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'I bought this before we knew Elon was crazy'

Messiah Musk's cult members will of course pretend this is all perfectly normal and unwarranted.

So how come we don't see similar stickers on other brands' bumpers?

Tesla bumper sticker that says 'I bought this before we knew Elon was crazy' keeps popping up on social media. It's prompting a debate about whether you can separate a product from its CEO.

A picture of a Tesla bumper sticker that pokes fun at CEO Elon Musk has been making the rounds on social media — and it's yet again stirring up a debate on whether the EV owners can truly separate the brand from Musk's persona.

In the picture that was posted on the "me_irl" subreddit, a Model Y is shown with a bumper sticker that says: "I bought this before we knew Elon was crazy." The post generated more than a thousand comments. The photo also has appeared in other Reddit threads.

It's unclear where the apparent bumper sticker originated, or whether there's more than one. There's a chance the image could even be computer-generated or otherwise manipulated. But whatever the case, the sentiment is triggering discussion. The Reddit users that posted the photo didn't respond to a request for comment from Insider. Tesla also didn't respond.

Some Redditors said they have indeed been turned off to buying a Tesla because of Musk.

"I've been following Tesla since they were blogging about the OG Roadster development in impressive detail," one Redditor wrote. "I'm actually car shopping right now and had always thought I'd get a Tesla one day, but after his insanity the last few years I just can't support that."

The sticker appears to be one of several anti-Musk ones available on Etsy and Amazon, including one rendition of the sticker that Amazon says has been bought more than 100 times in the past month.

Earlier this year, a Bloomberg survey of more than 5,000 Tesla Model 3 owners found that many of the Tesla owners had concerns about Musk's online presence and some of his controversial opinions. Still, many of the owners were very positive about the car itself, Bloomberg reported.

Meanwhile, last year, CNN reported that some drivers had backed out of buying a Tesla due to Musk's political views.

"I don't want Tesla cars to become the new MAGA hat," one Tesla driver who was considering canceling a second order, told CNN at the time. "I don't want to be seen as a rich jerk, and I don't want to be seen as a political conservative, libertarian free speech warrior."