Friday, 24 July 2009

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    The Peace Sign Pose

    After reading the post by @reckless_eagle@xanga about the infamous Kissy Pose, I decided to write about another pose we see popping up all over international culture: the Peace sign. Often seen as a Japanese stereotype, the peace sign has not seeped into our culture, but it's returned!







    A friend of mine spent last summer in Japan. Not speaking any Japanese, he took a job as the superintendent of an apartment building. I don't get it either.

    Anyways, he asked a few of his Japanese friends why they always made the peace sign in pictures. They told him that the person they were mimicking was none other than John Lennon:



    Totally fascinating, right? It makes sense, too. When you find out things like this, you realize that maybe John Lennon was right when he said that little comment about Jesus...
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