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Does anyone know why teens keep making this gesture in photos?

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Floopyfloop · 08/11/2023 22:05

I run a youth group and we have noticed for the last few weeks that every photo we take ends up with half the group making odd pointy fingers gestures! I have also seen it on other photos so it’s not just some thing my lot are doing!

is there anyone out there who is down with the kids who can tell me what in the sweet baby Jesus they are doing!

Random photo for reference!
Are they being rude?
Have they joined a cult?
Are they just being weird!

Does anyone know why teens keep making this gesture in photos?
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WhereIsBebèsChambre · 08/11/2023 22:11

Coz they is keeping it real blud?

Cincinnatus · 08/11/2023 22:12

Latest fad I assume?

Hellocatshome · 08/11/2023 22:12

Cos they are teenagers and therefore weird. It was the dab and then the peace sign over their eyes now its this.

Floopyfloop · 08/11/2023 22:13

WhereIsBebèsChambre · 08/11/2023 22:11

Coz they is keeping it real blud?

Love this! The group that keep doing it are as edgy as a circle!

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Floopyfloop · 08/11/2023 22:14

Hellocatshome · 08/11/2023 22:12

Cos they are teenagers and therefore weird. It was the dab and then the peace sign over their eyes now its this.

That’s what I’m thinking! It’s better than the hand over the face photos!

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Myfairytalecametrue · 08/11/2023 22:16

My teen says its "keep it Lemon" (cool?!)

localnotail · 08/11/2023 22:17

All I can think of is this is something to do with religion. Obvs could be completely wrong but I only seem this kind of gesture to do with Islam. Maybe its some sort of generic "righteousness" thing.

MrSlant · 08/11/2023 22:18

My teen does it too, as do his mates. Rural as it gets sixth formers, also as edgy as a circle (I'm keeping that one by the way, it's brilliant!).

IhearyouClemFandango · 08/11/2023 22:19

Mine still do the peace sign, tongue out thing. 🙄

Shopper727 · 08/11/2023 22:19

My 13 year old was on about this keep it lemon too he did tell me about it with the help of a video from internet but it all kinda went over my head

TokyoSushi · 08/11/2023 22:19

Ah, there was a school theatre trip in their FB the other day and they were all doing it, I did wonder!

TokyoSushi · 08/11/2023 22:21

Now I look closer, DS(13) is doing it!! I'll ask him in the morning - I hope it's not bad!

Cheeesus · 08/11/2023 22:21

Mine is mostly doing a single finger too. Different finger though …

InSpainTheRain · 08/11/2023 22:23

Look up charva - it's an extension of chav. All over tik tok.

SequinsandStiIettos · 08/11/2023 22:25

Could be worse - he could be doing the Korean love finger sign (that just looks like someone going money, money in Cabaret to me!)

Floopyfloop · 08/11/2023 22:28

localnotail · 08/11/2023 22:17

All I can think of is this is something to do with religion. Obvs could be completely wrong but I only seem this kind of gesture to do with Islam. Maybe its some sort of generic "righteousness" thing.

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They all went to a CofE primary so don’t think that’s it

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Alalalalalongalalalalalonglonglilong · 08/11/2023 22:30

It's probably something to do with a meme. That seems to be the explanation for everything in my house

MimiArm · 08/11/2023 22:31

@Cheeesus 😁😂😂 Your comment did give me a smile!

Floopyfloop · 08/11/2023 22:33

Even the nans are at it!
I’m too old to get this shit!

Does anyone know why teens keep making this gesture in photos?
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Floopyfloop · 08/11/2023 22:34

Cheeesus · 08/11/2023 22:21

Mine is mostly doing a single finger too. Different finger though …

That’s a classic

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DwightDFlysenhower · 08/11/2023 22:38

SequinsandStiIettos · 08/11/2023 22:25

Could be worse - he could be doing the Korean love finger sign (that just looks like someone going money, money in Cabaret to me!)

I got very confused by that when watching a Korean courtroom drama. I thought the little secretive hand gesture meant he was bribing the witness, but they were actually secretly in love!

MadeOfAllWork · 08/11/2023 22:40

Christ teenagers are weird. Were we this weird?

localnotail · 08/11/2023 22:44

@Floopyfloop well there you go )) I don't know any teenagers and my pre-teen kids never heard of this trend, so I just thought of the first thing it reminded me of ))

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