Led By Donkeys (2025). 'Ditching Tesla'
https://www.youtube.com/embed/ncA8L4DZBto
About: "Led By Donkeys have staged an anti-Elon Musk protest so big that it can be ‘seen from space.’ The political campaign group used a Tesla – the electric car company of which Musk is the CEO – on a beach in Wales to write out the message 'Don’t buy a Tesla.' The stunt also featured a silhouette of the billionaire’s now-infamous salute from Donald Trump’s inauguration. The video of the protest also featured Tesla driver Prama, who shared her story of how she regrets buying one of the electric vehicles following Musk’s actions. Driving a Tesla, she created the message in the sand thanks to a rake attached to the back of the car. She said: 'We used to joke that Elon Musk was like a real-life Iron Man but so many things have happened. 'He’s becoming obsessed by power and that’s really changed my view on him. 'That’s when I started thinking, ‘I’m not sure I should be driving a Tesla’.' Highlighting the inauguration salute as a point of no return, she continued: 'My message to anyone who is thinking of buying a Tesla: don’t. Don’t put your money towards this extremism and division of society. Please don’t buy a Tesla'" (Herbert, C., 2025). Further: "'My message to anyone who is thinking of buying a Tesla: Don't. Don't put your money towards this extremism and division of society. 'Please don't buy a Tesla.' The protest comes just days after two Just Stop Oil protesters were arrested after pouring orange powdered paint over a robot at a Tesla shop in west London" (Young, G., 2025). Bibliography: Herbert, C. (2025, March 18). "Led By Donkeys stage giant anti-Musk protest that 'can be seen from space.'" The London Economic. https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/led-by-donkeys-stage-giant-anti-musk-protest-that-can-be-seen-from-space-390873/ https://www.threads.com/@ledbydonkeys/post/DHTz9K1Nh9l Young, G. (2025, March 17). 'Elon Musk salute drawn on Welsh beach in Tesla protest'. The National. https://www.thenational.scot/news/25015445.elon-musk-salute-drawn-welsh-beach-tesla-protest/
