[Ads-l] new gesture

[Jonathan Lighter]

> This is placed lateral to one's eye, with the palm out, and is also
regarded as cute or somehow endearing.

I've been seeing this for a few years. I just thought it was a dance move.

JL

On Mon, Jun 15, 2015 at 1:50 PM, GUY LETOURNEAU Owner <
guy1656 at centurylink.net> wrote:

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> Poster:       GUY LETOURNEAU Owner <guy1656 at CENTURYLINK.NET>
> Subject:      Re: new gesture
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> Yes - we have hosted exchange students from Japan, and this gesture has
> been a staple feature of teen fluff-pop "idol bands"
> for at least a decade. For an inception date, one might try scanning
> through hours of 'AKB48' or even older stuff like 'Morning Musume,'
> provided one can withstand long exposures to sugary-chipper music, sung
> (or at least lip-synched) by a synchronized throng of girls in
> electrically-colored poodle skirts.
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> Another gesture seen as early as the mid 80s in Japanese animation is a
> 'peace sign' type of two-fingered 'V' but held horizontally.
> This is placed lateral to one's eye, with the palm out, and is also
> regarded as cute or somehow endearing.
>
> - GLL
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> Is the corresponding basic two-handed intact-heart gesture a familiar one?
>
> -- Doug Wilson
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