Leftist celebrity Alyssa Milano was brutally mocked online for an “epic virtue signal fail” after announcing her decision to swap her Tesla for a Nazi-founded Volkswagen to dissociate from “hate and white supremacy.”
Charmed actress Alyssa Milano — who previously described herself as a “proud” Tesla owner — took to Twitter on Saturday to tell the world she returned her Tesla vehicle and purchased a Volkswagen instead, as she criticized the Elon Musk-owned social media platform for allowing “hate and white supremacy.”
“I gave back my Tesla. I bought the VW ev. I love it,” she wrote.
In addition, she expressed being unsure “how advertisers can buy space on Twitter.”
“Publicly traded company’s products being pushed in alignment with hate and white supremacy doesn’t seem to be a winning business model,” Milano wrote.
I gave back my Tesla.
I bought the VW ev.
I love it.
I’m not sure how advertisers can buy space on Twitter. Publicly traded company’s products being pushed in alignment with hate and white supremacy doesn’t seem to be a winning business model.
— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) November 26, 2022
Earlier this month, Volkswagen — Europe’s largest car manufacturer founded in 1937 by the German Labour Front under the direction of Adolf Hitler’s National Socialist Party — suspended advertisements on Twitter in response to Elon Musk’s vow to make the social media platform a home for free speech.
In response to Milano’s remarks, many took to social media to slam the Hollywood activist’s “epic virtue signal fail.”
“Volkswagen was literally founded by the Nazi’s and Hitler,” wrote conservative comedy duo Kevin Hodge and Keith Hodge, better known as the Hodgetwins.
Volkswagen was literally founded by the Nazi’s and Hitler. ????
— Hodgetwins (@hodgetwins) November 26, 2022
Musk himself replied with a laughing emoji as well as a “100,” apparently in an expression of absolute agreement with the Hodges’ observation.
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— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 26, 2022
“Democrats are this stupid,” wrote actor Nick Searcy. “She traded in a car made by an African American for a car from a company developed by the Nazis while whining about white supremacy.”
Democrats are this stupid.
She traded in a car made by an African American for a car from a company developed by the Nazis while whining about white supremacy.@Alyssa_Milano https://t.co/GofG9x21wE
— Nick Searcy, INTERNATIONAL FILM & TELEVISION STAR (@yesnicksearcy) November 27, 2022
“Uhh. You may want to look up the origins of Volkswagen before you try to virtue signal with this one,” wrote Calgary-based columnist Cory Morgan.
Uhh.
You may want to look up the origins of Volkswagen before you try to virtue signal with this one. https://t.co/BQxOYV9hYa
— Cory Morgan (@CoryBMorgan) November 26, 2022
“Nothing says ‘I’m concerned about white supremacy’ like buying a car from a company founded by the Nazi government,” writer Mark Hemingway wrote.
Nothing says "I'm concerned about white supremacy" like buying a car from a company founded by the Nazi government. https://t.co/yx114kO0Kh
— Mark Hemingway (@Heminator) November 26, 2022
“Who wants to tell her that Volkswagen was founded in 1937 under the direction of Adolph Hitler?” wrote conservative commentator John Cardillo.
Who wants to tell her that Volkswagen was founded in 1937 under the direction of Adolph Hitler? https://t.co/dvTQlM8C72
— John Cardillo (@johncardillo) November 27, 2022
“You mean the same VW Hitler loved?” asked Dr. Sebastian Gorka, former adviser to former President Donald Trump.
You mean the same VW Hitler loved? https://t.co/uzA9p5SE5Q pic.twitter.com/RhOWzUK8ym
— Sebastian Gorka DrG (@SebGorka) November 27, 2022
“So brave,” mocked conservative commentator Katie Pavlich, as she shared that the German carmaker was originally operated by a Nazi organization, and described as “Hitler’s pet project.”
So brave.
“Originally operated by the German Labor Front, a Nazi organization, Volkswagen was headquartered in Wolfsburg, Germany. In addition to his ambitious campaign to build a network of autobahns and limited access highways across Germany, Hitler’s pet project.” https://t.co/f5UnPjBOj1 pic.twitter.com/Wsking7OKH
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) November 26, 2022
“Yes, Volkswagen. A company that has certainly never had anything to do with racists,” mocked one Twitter user.
Yes, Volkswagen. A company that has certainly never had anything to do with racists. https://t.co/sqLKD3Ma5c
— Weaponized Nerd Rage (@WeaponizedRage) November 27, 2022
“Alyssa ditched a vehicle designed by an immigrant to buy one from a company founded by Hitler,” wrote another.
Alyssa ditched a vehicle designed by an immigrant to buy one from a company founded by Hitler. https://t.co/MhkpjPnAHv
— Sunny McSunnyface (@sunnyright) November 27, 2022
“We live in such profoundly idiotic times that fighting racism now means selling a car built by an African man advocating for free speech and buying one built by Adolf Hitler,” another user wrote.
We live in such profoundly idiotic times that fighting racism now means selling a car built by an African man advocating for free speech and buying one built by Adolf Hitler. https://t.co/P1vu4lJBVx
— Rising serpent ???????? (@rising_serpent) November 26, 2022
The Hollywood star’s tweet comes as several prominent left-wing celebrities have quit Twitter, including Debra Messing, Jack White, Whoopi Goldberg, model Gigi Hadid, mega-TV producer Shonda Rhimes, and siblings Patricia and Rosanna Arquette.
In September, Milano announced she was starring in an abortion-themed movie that addresses the Supreme Court’s recent overturning of Roe v. Wade.
Milano is a useful idiotic flake. Why do we have to see this idiot in the news ????