In an update, Ellis said the mittens had raised quite a bit of money for local charities, including a dog rescue organization and support group for queer youth. Here is picture of the Bernie mittens you can bid on. After the photograph went viral, the lesbian elementary school teacher said she was all out, but knitted a few more for charity. The limited edition mittens were knitted out of repurposed wool sweaters and recycled materials by Jen Ellis, a resident of Sanders’s home state of Vermont, and were a hit on the campaign trail. K4FQiRh8IrĪmerica is changing faster than ever! Add Changing America to your Facebook or Twitter feed to stay on top of the news. Getting served ads for semi-expensive furniture w/ the Bernie meme. It’s wild that major companies are using the Bernie meme in online advertisements and are likely not paying Bernie to use his likeness or the photographer/cinematographer for using their photo in their ads. I want a live shot of face when a staffer tells him he’s being used to promote Amazon pay. And that’s what I did today,” Sanders told CBS at the time.īut the cognitive dissonance of Sanders, a vocal critic of capitalism, in an advertisement intended to generate business for profit didn’t escape many social media users. “You know in Vermont, we dress warm, we know something about the cold, and we’re not so concerned about good fashion, we want to keep warm. Bernie Sanders (I) sitting in a folding chair with his mittened hands folded quickly went viral on Inauguration Day.

‘TAMPON ROCK’ IS THE UNAPOLOGETICALLY BLACK, QUEER AND SEX-POSITIVE PODCAST ITS CREATORS WERE WAITING FORīEYONCE GIVES FAMILIES FACING EVICTION $5,000 EACH #BernieSanders /zT6k1FWVvEīernie’s got good taste in mittens and lunch spots #BernieSanders #berniesmittens /aYgLQSOpcmĪMERICA’S FIRST YOUTH POET LAUREATE DELIVERS POWERFUL INAUGURATION MESSAGE When you have an inauguration at noon, but a SmileShop appointment at 1pm. Ikea Greece (via agency Ogilvy Greece) got in on the Bernie action. The picture that spawned a thousand memes has been repurposed into an advertisement for IKEA, CAVA, SmileShop and dozens of other retailers - prompting the question: Is the Bernie mittens meme dead?

Other Bernie-inspired creations have raised thousands of dollars for charity.The image spawned memes and even artwork that have been used by businesses in advertisements.

Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) bundled up in a chair at the Inauguration quickly went viral.

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