Did your fave celeb really invent the high five, or is that just another Hollywood myth we’ve been fed like it’s the gospel truth?
Honey, buckle up because the origin story of the high five is absolutely MESSIER than any reality TV reunion we’ve seen in years. You know that iconic hand-slapping gesture everyone does after scoring a goal or landing a major deal? Yeah, well, multiple people are claiming they invented it, and the drama is REAL.
The high five supposedly has a traceable history — and by traceable, we mean it’s been DISPUTED to absolute filth among sports legends and pop culture icons. Some sources are pointing fingers at baseball legends from decades past, while others are insisting their favorite athlete deserves all the credit. It’s giving petty, territorial energy, and quite frankly, we’re LIVING for it.
What makes this absolutely unhinged is that the high five feels like it’s always existed, right? We throw them around like they’re free candy — after a home run, a successful business meeting, or when we’re greeting a toddler. But nope! Someone literally HAD to invent this gesture, and apparently, that someone is willing to go to bat (pun intended) to make sure the world knows it was THEM.
The internet is absolutely losing its mind over this revelation. Fans are taking sides like it’s a celebrity feud, digging through old photos and game footage to determine once and for all who deserves the crown for inventing one of the most iconic gestures in human history. Some are convinced it was an athlete from the 1970s, while others are ready to fight for their chosen celeb’s legacy.
This whole situation is giving major “I INVENTED IT FIRST” energy, and honestly? We cannot get enough of the pettiness. It’s the kind of drama we didn’t know we needed in 2024 — forget celebrity breakups and red carpet feuds, we’re out here arguing about hand-slapping protocols.
The fact that something so simple and universal has such a contested origin story is absolutely sending us. Leave it to celebrities and sports legends to turn a casual greeting into a full-blown scandal. We’re obsessed.
What do you think? A) The high five should be credited to the original 1970s athlete who invented it B) Multiple people deserve credit and we should stop fighting over it