Editing Clapping (section)

== Sports and other pursuits==
[[File:ISL-HRV (16).jpg|thumb|'Viking clapping' of [[Iceland]] fans]]
During [[UEFA Euro 2016]], Iceland's fans became widely known for their '[[volcano clap]]' (or 'Viking clap') with a 'huh' chant, though it originated with fans of Scottish club [[Motherwell F.C.]]<ref>{{cite web |date=29 June 2016 |title=WATCH: Are Motherwell the inspiration behind Iceland's 'volcano clap'? |url=http://www.skysports.com/football/news/33867/10328533/watch-are-motherwell-the-inspiration-behind-icelands-volcano-clap |access-date=8 April 2018 |website=Sky Sports}}</ref>
[[Canberra Raiders]] fans subsequently adopted the 'Viking clap'.<ref>{{cite web |last=Dutton |first=Chris |date=4 September 2016 |title=NRL what we learnt: The Viking Clap to return for Raiders finals after record-setting win |url=http://www.canberratimes.com.au/rugby-league/canberra-raiders/nrl-what-we-learnt-the-viking-clap-to-return-for-raiders-finals-after-recordsetting-win-20160904-gr8cv3.html |access-date=8 April 2018 |website=The Canberra Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Helmers |first=Caden |date=21 August 2016 |title=NRL talking points: Raiders fans got nuts for 'Viking Clap' and the Josh Hodgson effect |url=http://www.canberratimes.com.au/rugby-league/canberra-raiders/nrl-talking-points-the-canberra-raiders-viking-clap-and-the-josh-hodgson-effect-20160821-gqxjjb.html |access-date=8 April 2018 |website=The Canberra Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=21 August 2016 |title=NRL 2016 video: Canberra Raiders' fans do Viking clap before win over Parramatta Eels |url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/teams/raiders/canberra-raiders-fans-perform-viking-clap-before-win-over-parramatta-eels-at-gio-stadium/news-story/06558a256cbc7155f6601c28f4284376 |access-date=8 April 2018 |website=FOX Sports}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/nrl-canberra-raiders-luke-bateman-and-sia-soliola-want-the-viking-clap-to-stay-20160823-gqz1po.html|title=NRL: Canberra Raiders Luke Bateman and Sia Soliola want the Viking Clap to stay|first=Caden|last=Helmers|date=24 August 2016|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|access-date=8 April 2018}}</ref> Similarly, fans of the [[Minnesota Vikings]] have also adopted the 'Viking clap' to show support for the team, chanting '[[Skol, Vikings#Skol Chant|skol]]' rather than the original 'huh' chant.{{citation needed|date=January 2018}}

In the mid 2010s, a practice of clapping as a way to emphasize talking points emerged among African American women, especially when clapping out individual syllables in words. This was pointed out in popular media by the comedian [[Robin Thede]] on ''[[The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Nightly Show - Women's History Month Report: Black Lady Sign Language |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34PjKtcVhVE |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/34PjKtcVhVE |archive-date=2021-12-22 |url-status=live|website=Youtube |publisher=Comedy Central |access-date=17 February 2020 |date=Mar 17, 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> It has since become more widely applied both online, often using the "hand clap" emoji, and in person.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Waldman |first1=Katy |title=Stop 👏 Emphasizing 👏 Your 👏 Point 👏 by 👏 Putting 👏 Clap 👏 Emojis 👏 After 👏 Every 👏 Word |url=https://slate.com/human-interest/2016/04/tweets-with-clap-emojis-between-the-words-are-annoying.html |access-date=17 February 2020 |agency=Slate |date=April 6, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=LaBouvier |first1=Chaédria |title=The Clap and the Clap Back: How Twitter Erased Black Culture From an Emoji |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-clap-and-the-clap-back-how-twitter-erased-black-culture-from-an-emoji/ |access-date=17 February 2020 |agency=Vice |date=16 May 2017}}</ref>