Where is the origin of V-shaped gesture, and has its meaning changed?

In fact, there are two kinds of V-shaped gestures. One is the palm outward, indicating victory and peace. This gesture is said to have been made by Victor of Belgium during World War II. De? Ravel suggested it. The well-known V-shaped gesture is more like Churchill's V-shaped gesture when taking photos in the media in history books. This gesture was also revealed by Mrs. Thatcher in her public appearance at 1987, mainly indicating the meaning of the first letter V of the word "victory".

In 1970s, V-shaped gestures began to spread rapidly in Japan, but different from the meaning of victory, V-shaped gestures in Japan are not only a symbol of peace and victory, but also a feeling of happiness and 10. Because of the influence of Japanese culture, V-shaped gestures began to spread in China and even South Korea, so that people would be happier than a V-shaped gesture when taking pictures, which is what we know.

The other V-shaped gesture is outward from the back of the hand. This gesture is mainly a slight insult and contempt. Many famous people in history will show this gesture in public, but because this gesture is insulting abroad, it will cause an uproar every time it is shown. The most famous case is 197 1. After winning the race, a racer made a V-shaped gesture with the back of his hand outward, which was very shocking. After he made this gesture, his performance was cancelled because the gesture was insulting and was suspected of insulting the referee.

This insulting V-shaped gesture legend originated from the Hundred Years' War between Britain and France. As early as 14~ 15 century, the French and the British fought with longbows, so if the French captured the British longbowman, they would take revenge by cutting off his fingers in order to make the British longbowman lose combat effectiveness. At that time, if the British longbowmen wanted to provoke the French, they would compare a V-shaped gesture with the back of their hands facing outward. What did it mean? You see, my finger is still there, come and hit me ",but there is no definite evidence for this statement.