Clenched Fist

[japboy06]

Just wondering what everyone's interpretation on the symbolism behind a raised clenched fist. If you have an idea?

-Ito

[ThatGuy]

Depends on the context of the situation. Could be something racial/religeous, or could be the end of huge uppercut by a video game character. What exactly are you looking for?

[japboy06]

i just wanted to know what people would think if they saw someone, anyone, raising a clenched fist in the air. What would come to mind? Would some people feel insulted or would some people join in and raise their fists in agreement? Just want some opinions on the topic, because im not sure of how people respond to that symbol.

[SilviaDriver]

or could be the end of huge uppercut by a video game character.

hahahahahahahaha

http://sparker.crosswinds.net/images/ryu.jpg

http://www.rarebeatles.com/sleeves/solops/spsjpowr.jpg

that is what i thought

[Var]

Black Panthers

http://www.summeroflove.org/images/vignes/panthers.jpeg

[SochBAT]

Bruce Lee fuckas!
http://hk.filmcritic.freeservers.com/images/lee-pic.jpg

Or the ShaolinSoccer Clone.
http://miramax.com/shaolin_soccer/images/5.jpg

I'd instantly think "fighting oppression"
Something along the lines of that. It really just depends where, when, and by whom. Like at a Nazi comp camp, resistance by the Jews. I'd raise my fist into their faces.

[RSP13-Sideways]

^^

"Like at a Nazi comp camp, resistance by the Jews. I'd raise my fist into their faces."

So if the Jews resisted you would raise your fist into their faces. You Nazi! hahahaha :spank:



A raised fist symbolizes a winner, like "I'm a winner *raise fist now* Yeaaaaa."

[SochBAT]

Damn misinterprations...

Or look, i got a manly fist! *raises fist*

[IGSDann]

I was helping a friend do his Eagle Scout community project thingy and some like 11 year old scout raised his fist in the air and I yelled out "black power!" to him and all the white people around me (including me). He then lowered his fist, staring at me, and walked away slowly. Now that's entertainment!

[Phlip]

My personal favorite is that of Tommie Smith and John Carlos from the 1968 Olympics:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c8/Carlos-Smith.jpg
... where Smith took the gold in the 200m with a record time and Carlos the bronze, both were suspended and forced to leave the olympic village for their services...

[mrmephistopheles]

their services?
i don't understand.

[pablo180]

Ito,
Whats up man? This is Pablo...the guy who bought your coupe a couple of months back....hows it going?

Clenched fist in the air? To me it would symbolize the persons unity with a movement or coalition of some sort.

[infinitexsound]

power-power to the people-pick up a cd of DEADPREZ,BLACKSTAR(MOS DEF,TALIB KWELI),COMMON-UNITY-also means agression depends tho if theres a face that comes with it...

phlip yah man that sucked when that happend.

[Drunk Bastard]

fist in the air means you win. simple as that

[revat619]

My personal favorite is that of Tommie Smith and John Carlos from the 1968 Olympics:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c8/Carlos-Smith.jpg
... where Smith took the gold in the 200m with a record time and Carlos the bronze, both were suspended and forced to leave the olympic village for theur services...

Thats definitely my favorite too. And actually, I have a shirt with that exact image screen printed on the front.

[Phlip]

their services?
i don't understand.
"their services" was being a bit sarcastic... They were suspended for being overtly "black" at a time where it was not yet fashionable to do so on an international stage, then there was the climate in the world community at the time, where there were quite a few african nations who did not compete in the 1968, 72 or 76 olympics out of protest for the IOC's treatment of them... Throwing up a "black power" sign was a symbol that they refused to be "whitewashed" so to speak, the kinda speaking out you didn't do in 1968. so they were suspended for their "services"

Thats definitely my favorite too. And actually, I have a shirt with that exact image screen printed on the front.
I have that one too, and now that you mention it, I will wear it...

... right now

[SilviaNinja240]

this one is my favorite
http://www.mc-development.com/blog/files/Fist%20of%20Fury%202.JPG

[Fastback180]

Clenched Fist is an awesome band on Thorp records.

[mrmephistopheles]

"their services" was being a bit sarcastic... They were suspended for being overtly "black" at a time where it was not yet fashionable to do so on an international stage, then there was the climate in the world community at the time, where there were quite a few african nations who did not compete in the 1968, 72 or 76 olympics out of protest for the IOC's treatment of them... Throwing up a "black power" sign was a symbol that they refused to be "whitewashed" so to speak, the kinda speaking out you didn't do in 1968. so they were suspended for their "services"


I have that one too, and now that you mention it, I will wear it...

... right now


That's what that was about? So I guess Jesse Owens had no problems?

[matlock]

I think of a song my a band my friends are in. They wrote a song in honor to a couple of friends that passed away in a car accident.
"Raise your fist to honor the lost, Cody James Frisch & Andy Maas"
I really think it all depends on the context as well.

[Phlip]

That's what that was about? So I guess Jesse Owens had no problems?
Actually, Jesse Owens' problem was not with his treatment AT the olympics, which was in Berlin in 1936, while old wives tales want people to believe that he should have had a problem with Hitler, he acknowledged in his own autobiography that Hitler stood and waived to him in recognition of his 4-gold medal performance.
Owens' problem was with the fact that he was still not recognized back home after the olympics, where it is customary for gold medalists to be met by the president at the White House. Keep in mind that this was an election year, Franklin D. Roosevelt had an image to maintain, no way he was letting that "n-word" near the white house and maintaining his incumbency. Owens went the rest of his life with the feeling that Roosevelt, not Hitler, had snubbed him.
He got his just due later on, getting a presidential medal of freedom from Gerald Ford in 1976, a street was named after him in Berlin in 1984 and was given a posthumous Congressional Gold Medal in 1990 by the older George Bush.

[MakotoS13]

what do i think?

KILL WHITEY.

[justinhustle]

clenched fist styles - mighty subURBAN white ninja style

[Johny5]

black panthers was the first thing that comes to mind, if its just a fist. if its a face and a fist and some guys standing on top of a core support. then "yessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss ss" comes to mind.

[mjjstang]

^ Like the robot?

[AlligatorBling]

http://photos1.blogger.com/img/183/949/320/Kerry%20Black%20Power%20Fist.jpg

[supportTHEezln]

It symbolizes some sort of united power. Being a former communist, I can agree that it means a lot of things. For most communists/anarchists/left socialists it of course means like a united resistance, or 'power to the people' (this would obviously include the panthers, considering they were Maoist etc.). Anyway, it really means like a united power or resistance, I think someone else did say that.