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Tesla's Cybertruck Resembles Armored Vehicles Used in Apartheid South Africa: Professors

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Two university professors have criticized the design of the Tesla cybertruck, specifically its visual similarity to armored personnel vehicles that patrolled apartheid South Africa, resulting in criticism directed towards the company's CEO, Elon Musk.

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Tesla's Cybertruck Resembles Armored Vehicles Used in Apartheid South Africa: Professors

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Professors Claim Musk's Cybertruck Reminiscent Of Apartheid-Enforcing Vehicle In South Africa

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Apartheid comes to an end in South Africa | March 17, 1992

On March 17, 1992, white South Africans vote overwhelmingly in a referendum to end minority rule, by a margin of 68.7 percent to 31.2 percent. Thus ends the turbulent period called apartheid, a racial segregation policy that separated the minority white population by designating areas and activities prohibited to Black people. “Today we have closed […]

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Professors Claim Musk’s Cybertruck Reminiscent Of Apartheid-Enforcing Vehicle In South Africa – altnews.org

Via The College Fix, A pair of Rice University professors say Elon Musk’s Tesla Cybertruck is reminiscent of a vehicle

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Tesla Cybertruck’s Design Sparks Debate on Militarism

Elon Musk’s Tesla Cybertruck has sparked controversy once again, this time over its alleged resemblance to a vehicle synonymous with oppression. Two Rice University professors, Vivian Chenxue Lu and Nana Osei-Opare, have drawn a provocative parallel between the Cybertruck and the Casspir, an armored personnel carrier used during apartheid in South Africa. The professors argue that the Cybertruck’s… Source

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Professors Claim Musk's Cybertruck Reminiscent Of Apartheid-Enforcing Vehicle In South Africa - Nemos News Network

Via The College Fix, A pair of Rice University professors say Elon Musk’s Tesla Cybertruck is reminiscent of a vehicle that “patrolled and terrorized” black townships in apartheid South Africa. As such, Professors Vivian Chenxue Lu and Nana Osei-Opare write in Slate that the Cybertruck’s similarities to the Casspir military vehicle (pictured, below) — intentional or not — “blur the boundaries between the battlefield and the public street.” “[T]…

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