Anybody know the meaning behind one fingernail being painted black while the rest remain unpainted? I usually see it on the ring finger and I was just curious as to if it held any meaning or symbolism.
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you sure itās not just a dead nail?
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I see the red nail and I want it painted black.
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To be honest the only reason I know for painting one nail is to grow it out and still keep it strong and rigid. Generally the uh, pinky nailā¦ if you catch my drift.
I canāt speak to the ring finger, but if you see some guy walking around with a long black pinky-nail and all the others are normal, bet your bottom dollar heās high on cocaine/china white or wants people to think he is.
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Iāve heard this stereotype, and as a cocaine addict, I beg to differ.
But seriously, Iāve been doing research and all I can find is it being representative of agreeing with Christian morals while disagreeing with the religion, being a satanist, or plotting something bad. (Seriously, apparently it means āplotting something badā)
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Iām not saying all cocaine users do itā¦ I just now that it happens. And thatās the only functional use for one painted nail I can come up with. No substitute for a good oleā Benjamin, but itāll do on the go and in a pinch for sure!
The Christians take credit for a long list of things(Iāve had multiple religious people come up and start talking to me about god, persecution of Christians and stuff because I have a teeny little anchor tattooed on my wrist[I live in a heavily Navy occupied town, so in reality itās just a private little joke]), I wouldnāt read too much into that. Itās probably just something to do. Maybe it had a meaning or was symbolic to a small group of people at some point, but like mostly everything else these days, just a ācoolā thing.
Holy crap your signature. LOL!
I was wondering if youād notice.
But the source I had read the Religion thing wasnāt like āAwwwwyeah Jesus!ā it was like āYeah, we actually hate Christianity.ā Like. It almost seems reasonable given the type of people that I have seen it on (Most notably Penn Jillette).
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Hmā¦ Kind of strikes me as one of those non-conformist conformist things, you know? āI wannaā make people aware that Iām different, like those kids.ā
I donāt doubt Penn Jillette has some reasonable motive for it, but I also wouldnāt doubt that most of the kids walking around with it do it simply because theyāve seen it.
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I can totally see that being the case.
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Im not sure but itās probably something like the teardrop tattooā¦
Ha!
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Maybe they are trying to be like Carson Daily back in the day havenāt gotten to some of the other nails.
Itās just a fashion statement by some kids. Nothing to it.
Concerning Penn Jillette -
āWhen Jillette first began performing, his mother told him to get a manicure because people would be looking at his hands. In response to this, he had all of his nails painted red as a joke. The one remaining red fingernail is in memory of his mother.[35]ā
Full wiki page: Penn Jillette - Wikipedia
(Heās also said this on video if you donāt trust wikipedia)
As for everyone else, no idea. Maybe itās just a fashion statement, maybe Penn popularized it, etc.
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appropriate reference, especially since Pennās nail is painted red, not black as the OP mentions.
Also from the wikipedia page:
The color he uses is Jelly Apple Red (#054) by Essie.
Iām related to Pennās family by marriage. I knew his mom. She was a sweet woman, and I know he is very sentimental about his family and childhood home. He may not be telling the truth in interviews, but it is more likely related to that than because he hates Christianity. He seems to hate all religions equally.
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I get it:P
I deal dice and blackjack at a casino, and Asians are huge gamblersā¦ Thereās tons with an extra long pinky nailā¦ Iāve heard the cocaine thing and it makes sense to me, especially if you deal and need to get a little scoop to test it outā¦
Iāve heard itās an old status symbol in Chinaā¦ They grow it out to show they donāt need to work with their hands, which would keep it shortā¦
Yes, as far as I know, the Chinese pinky nail thing is correct.
I always thought the long pinky nail was to make picking your nose easier.
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