Hitler teapot facts for kids
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The Hitler teapot (also called the Hitler tea kettle; officially the Michael Graves Design Bells and Whistles Stainless Steel Tea Kettle) was a stainless-steel kettle sold in 2013 by the American retailer and department store chain JCPenney. It attracted attention on social media due to its perceived resemblance to the Nazi German dictator Adolf Hitler.
Background
The kettle was part of a collection of products designed by the American architect and designer Michael Graves for JCPenney. It first attracted attention in May 2013 when a photograph of a billboard advertising the product on Interstate 405 in Culver City, California, was posted online, and Internet users, especially of the social news aggregator Reddit, noted the kettle's perceived resemblance to Adolf Hitler, the dictator of Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945. The kettle's design incorporated a black handle and lid top that many users interpreted to look like Hitler's parted hairstyle and toothbrush moustache, as well as a spout that was thought to resemble a right arm raised in a Nazi salute. In a poll of KPCC readers, roughly 31 percent thought it resembled the dictator, while roughly 25 percent thought it did not.
