What is this? What are these crazy people doing ... bumping fists?

The NATIONAL news did a piece on the fist-bump, pound, "closed-fist high five," whatever you want to call it between Barack and Michelle Obama.

It's just weird to me. I just picture a bunch of old white people saying "What is this thing those people are doing? They can't just hug?"

Am I reading too much into it? And I do apologize in advance for the d_b calls that will likely follow this. There were too many political threads for me to read every page of every one. Have fun, Moddy.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032619/vp/24974371#24974371?GT1=43001


Also, I love the fact that's the story and not the ass-slap that immediately followed it.

 

Awesome. Just awesome.

A kick-ass president and a kick-ass first lady. I love it.

 

I think it has something to do with gangs.

 

I saw something about that on tnr.com, talking about what a tough time the mainstream media had in describing it. For the record, it's called Daps. Not sure why:

http://blogs.tnr.com/tnr/blogs/the_plank/archive/2008/06/04/dap-politics.aspx


“Taking a fist-pound from wife Michelle, Obama stepped to the podium Tuesday”—MTV.com

“Michelle Obama (L) gives her husband, Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Senator Barack Obama, a knuckle-bump as a sign of support before he speaks to supporters.”—Monsters and Critics

“At 09:09:27 Central Time, Michelle Obama gave Barack Obama a pound in St. Paul, Minnesota.”—Lola New York

“I never realized how romantic and respectful and mutually appreciative and loving a frat-tastic fist bump could be. Could it be the new peck-on-the-cheek?”—The Frisky

"... Obama, who was joined on stage by his wife Michelle, with whom he shared a celebratory fist-bump.”—Reuters

“Obama, began with a loving fist to fist thumbs up with Michelle.”—Capitol Hill Blue

"Loving fist to fist thumbs up?" Oh, we have a ways to go.

 

No problem here, and I'm white and semi-old. Actually seems kinda cool to me.

Of course, my wife and I did a little forearm bash as we finished walking down the aisle in the back of the church at the end of our marriage ceremony, so I may be a bit biased here.

 

I bask in the glory of multiple fist pounds each day. We call 'em daps.

 

Ha! Grimace, I told my friend I called it dap or daps and he said that was seriously old-school.

To him, a pound was going down with it, one on top of the other, while a fist-bump was what the Obamas did.

 

What's the big deal with it?

 

What are you the 1988 Oakland A's?

 

Stand by your man indeed. Bet Bill won't get one of these anytime soon from Hillary.

 

Along with his Jay-Z brush off reference, it means he's cool.

Somehow I can't see McCain giving Cindy daps without breaking a hip.