Stained, yellowing pillows POLL

“Yellow pillow” discourse blew up overnight on X this weekend, appalling women across the platform and vindicating thousands of men who say they sleep better on the stained yellow pillows they’ve kept for ages.

Internet user Cam Thomson lit the fuse when he posted a photo of a crumpled yellow pillow to X, with corners darkened almost to brown and some areas that had faded back into white.

The photo was taken from Getty Images, but he said his girlfriend was disgusted upon seeing how stained his own pillow was. Still, he insisted that his fellow men can attest to why “this thing is magic.”

“It’s not my fault the pillow is yellow and bestows upon me the most peaceful slumber,” he wrote in a reply.

His post racked up 55,000 likes in less than 24 hours, generating hundreds of replies and thousands of quote-posts adding to the debate over whether those pillows are truly comforting or just plain gross.

He told NBC News that he’s amused by the internet’s response and that he was surprised people feel so strongly about the subject. He had owned the pillow for many years, he said, and switched out his pillowcase about once a year.

“To me, it’s my most comfortable pillow and a sign of a well-loved item,” Thomson said, adding that his girlfriend had pushed him to finally retire it. “I’ve tucked it away into storage. I don’t think I can bring myself to throw it out.”

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