Editing V sign (section)

==Specific uses==
[[File:Выдвижение танкового подразделения в Киевской области в ходе вторжения на Украину 005.png|thumb|A [[T-80]] with the "V" symbol, entering [[Kyiv Oblast]] during the Russian invasion of Ukraine]]
* In Argentina, the V sign, besides "victory", is linked to the political movement of [[Peronism]], associated with the return of [[Juan Domingo Perón]] to Argentina from exile in 1973.<ref name=argentina>{{cite web|url=https://www.eltribuno.com/jujuy/nota/2019-9-20-15-23-0-por-que-el-simbolo-mas-famoso-del-peronismo-podria-dejar-de-utilizarse|work=[[El Tribuno]]|title=Por qué el símbolo más famoso del peronismo podría dejar de utilizarse|trans-title=Why the most famous Peronist symbol may stop being used|date=20 September 2019|language=es}}</ref>
* In South Africa, after the Nationalist Party won the 1948 election with fewer voters than the opposition, Vs appeared as graffiti representing the word "Volkswil" (will of the people) and thereby questioning the results.{{Citation needed|date=January 2021}}
* In [[Tamil Nadu]], a state of [[India]], it refers to the political Party [[AIADMK]].{{Citation needed|date=January 2021}}
* The Kendall Motor Oil brand logo has been using the V sign since 1928 to signify becoming the first Pennsylvania refiner to offer a highly refined product good for 2,000 miles.<ref>[https://kendallmotoroil.com/our-history/ "135 Years of Delivering the Good Stuff" (History) – Kendall Motor Oil.] Retrieved 2 August 2020</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=January 2021}}
* [[University of Southern California]], [[University of Virginia]], [[The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley]], and [[Villanova University]] students, alumni, and fans "throw their Vs up" by tradition and as a sign of pride in their university and its athletic teams. The V sign in this form frequently accompanies the motto "[[Fight On]]!" at USC.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://folklore.usc.edu/usc-fight-on-gesture/|title=USC "Fight On" Gesture|date=21 March 2012|website=USC Digital Folklore Archives|access-date=3 April 2021}}</ref>
* The V sign, especially when printed in green, is a sign of the [[Iranian Green Movement]].{{Citation needed|date=January 2021}}
* Following the first elections in Iraq after the U.S. invasion, a photo of a woman showing the V sign with one of her fingers dipped in purple ink became very well-known and was widely circulated.{{Citation needed|date=January 2021}} The ink is used to identify individuals who have already voted.
* In the [[Philippines]], the symbol was associated with the [[Marcos family]] when [[Ferdinand Marcos Sr.]] used the gesture during his four presidential campaigns. His son and namesake, [[President of the Philippines|President]] [[Bongbong Marcos]], his [[UniTeam|electoral alliance]], and his supporters used the "V sign" gesture as [[Bongbong Marcos 2022 presidential campaign#Branding|the official identity]] of their [[Bongbong Marcos 2022 presidential campaign|political campaign]] during the [[2022 Philippine Presidential election|2022 presidential elections]]. 
* In [[Poland]], during the [[Solidarity (Polish trade union)|Solidarity movement]], protesters showed the V sign meaning they would defeat Communism.<ref name="Francisco 2010">{{cite book | last1 = Francisco | first1 = Ronald | title = Collective Action Theory and Empirical Evidence | url = https://archive.org/details/collectiveaction00fran | url-access = limited | edition = 1 | publisher = Springer | year = 2010 | pages = [https://archive.org/details/collectiveaction00fran/page/n53 46] | isbn = 978-1-4419-1475-0 | quote = Subtle gestures, noise, and artwork are additional symbolic signs that dissidents use in coercive countries. Poland's Solidarity's signal was two fingers held up in the form of the letter V. This gesture diffused widely in Eastern Europe and now it is used in Palestine as a symbol of unity and nationalism.}}</ref> After partially free elections, when [[Tadeusz Mazowiecki]] was chosen as prime minister (24 August 1989), he went to the MPs with the V sign, which was transmitted on TV.<ref name="NST 1989-09-13">{{cite news | title = End to 45 years of Red rule | date = 13 September 1989 | url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IWNPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SJADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6856%2C3067102 | work = New Straits Times | access-date = 29 January 2012 | quote = Tadeusz Mazowlecki, who nearly fainted during his opening speech, flashed a V-for-victory sign as deputies voted his Cabinet into office by 402–0 with 13 abstentions.}}</ref> It is sometimes shown during debates about the fall of Communism.
* In Romania, the sign represents victory and has been used as an extension of the [[Roman salute]] to announce that victory has been achieved. It was used heavily during the Romanian revolution after the ousting of [[Nicolae Ceaușescu]]. [[Mircea Dinescu]] appeared in the first transmission of [[Romanian Television]] after the revolutionaries occupied it, shouting "We won!" and flashing the victory sign.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://infooradea.ro/34-de-ani-de-la-revolutia-romana-din-1989-faptele-cum-s-au-desfasurat-evenimentele/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231223035831/https://infooradea.ro/34-de-ani-de-la-revolutia-romana-din-1989-faptele-cum-s-au-desfasurat-evenimentele/ | archive-date=23 December 2023 | title=34 de ani de la Revolutia Romana din 1989 – Faptele. Cum s-au desfasurat evenimentele | date=22 December 2023 }}</ref>
* In Russia, during the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]], the Russian forces have used symbols such as [[Z (military symbol)|Z]] and V as markings on military vehicles.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dean |first=Jeff |date=9 March 2022 |title=The letter Z is becoming a symbol of Russia's war in Ukraine. But what does it mean? |work=NPR |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/03/09/1085471200/the-letter-z-russia-ukraine |access-date=15 March 2022 |archive-date=15 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220315013738/https://www.npr.org/2022/03/09/1085471200/the-letter-z-russia-ukraine |url-status=live }}</ref>
* During the [[Yugoslav Wars]], Croatian and Bosnian troops and paramilitary militia used the sign as a greeting or an informal salute. U.S. and NATO peacekeepers stationed in Bosnia were forbidden from using the V-sign (victory symbol) to avoid upsetting or offending Serbs they might encounter.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dtic.mil/bosnia/army/bosbuch.html#religion |title=A Soldier's Guide: Bosnia-Herzegovina |publisher=Dtic.mil |access-date=31 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225130901/http://www.dtic.mil/bosnia/army/bosbuch.html#religion |archive-date=25 February 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* In Vietnam, the V sign means "hello" since the [[Vietnamese language|Vietnamese]] word for the number "2" (''[[wikt:hai#Vietnamese|hai]]'') sounds like the English pronunciation of the greeting "hi".{{Citation needed|date=January 2021}}
* [[Ringo Starr]] of the [[Beatles]] uses the V sign extensively while using the phrase "Peace and Love" as a sort of [[catchphrase]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-11-22 |title=Peace and Love: Sir Ringo Starr to sell statues of 'iconic symbol' |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-63716542 |access-date=2024-06-08 |language=en-GB}}</ref>
* A vulgar gesture signifying [[cunnilingus]] is to put the V sign with the fingers on either side of the [[mouth]] (usually with the [[knuckle]]s facing the observer) and to stick the [[tongue]] out. Most of the time the tongue is wriggled around.{{Citation needed|date=January 2021}}
* A partially obscured V sign can be added to someone else's head to produce devil's horns or "bunny ears" for an amusing photo. In September 2013, [[Manu Tuilagi]] apologised to Prime Minister [[David Cameron]] after making a "bunny ears" sign behind his head in a photo taken during a visit by the [[British and Irish Lions]] squad to Downing Street.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/international/britishandirishlionsrugby/10313911/Manu-Tuilagi-forced-to-apologise-for-playing-prank-on-Prime-Minister-David-Cameron-in-No-10-visit.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/international/britishandirishlionsrugby/10313911/Manu-Tuilagi-forced-to-apologise-for-playing-prank-on-Prime-Minister-David-Cameron-in-No-10-visit.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title= Manu Tuilagi forced to apologise for playing prank on Prime Minister David Cameron in No 10 visit|date=17 September 2013|work=Daily Telegraph|access-date=17 September 2013|last1= Mairs|first1= Gavin}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
* In Indonesia, candidate of the [[2014 Indonesian presidential election]] Joko Widodo used the sign for a political campaign. The V sign in Indonesia is called "Salam Dua Jari".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://seleb.tempo.co/read/591016/slank-salam-2-jari-konser-kemanusiaan-terbesar|title= Slank: Salam 2 Jari, Konser Kemanusiaan Terbesar|date=7 July 2014|work=Tempo|access-date=24 April 2019|last1= Pusporini|first1= Evieta Fadjar}}</ref>
* In Belgium, the [[New Flemish Alliance]] (N-VA) political party uses it as a rallying gesture. During the taking the oath of the actual Belgian federal government, three N-VA ministers used the V sign instead of the formal three-fingers sign.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rtl.be/info/belgique/politique/1131881/prestation-de-serment-trois-n-va-font-le-v-signe-de-la-victoire-et-de-ralliement-de-leur-parti|title=Prestation de serment: trois N-VA font le 'V', signe de la victoire et de ralliement de leur parti (vidéo) |work=RTL info |date=11 October 2014 |publisher=RTL Newmedia}}</ref>
* In [[Turkey]], using the Victory sign can lead to a prosecution and conviction if it is shown, because in Turkey the sign is associated with the [[Kurdistan Workers' Party|PKK]] if used by [[Kurds]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://stockholmcf.org/lawsuit-against-leyla-zana-demands-prison-sentence-up-to-21-years/|title=Lawsuit against Leyla Zana demands prison sentence up to 21 years|last=SCF|date=1 March 2017|website=Stockholm Center for Freedom|language=en-US|access-date=5 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.bianet.org/bianet/law/191529-turkey-condemned-by-ecthr-for-sentencing-isikirik-to-prison-over-victory-sign|title=Turkey Condemned by ECtHR for Sentencing Işıkırık to Prison Over Victory Sign|website=Bianet}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YuIGDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA60 |title=Legal Pluralism in Action: Dispute Resolution and the Kurdish Peace Committee|last=Tas|first=Latif|date=22 April 2016 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=9781317106159 |pages=60 |language=en}}</ref>
* On the six-month anniversary of the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]], a sculpture giving an inward-facing V-sign, which the BBC described as "the 'up yours' sign", was displayed in front of the Russian embassy in [[Prague]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Outsized hand gives 'up yours' to Russian embassy in Prague |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-62647630?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=630608734929d817e9778456%26Outsized%20hand%20gives%20%27up%20yours%27%20to%20Russian%20embassy%20in%20Prague%262022-08-24T11%3A52%3A47.949Z&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:b17e1cf9-0254-4852-bdab-176361afdc9b&pinned_post_asset_id=630608734929d817e9778456&pinned_post_type=share |access-date=2022-08-24 |website=BBC News | date=24 August 2022 |language=en-gb}}</ref>
* The V sign was used by many protestors during the [[1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre]]
* Some [[Motorcycling greetings|motorcyclists greet]] each other using the V sign on the road.

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File:Lech Walesa George H Bush.PNG|[[Lech Wałęsa]] and [[George H. W. Bush]], July 1989
File:Rihanna, LOUD Tour, Minneapolis 6 crop.jpg|Singer [[Rihanna]] using the V sign, 2011
File:NASA Success.jpg|An investigator flashes V-for-victory signs upon the 2006 arrival of material gathered by [[Stardust (spacecraft)|the ''Stardust'' spacecraft]] at the [[Johnson Space Center]] in Texas.
File:Waving_from_the_Harley.jpg|A motorcycle passenger using a V sign.
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