“Keep Elon in the USA”: American Man Outraged by Elon Musk’s Dad’s Claims About Apartheid, SA Reacts
- An American man shared a viral TikTok video reacting with fury to an interview with Elon Musk's dad, Errol Musk, where he denied apartheid and its impact on black people
- The controversial clip went viral, gaining thousands of comments from aggrieved social media users both locally and globally
- Social media users were outraged by the historical revisionism, with many linking Errol’s views to his son Elon Musk's personality and public persona, asking America to keep the family
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A video exposing former South African businessman Errol Musk’s controversial comments about race and apartheid ignited a furious debate across social media.
The clip, shared on TikTok by @that1useem2hate1who, highlighted the contrast in views on South African history, garnering thousands of comments from social media users who felt Errol’s views reflected some of his generation’s stance on apartheid.
The American content creator started his video by expressing his frustration before playing a segment of the interview. During the CNN interview, Errol Musk, the father of Elon Musk, claimed that South Africa's small white population projected a European culture. When the journalist interjected, pointing out that this small population had historically oppressed millions of black people for decades under apartheid, Errol quickly denied the claims.
Errol Musk defends apartheid during the interview
He argued that the white population could not have oppressed black people because they allegedly “gave them work and fed them.” He asserted that the black population grew from a “tiny group into a massive group,” implying that the white minority was responsible for this growth. When the journalist pressed him on the reality of apartheid, Errol doubled down, simply stating that “they never saw apartheid.”
The content creator, TikTok user @that1useem2hate1who returned, visibly angered, and drew a parallel between Errol's views and his son Elon Musk’s attitude, stating that an apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.” He called it appalling that Errol was so confident in his historical denial on a global platform like CNN. He concluded with a political comparison, asking why people think Elon and Donald Trump were so amicable, suggesting that “birds of a feather flock together.”
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SA’s furious response to Errol Musk's interview
The clip went viral, garnering 1.6M views, 160K likes, and 7.8K comments from social media users who expressed deep offence. Many South African users argued that America should keep Elon Musk, claiming the country did not need him if his family harboured such views. Others expressed fury at the claim that black people were “fed,” questioning how colonisers could arrive on someone else’s land and claim to feed the original inhabitants, asking what they thought the population was eating before their arrival.
User @sithabile MATIWANE said:
"Even the interviewer was confused 😭."
User @User @Samantha Theron commented:
"Exactly!!! You guys can keep Elon in the USA. We South Africans of colour are good without him😁."
User @SAUL asked:
"Who does this guy think he is?"
User @Fisokuhle shared:
"They never saw it as immoral. They ended it because it was no longer beneficial for them, meaning if they can formulate new ways to revive it, they will not think twice."
User @User232325 added:
"They never liked us!"
User @user3245401984716 asked:
"Gave them work on whose land? After dispossessing them, he never saw oppression because he was the one who did it."
Watch the TikTok video below:
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