A Black Tesla owner says that every single time he visits a Tesla showroom, there’s always at least one white person who stares him down. Tevin James (@tevinjamess) posted a TikTok on the matter. He attributes the sustained peering to the notion that Teslas are considered symbols of high socioeconomic standing. He says it isn’t necessarily the case, despite challenging the presumptions of others that he isn’t financially stable just because of his race.
James begins his video by speaking into the camera while he drives his Tesla. “Bro, every single time. Never fails, every single time that I come to Tesla. There’s always a white person that just be looking at me up and down. Like I don’t belong in there, like bro Teslas are not that expensive they’re only $45,000 dollars,” he chuckles after saying this.
