What is a fist?
The wound fist is a friendly gesture exchanged between individuals, similar to Handshake or five high, in which two people encounter their closed fists on the joints. Any number of opportunities may be the cause of this event, from meeting with an old friend to the celebration of victory, and the impact can also be combined in another form of physical greeting. Among the wide library of physical greetings used by people around the world is also a bit unusual because it includes a closed fist, among other things. In most societies, the closed hand is perceived as hostile or confrontational, rather than friendly, which can lead to some incorrect interpretation among people who are not familiar with the gesture.
The beginnings of the gesture are a bit unclear. Historical evidence suggests that this may be related to DAP greetings exchanged soldiers in African-American units during World War II and Vietnam. Greeting dap is a form of a comprehensive greeting,which may take several seconds to a few minutes, depending on the style of using greeting, and such greetings usually include a complex built -in social code that identifies people involved in greeting, just like Masonic Handshake. Over time, this greeting associated with black solidarity, with various versions reflected in organizations, communities and political groups. Certainly in the 1970s the fist was common in sports and many people were familiar with the mechanics of greeting DAP.
Although the most common in the black community, the fist also appears among other racial groups. Many subcultures develop their own version of DAP greeting, which often integrates other gestures that may include slapping or clapping hands. For people who belong to such community, the wound is a source of connection with other community members and can become so reflective that they do not even realize that they do a greeting DAP.
the world in general was particularly interested in the wound fist in the year2008, when the American democratic presidential promising Barack Obama exchanged on stage with his wife Michelle. The resulting media madness above the kind gesture came as a surprise of a candidate who simply noted that sometimes he and his wife like to do "stupid things" together. As a gesture gesture, it was quite appropriate for the moment, and perhaps for American voters, it may be more pleasant to see on television than some of the more extravagant manifestations of affection between candidates and their spouses.