Do you remember when you first started doing the black power handshake instead of the more traditional one?

[Sawfish]

I just remembered it as being a sort of generational shibboleth. You'd do it with your peer, but not with people older.

Probably late 60s?

 

[Disgustedman]

...

 

[FastTrax]

www.ebony.com/the-origins-of-dap-981/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shibboleth

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giving_dap

 

[Tempsontime65]

Late Sixties-High School.

 

[hawkdon]

never.....

 

[Uptosnuff]

Never done it. Still traditional handshake.

 

[CallMeKate]

Nope... I don't remember it because I never did it. I'd rather wave at someone or even blow a kiss than grab ahold of a sweaty germy hand if we're being honest here.

 

[Wren]

People would think I was nuts if I started carrying on like that here !

 

[katlupe]

Never did it.

 

[Lawrence]

I started it back in the seventies with friends that I worked with in the military. To me it was fun trying to do the hand movements the same way they were. They would teach me how to do the style of style of handshake they were doing. It was fun to me for we were friends. I have not started that style of handshake but if the other person starts it, I will play along. There have been a few times since the seventies that I have done it with other guys. The latest one for a group that I am with is doing the fist bump and they say they do it because of the covid thing.

 

[Lewkat]

Are you kidding?

 

[hollydolly]

Never !

 

[Muskrat]

If I could of remembered the sequence I would of been all in. It is a handshake between friends. Never ever heard it described as a black power thing…but if it anything like dancing they would surely have me beat

 

[Alligatorob]

No, never have done it. I've seen a few people do it, but didn't know it had anything to do with Black Power.

 

[Feelslikefar]

The 'DAP' was popular in the early 70's among some in the military.
That's the first time I saw it.
Some greetings lasted quite a while.

 

[Disgustedman]

The 'DAP' was popular in the early 70's among some in the military.
That's the first time I saw it.
Some greetings lasted quite a while.

I first heard about it from a novel written by a Vietnam veteran.

 

[charry]

Kids handshakes lol

 

[Geezerette]

Never. I never did go for fads.

 

[NorthernLight]

I never learned it. Once every 5 years or so, a man (never a woman) tries it with me. I'm a white Canadian woman, wtf.

 

[-Oy-]

Nope - never.

One of the weapons based martial arts I was involved with years ago did a thing where you clasped forearms then did a fist bump. More about checking for a concealed dagger than anything 'ethnic.'

 

[jet]

never,why would i,

 

[Nathan]

I first heard about it from a novel written by a Vietnam veteran.

I first saw the Dap handshake in Vietnam.

 

[squatting dog]

I first saw the Dap handshake in Vietnam.

^^ Same here.

 

[Gary O']

Some greetings lasted quite a while.

True

Rather fascinating

A grownup patty cake

 

[Nosy Bee-54]

My kids tried to teach me that handshake but I'm not that coordinated. Never heard that it was connected to Black power. Furthermore, I gave up the traditional handshake about 4 years before COVID-19. I fist bump anytime someone sticks out their hand. I don't need whatever is on someone's hand from scratching wherever or picking their nose.