Mike Lindell's Latest Pillow Price Is Being Interpreted As A Nazi Dog Whistle

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Huff Post

Sep 21, 2024, 03:05 PM EDT


Conspiracy theorist and pillow-pusher Mike Lindell is facing backlash online after his company marked down some of its pillows to $14.88, a figure seen as symbolic for white supremacists and neo-Nazis.

On Friday, Lindell and his MyPillow business advertised the discounted products on social media, promising consumers the “ultimate comfort upgrade.”

“Sleep like a dream with our Standard MyPillow for just $14.88!” the posts read in part.


On social media, Mike Lindell advertised his MyPillow products for $14.88.MyPillow / X

Below an image of Lindell holding two pillows is a large graphic prominently displaying the price. The number “1488” is a common symbol used among hate groups. The “14” is shorthand for the “14 Words,” a stand-in for a white supremacist slogan, while “88” refers to an abbreviation of “Heil Hitler,” since H is the eighth letter of the alphabet.

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[usonian]

1. The ADL confirms this.

https://www.adl.org/resources/hate-symbol/1488

1488 is a combination of two popular white supremacist numeric symbols. The first symbol is 14, which is shorthand for the "14 Words" slogan: "We must secure the existence of our people and a future for white children." The second is 88, which stands for "Heil Hitler" (H being the 8th letter of the alphabet). Together, the numbers form a general endorsement of white supremacy and its beliefs. As such, they are ubiquitous within the white supremacist movement - as graffiti, in graphics and tattoos, even in screen names and e-mail addresses, such as [e-mail]. Some white supremacists will even price racist merchandise, such as t-shirts or compact discs, for $14.88.

The symbol is most commonly written as 1488 or 14/88, but variations such as 14-88 or 8814 are also common.

[gordianot]

2. I guess when your business is in the pits you need to appeal to a niche market.

MAGAT need to do everyone a favor stop playing games and just admit what you really represent.

[JohnQFunk]

3. And the endorsements roll in...

[Kali]

4. holy shit

[ArkansasDemocrat1]

5. They're gonna be in the $5 aisle at Dollar Twenty-Five Tree

[BumRushDaShow]

7. They'll go here first though

Eventually a wormhole will open up and they'll end up here -



Before hitting their final resting place -

[ret5hd]

11. Lindell (hopefully) would get this reception:

[Red Mountain]

6. Nazis love

them some comfy pillows.

But......that's why this is doomed to fail.

His suck.

[BumRushDaShow]

8. It's really the pillowcases they are after

[Drum]

9. Hmmm, Mike seems to be jammed betw I'm-a-nazi and I'm-just-being-used-by-nazis

Poor Mike. Loser.

[Blue Owl]

10. The Scrap Foamenter strikes again

[SunSeeker]

12. Nobody wants that shitty, lumpy pillow!

[Arne]

13. The Dogs Are Eating his pillows...

Good boy,

[MistakenLamb]

14. That's not a dog whistle that's an air raid siren

[marble falls]

15. That's no dog-whistle, that's a sieg heil.