Matrix director Lilly Wachowski has hit out at Elon Musk and Ivanka Trump for referencing the 'red pill' - a term she co-created, which has since been adopted by men's rights groups
The billionaire followed it up with a meme featuring Laurence Fishburne's character from The Matrix, and joked about taking both night and day flu relief at the same time.Director Wachowski responded to Trump's tweet, writing:"F*** both of you."The red pill/blue pill concept comes from the first of the Matrix trilogy, when Morpheus, played by Fishburne, offers Keanu Reeves' character Neo the chance to learn the truth.
In the well-known movie scene, Morpheus says:"This is your last chance. After this there is no turning back. You take the blue pill: the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe.
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