What is with the peace sign?

[dukebound85]

I don't mean this in any sort of negative way at all but I have noticed pretty much all of my asian female acquaintances always flash the peach sign in their photos....like every one of them and I am curious as to the reason

I have not noticed this at all with any of my other friends, at least not to the same extent.

Anyone know the reason for this? Or is it just a strange observation I have noticed?

 

[Dalton63841]

I would guess its the same reason that rich white guys still think its cool to add "izzle" to the end of words...Social quirks.

 

[VideoFreek]

Seems to have come from Japan. Theories abound as to why; nobody seems to know for sure. These possibilities are from Wikipedia:

Japan and the V sign in photographs

One account of the V sign's use in portrait photographs claims that during the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, American figure skater Janet Lynn stumbled into Japanese pop culture when she fell during a free-skate period, but continued to smile even as she sat on the ice. Though she placed only third in the actual competition, her cheerful diligence and indefatigability resonated with many Japanese viewers, making her an overnight celebrity in Japan. Afterward, Lynn (a peace activist) was repeatedly seen flashing the V sign in the Japanese media. Though the V sign was known of in Japan prior to Lynn's use of it there (from the post-World War II Allied occupation of Japan), she is credited by some Japanese for having popularized its use in amateur photographs. According to another theory, the V sign was popularized by the actor and singer Jun Inoue, who showed it in a Konica photo camera commercial in 1972.

 

[Abstract]

All Asian people really, really, reeeeeeaaaallly believe in nuclear disarmament, and want to share this with you.

 

[iJohnHenry]

What is with the peace sign?

It not the peace sign. It's bunny ears.

It is the year of the rabbit.

 

[eawmp1]

Would you perfer gangster hand signs, a Borat thumbs up, a hang ten sign, or the middle finger? Agree with the social assessments above.

There are places in the world a friendly wave is an affront.