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The raised fist (also other names, including red fist and clenched fist) is a salute most often used by political and social activists of a leftist, anti-fascist, or simply anti-capitalist orientation, such as Marxists, anarchists, communists, pacifists, trade unionists, and black nationalists. Generally the fist is regarded as an expression of solidarity, strength or defiance.

The salute has also been known as the clenched fist or closed fist. Additionally, different movements sometimes use different terms to describe the raised fist salute: amongst communists and socialists it is sometimes called the red salute, whereas amongst black rights activists, especially in the United States of America it has been called the black power salute. During the Spanish Civil War, it was sometimes known as the anti-fascist salute

In this particular case it simbolizes the power of skateboard master Devine Calloway. Uh-huh!!

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Chocolate Skateboards: Kenny Anderson Hand Signs Deck

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The V sign is a hand gesture in which the first and second fingers are raised and parted, whilst the remaining fingers are clenched. In the United Kingdom and some other English speaking countries, it is an obscene insulting gesture of defiance when performed with the palm facing inwards. During World War II, Winston Churchill popularised its use as a "Victory" sign (for V as in victory) initially with palm inwards and later in the war palm outwards. In the United States, with the palm outwards, and more recently, occasionally inward as well, it is also used to mean "Peace", a meaning that became popular during the peace movement of the 1960s.

Here we have it again on Kenny Anderson's victorious deck--dope!

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Chocolate Skateboards: Marc Johnson Hand Signs Deck

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Marc Johnson's Chocolate Skateboard Hand Signs Deck has origins that go back to old historic texts. It is identified as the digitus impudicus (impudent finger) in Ancient Roman writings and reference is made to using the finger in ancient Greek comedy to insult another person. The widespread usage of the finger in many cultures is likely due to the geographical influence of the Roman Empire and Greco-Roman civilization.

Another possible origin of this gesture can be found in the first-century Mediterranean world, where extending the digitus impudicus was one of many methods used to divert the ever present threat of the evil eye

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Kap Bambino - Red Sign

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While everyone else was busy looking at the moon, waiting for drops of water to emerge, Kap Bambino was busy stealing from the Euro history of punk-tronica . Now if you want to dance like a air powered wind puppet you'll have to listen to them. Why? Because.

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Untitled, 2009: metallic silver flake skull by Michael Leon

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Michael Leon continues to pour out more cool looking skulls, this one is perfect for almost any occasion.

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Tall Engineer Boots by Jeffrey Campbell

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I've always been a fan of Engineer Boots, they have a no nonsense biker look that is timeless. This is the first tall Engineer boot that I can recall, and it looks amazing.

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NSFW Supermodel Skateboard Project

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I was beginning to feel that skateboard art was reaching a point of being over done and over exposed, but now with Supermodel Isabeli Fontana, Lara Stone, Toni Garrn, and Edita Vilkeviciute on deck I think deck designers are just getting started. (via doodah)

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