Talk:Pound hug

Nominated for deletion
This should NOT be deleted. I first read the article, and detected a large amount of racism, which is why it should have been deleted with its horrible tasteless discription, however I have edited the page to disclude the poor depiction of an otherwise normal greeting between any two males of any race.

The "Hip-Hop Hug", with it's origins in hip hop culture, is practiced by males all across western society and as a white male myself, I know that to leave this article out of Wikipedia would defeat the purpose of the value of Wikipedia in the first place.

Please re-read the article and allow it to stay. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.104.226.106 (talk) 02:04, 30 September 2005‎


 * I am always amused when a white guy gets incensed over "racist" comments in which black people discuss other black people. Let's not censor that black professor's comments on this custom, just because it makes us uncomfortable. Haiduc 02:28, 30 September 2005 (UTC)

...original research?
Surely "hip-hop hug" is not a technical (or even correct) term? --FuriousFreddy 05:32, 19 October 2005 (UTC)


 * Do hugs have technical terms somewhere? This seems to be the popular (and only) name that this gesture goes by, when it does have a name at all. At least, doing a search on it will fish up items of relevance. I'll be interested to see what elese you can fish up on it - I had no luck. Haiduc 10:48, 19 October 2005 (UTC)


 * I know for a verifiable fact that it's not called a "hip-hop hug." Everyone I've shown this page to is laughing themselves silly over this title. It doesn't have a name: it's just a type of greeting used primarily by black males. Bu that doesn't mean you go making up one, especially one as silly as this. --FuriousFreddy 16:51, 23 October 2005 (UTC)


 * I get 183 hits on Google for "hip hop hug." But male hug is ok too, as long as both names are worked into the article. Haiduc 17:09, 23 October 2005 (UTC)


 * Considering the widespread use of the hug, 183 Google hits is hardly enough of an argument for using that name. However, you suggest a decent compromise. --FuriousFreddy 19:50, 23 October 2005 (UTC)


 * You cannot take a practice engaged in by a negligible proportion of all the males who live or have ever lived on this planet and imply that this is what men do everywhere. I have looked around and the other options I have encountered is "bachelor hug" which is both very rare and nonsensical, and "pound hug" which makes a lot more sense and seems about as popular as hip hop hug. As long as we mention both in the article I would have no problem with "Pound hug". By the way, why did my redirect fail? I was going to append an explanation but the servers were soooo slow I ran out of time and had to run to an appointment. Haiduc 01:54, 24 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Not all men prositute, so why is there such a term as "male prositution"? You can't redirect to an article that doesn't exist. And, no, this should not be moved back to any "hip-hop hug" name. "Pound hug" is acceptable. --FuriousFreddy 01:58, 24 October 2005 (UTC)

Pound SHAKE actually...
this greeting is known as a "pound shake" (though i'm sure "pound hug" is just as efficient), and is commonly used by some of indie Hiphop's most prestigious emcees such as Main Flow, Canibus, and underground sensation Jedi Mind Tricks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wu rebel 07 (talk • contribs) 02:04, 30 September 2005‎

Obama does "Pound Shake"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WG7lSlHxvm8 That's pretty much it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.237.35.233 (talk) 08:29, 11 January 2009 (UTC)
 * OK, thanks. Jump almost to the end, time 1:00. – Fayenatic L (talk) 17:11, 10 April 2012 (UTC)