Rapper Lil Wayne performs onstage during the 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards held at Staples Center on January 31, 2010 in Los Angeles, California.
Being a site that talks about gestures, I can no longer ignore this one...
What may surprise you this gesture (and variations of it) have been around since the beginning of time. It has had several meanings through time. In early days it was always an insult, and worldwide (in different cultures) it likely continues to be an insult.
In America, a couple of decades ago, a superstar brought it back in vogue. Can you guess who? Michael Jackson.
Today it most often is seen as it is seen here, on stage. It's meaning depends totally on the context of the song. It can say "I'm sexual" but it also can say "I don't respect women" if the content of lyrics demean women.◦
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Grabbing the Package
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Men used to do that gesture to show that they were being honest. It's where we get the word "testify."
Especially in an adolescent, that gesture can signal insecurity. It can be a self-comforting gesture.
I am curious to know what it means when a man is stroking himself - similar in motion to stroking the top of the thigh.
I have seen some men do this before and it looks so odd - like a form of insecurity or something.
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