Originally, I wanted to write the story of the harem of the Qing Dynasty, and then write the stories of love and love, love and love, love and separation. But in a certain Universal Studios saw a tourist with a "middle finger", well, today we will look at the story of this gesture.
This passerby B will give you a detailed explanation of the meaning of the vertical middle finger on the sacrifice of the ugly: xxxxx (Sorry, the content is too cruel and rude, not allowed to be published, anyway, all kinds of insulting words please make up your own brain.) ）
The earliest of this gesture originated in ancient Greece. In Greek this gesture is called "katapugon" (κατάπυγον consists of "kata" - κατά, "down" and "pugē" - πυγή, "hip").
Its rise can be traced back to the Hundred Years' War between England and France from 1337 to 1453 AD. It was the longest war in the world, lasting 116 years intermittently.
Britain and France were often at odds, and there were also frequent wars. Moreover, the British and French royal families are still related, so they really fight around like a child, forever entangled.
During this period there was a famous battle in which less won more:
Battle of Agincourt
Battle of Agincourt: An epic victory of the English longbowmen over the French knights
Under the leadership of Henry V, the English army, led by infantry archers, defeated the elite French army of a large number of nobles, laying the foundation for the subsequent capture of all of Normandy in 1419. The battle became one of the most glorious victories of the British longbowmen, and also had a profound impact on the tactics of later wars relying on the dense formation of the opponent to kill and injure the opponent within the range of firepower.
In this battle, France was seriously wounded and almost on the verge of collapse.
(The famous V-shaped gesture, legend has it that this Battle of Agincourt began.) Because the French despised the status of the British archers, the pre-war claimed that if they caught a prisoner, they would chop off two of their fingers so that they would not be able to shoot arrows for the rest of their lives. After the battle, the British archers crossed their fingers to show that they were still intact, which became a gesture of victory. ）
It was not until many years later, at the Battle of Orléans in 1427, under the leadership of Joan of Arc, that the French army finally lost the British army, and this war was also a major turning point in the Hundred Years' War. It was not until 1453 that the British began to retreat in the French mainland, and finally the British army finally surrendered, and thus retreated to the British Isles, losing all the mainland strongholds.
After more than 100 years, France finally won back sovereignty, thinking that the British longbowmen had caused the French to suffer heavy casualties and smell discolored, so the French army had sworn that if one day victory was achieved, we would directly break their fingers. But when the day of victory really came, the King of France ordered that it must be treated well and not to be abused, and the French army did not break the fingers of the British archers. At the time of retreat, although the British army was defeated, it still proudly withdrew with its head held high, and did not forget to show that the middle finger of the bow was still there to the French army at that time, and the French army at that time was very insulted, and later, the insulting gesture of the middle finger has been spread.
In fact, the vertical middle finger did not become popular in China at the beginning, and in traditional Chinese culture, the vertical middle finger is not valued, but in foreign countries it is an extremely serious way of insulting others.
Universal Studios
In the video, a young man wearing a white T-shirt, black pants, and carrying a black backpack puts his middle finger on the animation staff of the scenic spot "Wei Zhentian", and after the middle finger is raised, the tourist bows his head, as if laughing playfully. "Wei Zhentian" responded with an anime diacriter, "Your gesture is too impolite, didn't your parents teach you?" Stupid guys, dirty humans. Go on, I don't want to take pictures with him." When the visitor raised his middle finger, a scenic worker wearing a blue work uniform with a walkie-talkie pinned to his waist was holding out his hand to stop the tourist's behavior.
In fact, many things happen with the middle finger, among which the more famous ones are:
The 2018 World Cup in Russia was a middle-finger event for British singers.
Robbie Williams, known as the Bad Boy at the opening ceremony, became a big hit, and during the singing, he suddenly raised his middle finger in front of the camera.
At the end of the performance, a seemingly throat-slitting action was also made, and it was these two actions that made Robbie Williams a big hot spot in the World Cup, and this action also attracted the dissatisfaction of fans.
According to the "Sun" report, a few days ago, under the pressure of public opinion, Robbie Williams was interviewed by the media, and he clarified that the vertical middle finger just wanted to indicate that the World Cup would start in 1 minute.
Even if the vertical middle finger has no special meaning in China's cultural heritage, with the development of the times, in fact, most people can understand the meaning, just like a person speaking English insults me, I can't give him a hug to thank you.