INDYCAR team changes number of one its cars because it thinks having cars numbered “14” and “88” is “problematic”

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[–]kingc-way245The Blackface of White Supremacy[S] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

Apparently, 14/88 is a “white supremacist symbol”

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    [–]LordoftheFliesAmeri-kin 2.0. Pronouns: MegaWhite/SuperStraight/UltraPatriarchy 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

    The 14 refers to a specific quote, which is 14 words in length, from a white power manifesto. If you ever saw Adventurous_Ad6212 trolling with those rants about securing a future for trans babies, it's actually a riff off that particular quote.

    The 88 is reference to the eighth letter of the alphabet, "H," and typically means "Heil Hitler."

    The people who obsess about this sort of thing to the extent that they see it everywhere like to claim that it's a racist dogwhistle. And yet, as ever, they're the only ones who actually hear the whistle in question.

    [–]ClassroomPast6178 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

    The people who obsess about this sort of thing to the extent that they see it everywhere like to claim that it's a racist dogwhistle.

    It’s not helped by the ADL and SPLC existing solely to uncover these things everywhere in order to drum up donations. They both got taken in by the 4chan White Power OK hand signal, and fucking ran with it even when they were told it was a joke.

    These people would freak out in China where 88 is seen as auspicious, and a red car with 88 on it would be a favourite.

    [–]Alienhunter糞大名 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

    I mean if you wanna stretch it anything could be some dog whistle. Numerology and whatnot is nonsense brain rot where you'll see people get their panties in a twist because numbers prove prophecy or some such. Ronald Wislon Reagan. Six letters in each of the three names. 666 antichrist!

    66 also antichrist.

    Cant use the number for because it's the Chinese word for death.

    Can't use the number 9 because it's the Japanese word for suffering.

    Definitely can't use number 94.