A new lawsuit from the state of California accuses Tesla of rampant racism and says they have segregated the manufacturing floor, relegating Black workers to areas that employees call “porch monkey stations” or “the slave ship.”
The agency said in its lawsuit that the discrimination started as early as 2012, only a year after the plant opened, and still continues today.
“[I]f someone is a jerk to you, but sincerely apologizes, it is important to be thick-skinned and accept that apology,” Musk reportedly wrote.
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