There’s a point where every person who is a fan of Kanye West’s music has to come to terms with recognizing that dude’s a Nazi. For some it was when Alex Jones of all people had to tell him to chill out on the “Hitler had redeemable qualities” claims. For others it was the track HH — those two Hs stand for exactly what you think they do. Playing anything that Ye has recently put out will get you side-eyed for many things, one of them likely being his Nazi sympathizing. You could play something from Graduation and earlier, but you will still get side-eyed.
Which brings us to Elon Musk. There’s a point where every person that owns a Tesla has to come to terms with recognizing that Elon is very comfortable with Nazis. For some it was when he cozied up with the AfD or when he sieg-gave-his-heart-out shortly after Donald Trump’s re-election. Driving around in a Tesla after everything Musk has done will get you side-eyed:
Faced with this reality, what do you do? It’s a little harder to change out your car than to take Kids See Ghosts out of the rotation. Some people are rebranding their Teslas:
Some people who bought a Tesla before Elon Musk started duck walking at the podium are having their property damaged:
The reputational damage Musk has been doing isn’t just an American phenom. Tesla owners in France are getting their reputations hurt by Musk’s actions and they want to sue Tesla over it. Reuters has coverage:
“Tesla vehicles have become powerful political symbols and are now perceived as true far-right ‘totems,’ much to the dismay of those who purchased them solely as innovative and eco-friendly vehicles”, the plaintiffs’ lawyers Patrick Klugman and Ivan Terel at law firm GKA said in a statement.
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The group is seeking to terminate their lease contracts and recover legal costs at the Paris Commercial Court, citing the “direct and concrete” harm caused by Musk’s public behaviour after he rallied in support of Donald Trump’s presidential bid and Germany’s far-right AfD party.
There should be a threshold question: what model of Tesla are these litigants driving? There is some credence if they’re lamenting the social value of their Model T going to shit, but any plaintiff making this argument with a Cyber Truck needs to get slapped with a summary judgment. Cyber Truck is to Alt-Right grifter as Subaru Outback is to shared homeowners that historians will describe as “good friends.”
Umm, no you didn’t. That Kenmore refrigerator monstrosity you’re driving wasn’t released until after Elon went full nazi pic.twitter.com/twgLMVKVc7
— Liam Nissan™ (@theliamnissan) March 27, 2025
So far 10 Tesla leaseholders are in on the suit. Gotta bump those numbers up! In the meantime, here’s a picture to drive the Elon Musk and Kanye West are doing the same dumb shit point home:
Twitter crop is gone so here is Kanye West and Elon Musk in Yeezys pic.twitter.com/W4UP0ulz3P
— ye4us (@ye4us) May 5, 2021
While I commend the suit, they should have seen the reputational costs coming from miles away.
Some French Tesla Drivers File Lawsuit Over Harm Allegedly Caused By Musk’s Behaviour [Reuters]
Chris Williams became a social media manager and assistant editor for Above the Law in June 2021. Prior to joining the staff, he moonlighted as a minor Memelord™ in the Facebook group Law School Memes for Edgy T14s . He endured Missouri long enough to graduate from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. He is a former boatbuilder who is learning to swim, is interested in critical race theory, philosophy, and humor, and has a love for cycling that occasionally annoys his peers. You can reach him by email at cwilliams@abovethelaw.com and by tweet at @WritesForRent.
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There’s a point where every person who is a fan of Kanye West’s music has to come to terms with recognizing that dude’s a Nazi. For some it was when Alex Jones of all people had to tell him to chill out on the “Hitler had redeemable qualities” claims. For others it was the track HH — those two Hs stand for exactly what you think they do. Playing anything that Ye has recently put out will get you side-eyed for many things, one of them likely being his Nazi sympathizing. You could play something from Graduation and earlier, but you will still get side-eyed.
Which brings us to Elon Musk. There’s a point where every person that owns a Tesla has to come to terms with recognizing that Elon is very comfortable with Nazis. For some it was when he cozied up with the AfD or when he sieg-gave-his-heart-out shortly after Donald Trump’s re-election. Driving around in a Tesla after everything Musk has done will get you side-eyed:
Faced with this reality, what do you do? It’s a little harder to change out your car than to take Kids See Ghosts out of the rotation. Some people are rebranding their Teslas:
Some people who bought a Tesla before Elon Musk started duck walking at the podium are having their property damaged:
The reputational damage Musk has been doing isn’t just an American phenom. Tesla owners in France are getting their reputations hurt by Musk’s actions and they want to sue Tesla over it. Reuters has coverage:
“Tesla vehicles have become powerful political symbols and are now perceived as true far-right ‘totems,’ much to the dismay of those who purchased them solely as innovative and eco-friendly vehicles”, the plaintiffs’ lawyers Patrick Klugman and Ivan Terel at law firm GKA said in a statement.
…
The group is seeking to terminate their lease contracts and recover legal costs at the Paris Commercial Court, citing the “direct and concrete” harm caused by Musk’s public behaviour after he rallied in support of Donald Trump’s presidential bid and Germany’s far-right AfD party.
There should be a threshold question: what model of Tesla are these litigants driving? There is some credence if they’re lamenting the social value of their Model T going to shit, but any plaintiff making this argument with a Cyber Truck needs to get slapped with a summary judgment. Cyber Truck is to Alt-Right grifter as Subaru Outback is to shared homeowners that historians will describe as “good friends.”
Umm, no you didn’t. That Kenmore refrigerator monstrosity you’re driving wasn’t released until after Elon went full nazi pic.twitter.com/twgLMVKVc7
— Liam Nissan™ (@theliamnissan) March 27, 2025
So far 10 Tesla leaseholders are in on the suit. Gotta bump those numbers up! In the meantime, here’s a picture to drive the Elon Musk and Kanye West are doing the same dumb shit point home:
Twitter crop is gone so here is Kanye West and Elon Musk in Yeezys pic.twitter.com/W4UP0ulz3P
— ye4us (@ye4us) May 5, 2021
While I commend the suit, they should have seen the reputational costs coming from miles away.
Some French Tesla Drivers File Lawsuit Over Harm Allegedly Caused By Musk’s Behaviour [Reuters]
Chris Williams became a social media manager and assistant editor for Above the Law in June 2021. Prior to joining the staff, he moonlighted as a minor Memelord™ in the Facebook group Law School Memes for Edgy T14s . He endured Missouri long enough to graduate from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. He is a former boatbuilder who is learning to swim, is interested in critical race theory, philosophy, and humor, and has a love for cycling that occasionally annoys his peers. You can reach him by email at cwilliams@abovethelaw.com and by tweet at @WritesForRent.
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