What is the gesture of Effenberg and its history

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Many of you have heard of such a thing as a "gesture of Effenberg". What is it? The so-called phallic symbol among football fans. In 1994, a crowd of fans booed Stefan Effenberg, to which he showed them his middle finger.

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Gesture Effenberg to supporters

Midfielder of the German football team showed a phallic gesture in the 75th minute of the game between Korea and Germany. The match was held in the United States. Fans got mad at a player for what he sluggishly played. 15 minutes before the end of the game Effenberg replaced. Leaving the field, he heard a whistle and unflattering remarks. It's hurt football player, and he showed the fans the appropriate gesture. Interestingly, the fans and the audience remembered the incident, rather than the team.

Later Effenberg wrote the book “I showed "that“ everybody!”, where he spoke about his career and about this incident. In the book it was described that the coach of Effenberg the same night broke with the player relations because they did not want excess provocation from the press and fans. Stefan Effenberg was expelled from the national team and spent only two friendly matches four years later. After some time the player was forgiven and asked to return to football, but he himself expressed no such desire. By the way, in Germany for showing indecent gesture was fined.

gesture Effenberg

It is Considered very rude and is characteristic of marginal environments, this "gesture of Effenberg". Why it is called, in fact, of course, but this is debatable. In fact, the gesture appeared much earlier, in the Ancient world.

Studies of gesture Effenberg

Desmond Morris, English anthropologist, believed that the gesture, which symbolizes the demonstration of the male sexual organ, is one of the oldest. In Ancient times it meant a predisposition to passive homosexuality or symbolized a direct threat of rape.

Gesture Effenberg: history

In Ancient Rome, the middle finger was called shameless, or shameful. Mention of his demonstrations can be seen in historical and philosophical writings. Caligula, Emperor of Rome, loved to shock the audience. The people who came to Express his reverence, he was forced to kiss his middle finger. Diogenes showed indecent gesture, expressing his attitude to Demosthenes. The Persian people took the gesture of upturned middle finger as a sign of warding against the evil eye and evil spirits.

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The Theory of emergence of gesture

In the middle ages this gesture of Effenberg (the photo you see in the article) meant accusation of homosexual relationships. In the XIV century captured British soldiers cut off the index and middle fingers. This was done so that they should not have had the opportunity to shoot at enemies from a bow. Later, after the victory at the battle of Agincourt, the English soldiers showed the French the middle finger in a sign that they are not cut off.

Other theories of the emergence of gesture

There is another version. The French boasted of their abilities to shoot with a crossbow. As a result, after the defeat of the British demonstrated to the opponents of middle and index finger like a mockery of their crossbowmen.

On the island of Sicily for stealing people lost their middle finger if the crime was more severe, the hands to the elbow. Thus, a man showing a middle finger, showed his honesty and innocence to the theft.

Some scientists believe that the demonstration of aggression by a phallic gesture is typical not only for humans. Some species of monkeys show these gestures to each other in moments of aggression.

gesture Effenberg why it is called

Gesture different peoples

The French call such a gesture “hand of honor”. One arm bent at the elbow, the other placed on her in the bend area.

The British show a phallic gesture in this way: show the opponent the mark “Victoria”, with the palm facing toward you.

In the Arab countries the equivalent of Effenberg gesture is a clenched fist with the set aside thumb.

The Sri Lankans squeeze his hand, turning it upwards, and raise the index finger.

In the United States of America obscene gesture was “imported” the Italian emigrants in the nineteenth century. In 1886, during team meetings in baseball, the players showed a phallic gesture rivals. It meant anger and hatred. In 1976, phallic gesture showed the President of the United States of America Rockefeller in response to the whistles of the crowd. In California, the local taxi drivers soexpressed frustration or bad luck.

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The Most memorable cases demonstrate the gesture of Effenberg in the football environment

In the history of football athletes repeatedly demonstrated a phallic symbol, but only some of them were noted in the press.

In 2012, Denis Garmash in a match between the «miner» and Kiev «Dynamo» showed an obscene gesture to the fans of the opponent, which sparked a major scandal. The midfielder «Dynamo» punished for this disqualification on a few matches.

In 2009, the Swiss referee Massimo of Busaka in response to the dissatisfaction of the fans showed the crowd the middle finger. He later apologized, but was disqualified.

In 2011, the Ukrainian goalkeeper Oleksandr Rybka showed a gesture of Effenberg fans of the opposing team. Such an act go unpunished.

Coach Fabio Capello in 2007, after the end of the match, twice showed a phallic gesture to the fans of “real”. Such an act is not appreciated, and Capello was forced to pay a fine. He later explained that almost five years after him a couple of crazy fans insulting gesture belonged to him.

In 1997, Alessandro Nesta showed English striker obscene sign at the end of the game. The match ended in a draw, the British reached the final of the World Cup.

In 2011, Ronaldo in response to the abusive behaviour of fans of Bosnia and Herzegovina showed a phallic gesture. The boorish behavior of the fans began at the airport, during the game they were trying to dazzle the player with lasers from the roof.

In the same year, Luis Suarez “welcomed” fans "Fulham", for which he was disqualified. Prior to this event the player is no respecter of persons spoke about Patrice evra.

Van Bommel in 2007 showed a characteristic gesture to the fans, running along the stands after he scored a goal. Subsequently, the football player apologized for his behavior.

In 2009, the Italian Paolo Maldini in response to the offensive outburst of the fans pointed towards the stands characteristic gesture. This was his last game as captain.

Effenberg gesture towards fans

Attitude to the gesture of Effenberg today

Ira Robbins, Professor and Professor, University of Washington, writes that for ancient history, this gesture has lost its obvious phallic symbolism, and his demonstration suggests the aggression to the opponent, protest, and demand falling away, left alone. Many Western stars wanting to interrupt the recording, put the middle finger to the camera lens. Britney Spears often shows middle finger when journalists start to bother her.

In Milan in the square erected a large monument depicting a phallic gesture. It is called “Suddenly – L. O. V. E". In Florence, the exhibition kept the middle finger of Galileo. After the execution of the academic vandals tried to steal the ring from her finger. As a result, he was cut off. The exhibit has been preserved to our days.


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