Talk:Merkel-Raute

The Benson Henderson Connection
Much has been made of Angela Merkel's hand gestures, especially the signature move on the picture shown here, which is showcased in the Wikipedia Article entitled Merkel-Raute. The question is, did Angela Merkel influence Benson Henderson, or did Benson Henderson influence Angela Merkel?--Achim Hering (talk) 00:15, 23 September 2013 (UTC)


 * I'm assuming the hand gesture evolved multiple times in human history. ;) Amalthea  06:56, 23 September 2013 (UTC)


 * They both got it from the Minbari. --192.91.60.10 (talk) 13:40, 23 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Could it be that both got it from the Grand Nagus Zek??--Achim Hering (talk) 04:06, 5 February 2014 (UTC)


 * Vulva-handsign-Yoni-mudra.svg

Or could it be the Yoni Mudra?

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CDU claim to having created the emoticon
The article states:

"[...]the CDU confirmed on Twitter that it was the creator of the original '<>' emoticon."

The tweet by CDU used as a source for this reads "#merkelemoticon? We have #theoriginal", though (not "We created the original"). They likely reference having the real Merkel, thus being unimpressed by an emoticon. At the very least, if they meant to claim they invented it, it would be an unidiomatic way to say that.

Additionally, with internet phenomena being hard to track, CDU claiming to have created the emoticon (if they indeed did want to claim that) seems to be an insufficient sole source for stating them being the creators as a fact (and not as a claim). 79.217.111.62 (talk) 22:42, 13 March 2019 (UTC)

Image of Christine Lagarde's gesture
The image of the hand gesture by IMF's Christine Lagarde doesn't look anything like the Merkel-Raute, and is functionally different in terms of non-verbal communication. As best I can source it, it's either a Steeple (page 310) or an Apex.

I'm hesitant to outright remove the picture though. Could we instead change the image caption to include the gesture's appropriate name? Skoskav~enwiki (talk) 00:15, 21 August 2020 (UTC)