#88 – @aph-japan on Tumblr

Anonymous asked:

idk if this is the right blog to ask but i play online games sometimes and sometimes i see user names with '88' at the end...am i right in assuming that they're always dog whistles? :P

spot-the-antisemitism answered:

This IS the right blog to ask this

Yep it means they're either legit or ironic nazis

it's stands for 'Heil Hitler' since H is the 8th letter in the alphabet

they're real H8ers that way

ricekristytreaty

Adding on that 88 isn't always a giveaway, so check their account first! I've seen many Chinese/Asian accounts with 88 in them because its considered a lucky number. Some on tumblr have disclaimers in their blog that they're not nazis because they've been harassed by people who only know the nazi association.

However, 1488 is a dead giveaway. The 14 represents the number of words in a popular nazi slogan.

shofarsogood

There are also people who were born in 1988 who just aren't aware. Keep that in mind. You might be dealing with an ignorant Millennial. It does happen.

My theory is always better safe than sorry and block as soon as anything is sketchy, but that's not everyone's attitude.

#88 #1988 #jewish tag #jewish issues #antisemitism #fandom antisemitism #rising antisemitism #neonazis #nazis #nazi dogwhistles #antisemitic dogwhistles #antisemitic hate speech #1488 #hate speech #chinese fandom #4channers #4chan #reference #(In general I tend to dismiss it if its clearly a Millennial born in 1988 who just clearly doesnt understand the reference+uses '88' as)#(a shorthand + on usernames {also if people specifically use it as a clear reference to 'Infinity' in general example})#s: 88 #katekyo hitman reborn #(but when theyre doin that AND harrassing any Jewish user in their fandoms that they can and or spamming Jewish+Judaism misinfo)#(like their life depends on it)#YEAH #things i hardblock over #(Things I Heavily Sideeye In General)#fandom hypocrisy #goyim do not derail #(There were number of posts pointing this out in the past +since 2015 but I really appreciate the more sensitive wording of this one)