What does two fingers up mean?

[cnm]

I'm sure it's really conspiracy. It has some specific meaning associated with the left

Your dementia is exceeded only by your ignorance.

 

[cnm]

The Churchill way is V for Victory.

Reversed, it's the equivalent of 'fuck you'. Supposedly from battles of The Hundred Years War, where English (Welsh) bowmen waggled their two bowstring drawing fingers at the French as a sign the French hadn't yet made good on their threats to cut those fingers off.

 

[Grumblenuts]

Well, Mr. Businessman has just had his bands tightened
And he thinks that he will show THE KID a thing or two
Meanwhile, THE KID
Has inched these 2 fingers up over his left arm
This is the universal sign language among teenagers for dragging
You probably recall Winston Churchill during the war years
Which everyone assumed meant V for victory
Actually if you'll also recall Winston Churchill smokes a cigar, right?
He used to hold it in here, right?
And occasionally he would turn to his friends on the stage and say
Want a drag?
See, and the kids picked it up​

 

[surada]

I'm sure it's really conspiracy. It has some specific meaning associated with the left

Peace out.

 

[rupol2000]

Absolutely solidly researched and supported with volumes of evidence.
Historians would be proud of you.

Yes, these are the facts and real historians know this very well.

 

[Colin norris]

Yes, these are the facts and real historians know this very well.

First of all you were "sure", suddenly now it becomes fact and it is NOT historic.
Be honest. Its your ignorant hate filled opinion.

 

[marvin martian]

I heard that it's just "freedom", but I think it's some kind of conspiracy.

I notice this trend in Russia, in social media. People, mostly from the Moscow region, show it, this is mainly accepted by a dubious public who post photos of criminals, Stalin, Ostap Bender, glorify the USSR, the KGB, post dubious photos of scantily clad children, kiss dogs.

Who are these people and what is the history of this gesture?
No decent person knows this.

In the early 90s, this gesture was popular among children. But no one knew its meaning, it was just fun, adults never did this at all until recently. What does it mean?

It was later replaced with the "white power" hand sign:

 

[whitehall]

Two fingers, the index and the middle when raised form the shape of a letter in the alphabet. Think about what letter it might signify. No it's not an "F", it's a "V" for victory.