He seems to always do this, so does that make it a micro-expression or just a regular Simon scratch?
American Idol Finger
March 17th 2009 - 10:55am
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Yousuf March 17th, 2009 at 4:13 pm
It could a bad habit. In the lower video, he scratched the side of his nose twice with two different fingers. I’m inclinded to think that he had an itch. Simod doesn’t seem to be the type of person to take into account other people’s sensitivities. He would use whatever finger that’s convinient for him, and if there was something on his mind, he’d say it. Then again, I’m no expert and I’d love to be.
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thats awesome i love simon!
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Lots of Brits use that finger as a regular gesture not meaning what we all think. My ex-husband who is a Brit and my son who lived in England…so I think in this case it has another meaning.
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Hayley March 20th, 2009 at 10:44 pm
lol he also did it this week to Megan Corkrey. i remembered that episode of lie to me right away.
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Well, the fact that he does it alot could indicate that it’s just a normal part of his behavior. but the first video (the one that wasn’t shaky) his speech was def. hurried, and his vocal pitch possibly seemed higher, and that is a sign of anxiety/anger/fear. coupled with the finger, and it would appear to be a sure sign of anger. And he was always making fun of Tatiana’s drama queen attitude, but it never really seemed angry. maybe just annoyance (which can be the same thing). I guess if he does it to people that he criticizes alot, and some ppl more than others, THEN you could probably say that it’s a surefire sign of anger. otherwise, I’d just write it off.
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I’ve been keeping an eye on that, and it would seem that yeah, it is a gestural slip that Simon does when he doesn’t like someone. at least, that’s my opinion.
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My father does this too when he is pointing out a passage in a book or person in a group shot. Given that they are both British born and bred, (my father came here when he was in his thirties) it may be another mannerism they were brought up with.
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Check this vide out:
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/04/07/biden-cheney-is-%E2%80%98dead-wrong%E2%80%99/VP Biden shows all the classic moves
-Unilateral contempt expression when Cheney is mentioned,
-Head shaking ” no” to a question ” are we more secure today”
-Withdrawing back after a statement, and ,
-finally when describing the alleged conversation with Pres. Bush ( which Carl Rove now claims never happened) eyes drift to ” auditory construction” area- speakers right, not a ” recollection” left, implying that VP is ” constructing” this conversation in his head, not recalling it.
(Feel free to blog this observation, if you see merit in it.)Politics aside- this a very interesting video
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It is common in the UK for a person to use the longest finger to point at something or scratch his/her face. It is not an indication of the American emblem of “F-You.”
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What Rossina is saying is kinda true. In the UK, the sign for “F-You” is shown by holding up the peace sign with your index and middle finger, while aiming at the person you are calling with the back of your hand.
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I’m going to go with the other people saying it’s a British thing. The reason it can be a clue in America is because we have that middle finger emblem/gesture. In Britain, I don’t think it’s an emblem over there.; they have other emblems.
In Japanese Sign Language, the middle finger extended horizontally is the fingerspelling of ‘r,’ iirc from my classes way back when. True, that doesn’t touch on Britain’s use or non-use of that gesture, but it serves as a further example of different cultures, different emblems.
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Sandra April 19th, 2009 at 11:41 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLVtepgE5EY
he just did it again recently. right at 1:05
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Yeah, i’ve noticed that as well during this season also. must be part of his personality complex, after all he is handing out judgements all day long so there must be some feeling of superiority
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Teresa Justice May 5th, 2009 at 7:46 pm
I remember something that may upset a few commenter on this subject.
Micro expressions and expressions are universal. That means the look of anger is the same on a Brit, American, Italian and so forth. Forget what the finger may mean to you or someone else. What does the expression look like when the action happens? The cultural emblem is being noticed but something is being missed here. -
Just been reading your posts above. All I can say is I’m a Brit and that gesture pretty much means the same thing over here as it does in the US, although I think it’s meaning is a bit milder.
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I agree with Alice, the middle finger is still “an insult”.
I can’t remember where it is from, But I think lightman once said that its not just coincidence, and it really means something when people do it. -
Watch the first video, he uses the middle finger, then as if realizing that he was doing something wrong switches to the index finger before putting his hand down. Looks like a bad habbit that has been pointed out to him before or that he has noticed watching himself on tv.
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egor102 September 10th, 2009 at 1:31 am
or maybe he watches lie to me and realized that millions of viewers know his real opinion
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I read that he was to eager do a Eastenders appearence lmao. Sounds a bit dodgy to me. There’s a part of me that sort of hopes this is true lol.
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