--- title: "Elon Musk Is Gonna Blow a Gasket When He Sees This Pride-Themed Cybertruck" description: "During an LGBTQ pride parade, someone attempted to slay the house down in a Cybertruck with rainbow wrapping that Elon Musk would truly hate." date: "2024-06-03" modified: "2024-06-03" authors: - name: "Noor Al-Sibai" job_title: "Senior Staff Writer" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/nooralsibai" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/pride-cybertruck" categories: - "Elon Musk" - "Future Society" - "The Industrialists" tags: - "cybertruck" - "elon musk" - "the digest" - "transphobia" --- # Elon Musk Is Gonna Blow a Gasket When He Sees This Pride-Themed Cybertruck ![During an LGBTQ pride parade, someone attempted to slay the house down in a Cybertruck with rainbow wrapping that Elon Musk would truly hate.]() *\Image: User LeTeebz via Reddit (r/teslamotors)\* ## Slay or Nay? During an LGBTQ pride parade in Los Angeles, someone attempted to slay the house down in a Cybertruck with rainbow wrapping — a hilarious bit of irony during the colorful celebration that the [notoriously-bigoted Elon Musk]() would absolutely despise. As shown in [videos]() and photos [posted to social media]() from the parade in LA's ritzy West Hollywood "[gayborhood]()," the pride-themed truck clearly turned heads among the giant crowd gathered for the festival. https://www.twitter.com/trustfundterry/status/1797444279922487509 It also drew jibes on the [r/TeslaMotors subreddit]() in which commentators joked that it looked "[like a mango going ripe]()" and was "[one of the least hideous]()" Cybertrucks out there. Others on the platform, and on the Musk-owned X-formerly-Twitter, however, pointed out how much the bigoted multi-hyphenate billionaire would hate one of his company's cars being used for such a celebration. "Don't feed Elon's ego," [one Redditor commented](). "He hates LQBTQ+, especially T's." ## Tee'd Off The trans flags on the brutalist pickup would probably be the main dealbreaker for Musk. As has been [extensively]() [documented](), [Musk's penchant for transphobia](), while [relatively recent](), would certainly put him at odds with the message the rainbow-wrapped Cybertruck is sending. Musk's anti-trans bigotry is all the more troubling considering that [one of his daughters is transgender]() — though she, notably, [wants nothing to do with him](), and her transition may, as writer Walter Isaacson alleged in his biography of the billionaire that came out last fall, have "[triggered" her infamous father's transphobia](). Back before he became the brain-wormed billionaire we all know and loathe, [Musk's companies used to be]() considered [great places for LGBTQ people to work](). In fact, [Tesla actually used to *sponsor* pride events]() and even [manufactured its own rainbow-colored cars]() until 2022. Much like racists who [claim to have friends of color](), Musk recently posted on X that he encourages his so-called "gay friends" to have children "[for the continuance of civilization]()" — a telling caveat that belies the billionaire's [bizarre focus on fertility and population growth]() that [may also have contributed]() his [far-right turn]() in recent years. All told, Musk seems far less concerned with gay people doing their thing than with trans people (and [trans children in particular]()) [accessing healthcare]() — but given that he's both a "[free speech absolutist]()" and a [greedy]() [goblin](), maybe this use of a Cybertruck that somebody paid for or [leased out]() won't bother him *too* much. **More on Musk:** [*Elon Musk Fuming After Frenemy Donald Trump Found Guilty on All Counts*]() ## Author At Futurism, I've often been drawn to unpacking the narratives that underlie technological, scientific and medical progress, with a special interest in areas of conflict and ambiguity that end up setting agendas and steering the fates of both elites and the hoi polloi. I'm a committed generalist, but I often find myself returning to work involving NASA and the private space sector, the effects of AI on media and society, and the mechanics of the pharmaceutical industry, with a specific focus on the spread of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. Prior to Futurism, I worked for publications ranging from Media Matters and Truthdig to Raw Story and Bustle. I'm also the author of "Myspace Scene Queens," a 2024 title in Instar Books' acclaimed "Remember the Internet" series. My work at Futurism has been cited by outlets including the New Yorker, Slate, Nieman Lab, the Verge, the MIT Technology Review, the Sunday Times, and the Daily Beast. I grew up in North Carolina, attended the University of North Carolina at Asheville, and now live in Brooklyn, New York. In my free time, I'm an avid reader and music fan; you can probably find me at a local poetry reading, concert, underground rave, or DJ set. I'm the proud parent of an ineffable orange cat named Mee-Mow. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()