9,400 likes within an hour. The photo was also posted to Instagram[2] and gained over 113,000 likes in an hour.


GRIM ='S. @Grimezsz 1:36 PM - 8 Jan 2020

Spread

On January 8th, 2020, Grimes commented on her Instagram post saying "being knocked up is a very feral & war-like state of being" (shown below, left). Twitter user @JakeLindner[3] tweeted, "Imagine your dad is multi billionaire smartest man alive Elon Musk and your mom is time traveling from-the-future influential artist Grimes.. can’t believe she’s pregnant😭 The POWER!!!!" (shown below, right). The tweet garnered over 60 likes in an hour.


divinuswicca Love how you don't even censor the n------ sis, you look great 8m 31 likes Reply grimes o @divinuswicca I thought about censoring them for a hot minute haha (this may get taken down anyway) but the photo is so much less feral without the n------. Plus being knocked up is a very feral & war-like state of being. Might as well be what it is. Plus most of my friends told me not to post them so then i was afflicted w reverse psychology. Interrogated my shame on it and decided it was sum weird internalized self hatred to feel uncomfortable abt my body. Hope ur having a nice day! 2m 518 likes Reply Jacob Lindner @JakeLindner Imagine your dad is multi billionaire smartest man alive Elon Musk and your mom is time traveling from-the- future influential artist Grimes.. can't believe she's pregnant The POWER!!!! Elon Musk / Net worth 27.5 billion USD 2020 HUMANS aren't real V:GRIM =' S•e and Elon Musk 4:37 PM · Jan 8, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone

That day, Twitter user @stone1492[4] tweeted, "Elon Musk and Grimes' gender reveal party is definitely gonna involve them blowing up the moon" and received over 480 likes in an hour (shown below).


Connor Stone @stone1492 Elon Musk and Grimes' gender reveal party is definitely gonna involve them blowing up the moon. 5:01 PM · Jan 8, 2020 · Twitter for Android

Baby Parodies

Following the announcement, social media users joked about the pregnancy by posting humorous parodies imagining what the baby might look like. For example, Twitter user @MYSTIC7[5] posted an image of the Pokémon Mewtwo in a test tube, gaining over 130 retweets and 1,600 likes (shown below, left). User @WinEdwards[6] joked that the couple would give the baby acid when it asked for a snap, gaining over 490 retweets and 3,300 likes (shown below, right).


MYSTIC7 @MYSTIC7 This the child of Elon and Grimes rn 0:12 5.9M views From Tokyo Fashion Win Edwards @WinEdwards Grimes and Elon's baby after asking for a snack 9:40 PM · Jan 8, 2020 from Nashville, TN · Twitter for iPhone

On Reddit, user Raliadose posted a Baby Name Chalkboard List parody on /r/Grimes (shown below, left), as did user detrituz (shown below, right).


SneepSlorp -WỊCHA6| -oller Lakynn Voignanin Antiochus Vanessa

Others posted video parodies of the announcement. Twitter user @praisejeebus posted a clip from Toy Story parodying the baby, gaining over 300 retweets and 2,500 likes (shown below, top). User @furbclit posted a video of a woman screaming at a giant fish, gaining over 720 retweets and 3,600 likes (shown below, right).





Influenza Musk

Influenza Musk is the rumored name given to Grimes and Elon Musk's child in April 2020. Following a joke tweet implying that Grimes could be in labor on April 20th, a fake news headline was created a few days later claiming that the baby's birth certificate was leaked. "Influenza Musk" began to trend on Twitter and generate more memes akin to the ones made during Grimes' pregnancy announcement.

Birth

On May 4th, 2020 Grimes gave birth to a boy. Elon Musk updated fans on Twitter in a thread regarding Tesla. Twitter user @neilson_gaelic commented, "News on baby 👶🏻?" to which Musk[6] replied "A few hours away!" and then "Mom & baby all good" which gained over 34,100 likes and 2,600 retweets in a day (shown below, left). Twitter user @priscillabanana[7] asked for the baby's name to which Musk replied: "X Æ A-12 Musk" which received over 39,500 likes and 4,00 retweets in a day.


Gælic @Gaelic_Neilson - 17h News on baby e ? Elon Musk @elonmusk · 17h A few hours away! Elon Musk O @elonmusk Replying to @elonmusk and @Gaelic_Neilson Mom & baby all good 8:26 PM - May 4, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone Colombiana @priscillabanana - 9h We need the name we literally need it Elon Musk O @elonmusk · 12h Replying to @elonmusk and @Gaelic_Neilson Mom & baby all good Elon Musk @elonmusk Replying to @priscillabanana XÆ A-12 Musk 11:14 PM - May 4, 2020 - Twitter for iPhone

Early the next morning Elon Musk[8][9] posted two photos of the baby (shown below). The tweet garnered over 35,500 likes and 42,200 likes respectively that day.


Elon Musk @elonmusk Replying to @TeslaGong @PPathole and @priscillabanana SAVAGE 1:59 AM - May 5, 2020 - Twitter for iPhone Elon Musk @elonmusk Replying to @ficnhvy @TeslaGong and 2 others oreert hecommened eding my baby ty tandtm therirthe nce OCCUPY MAP 2:34 AM - May 5, 2020 - Twitter for iPhone

Various Examples


ZIZAO, o ídolo incompreendido *-* @RogerBLSamuel Replying to @Grimezsz 4:50 PM · Jan 8, 2020 · Twitter Web App beating a dead horsegirl @w000rm sonogram of grimes and elon musks baby O Poo-Chl 4:49 PM · Jan 8, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone seben @xcx_bussy grimes alien baby when she goes on tour azealiabanks 4m Literally been sitting at Elon Musks house alone for days waiting for @grimes to show up and start these sessions. I have no idea when she is coming back. I'm going to wait one more day then I'm going to go home. 4:46 PM · Jan 8, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone Ethan @ac1dsprite grimes is pregnant with the spawn of elon musk 4:48 PM - Jan 8, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone Mashable M @mashable Grimes and Elon's future baby be like... GIF 5:20 PM - Jan 8, 2020 - Twitter Web App george @georgegriffiths Me, waiting for Azealia Banks' response to Grimes' pregnancy 5:26 PM · Jan 8, 2020 - Twitter for iPhone

Search Interest

External References

[1] Twitter – Grimezsz

[2] Instagram – Grimes

[3] Twitter – JakeLindner

[4] Twitter – stone1492

[5] Twitter – MYSTIC7

[6] Twitter – elonmusk

[7] Twitter – Elonmusk

[8] Twitter – elonMusk

[9] Twitter – elonmusk

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