Japanese girls and the peace sign

[queshaw]

Hi, I got confused by work and other things and haven't studied Japanese for a while, anyway check out Hwa Hwa's (of the great Thai band China Dolls) liberal use of the I'll poke out your eyes sign:

http://www.hwahwaworld.com/blog/index.php

I suggest always doing the 3 stooges block in response.

The point being, she's probably not doing it because Americans had superior fire power and she's echoing something about Victory.

So, does it have a broad Asian significance? Are you being cool when you do it? Is it saying something to not do it?