A new argument has just given Elon Musk a cat when his father, Errol Musk, spoke to protect his son from racist accusations in an interview with The Sun on March 25, 2025. Errol, 78, said that the billionaire behindTeslaAnd Spacex did not have the idea of ​​discrimination, memory of Elon’s childhood in Sud Africa in Africa South Africa to try it. “Elon used to be a friend of our black servants,” he said, telling that the child Elon often played and talked about them in the house of Pretoria in the 1980s. The statement quickly increased public opinion, only revealing the arguments about Musk’s past and asking questions about how his family saw the complex history of the country used to apply the apartheid mode.

Errol described Elon as a curious and sociable child, regardless of skin color or social status. “It does not grow with the idea of ​​distinguishing anyone,” he emphasized, saying that the family environment has fed an open and unpopular Elon. However, the use of the phrase “black servant” to describe people who work for the family has caused a strong reaction. In X, many criticized that this way of speaking reflected a backward colonial thought, while others defended Errol, saying that he only had the historical reality of South Africa at that time. “This is how everything happened at that time, do not distort it,” wrote a Musk fan.

Accusations of racism aimed at Elon are not new. Recently, it was criticized by some comments of X related to immigration and cultural diversity, which caused many people to question their personal opinion. However, Errol rejected all speculation, called them “misunderstandings” and said that Elon’s global success, from the construction of Tesla to the acquisition of Twitter (now x), is the evidence that he is not discriminating against anyone. “He works with people of all classes, every skin color,” he said, he even revealed that the Musk family had a close relationship with the black community in Johannesburg.

The public’s reaction is very multi -dimensional. Some praised Errol for protecting their son, with comments such as: “Finally, anyone tells Elon’s truth.” On the contrary, many people think that their justification is not convincing enough, even the controversy worsens by remembering the context of apartheid in which Musk’s family has lived. Elon, meanwhile, has not responded directly, but a brief tweet from him shortly after, “the family is everything,” he considered implicit support for his father. Whether agreeing or protesting, Errol’s speech extended the debate about the past and ideology of Elon Musk, which makes everyone continue to follow the steps of the most powerful man on this planet.