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Why Is The Middle Finger Offensive?

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The middle finger simply means FO or FY or BTY and its best resembled by the middle finger.

The middle finger is one of our species’ oldest and most ubiquitous insulting gestures. But why is waving one of your fingers offensive? David Clark answered this question for us back in 2009, and we’re reposting it today in honor of a one-finger salute that aired on MSNBC this morning.

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It's by no means universal. Give a "thumbs up" sign to an Iraqi or Iranian, and you're telling them to FO. The British use two fingers in a "V" with the back of their hand showing. (palm forward like Churchill means "victory" or "peace!") Most of Europe punches a fist upwards while slapping their bicep, making the whole forearm one big finger. There are lots more variations of "bird flips".
 
A guy flipped me off today actually... been a long time since that happened, I smiled and gave him a thumbs up and it was pretty obvious who was more mad in the end. I won. That is all that matters.
 
RDS said:
The middle finger simply means FO or FY or BTY and its best resembled by the middle finger.
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Simply, the various symbols that correspond to flipping the bird are all representative of the male genitalia and is like saying "i got the big one".
 
I can tell it is offensive by the way that it is.
 
BmanMcfly said:
Simply, the various symbols that correspond to flipping the bird are all representative of the male genitalia and is like saying "i got the big one".
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Thats what she said.
 
Why Is The Middle Finger Offensive?
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I don't know .. maybe 'cause of where it's been?
 
Because people are stupid. In the middle ages archers needed their middle fingers to shoot their arrows. When enemies captured the archers they would cut off their middle finger so if they escaped they couldn't be an archer anymore. So when archers w/ their middle fingers saw the enemy they would wave their middle finger in the air to taunt them
 
It's rather simple.

A middle finger looks like a ****, and the curled fingers look like balls.

Manc Skipper said:
It's by no means universal. Give a "thumbs up" sign to an Iraqi or Iranian, and you're telling them to FO. The British use two fingers in a "V" with the back of their hand showing. (palm forward like Churchill means "victory" or "peace!") Most of Europe punches a fist upwards while slapping their bicep, making the whole forearm one big finger. There are lots more variations of "bird flips".
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A thumbs up probably applies since they're not so large.

The reverse peace sign outlines a cameltoe.

Slapping your bicep while fisting upwards signifies a slam****ing.
 
It means "finger up your butt" from Greek origin or digitus impudicus (impudent finger) in Ancient Roman writings. In Judaism the equivalent was sticking out your tongue at someone, which was a silent mocking gesture. Then there's the famous "Bronx Cheer" a more vocal form of disapproval mimicking flatulence as a response.

Crossing your eyes, flipping the bird and sticking out your tongue all at the same time is considered the "triple insult" and most mature gesture combo.
 
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I usually interpret the middle finger as clearance to drop-trow and expose myself. The last woman who gave me the finger ended up pregnant
 
coolwalker said:
Because people are stupid. In the middle ages archers needed their middle fingers to shoot their arrows. When enemies captured the archers they would cut off their middle finger so if they escaped they couldn't be an archer anymore. So when archers w/ their middle fingers saw the enemy they would wave their middle finger in the air to taunt them
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Close. There's actually a particular incident that brought this about..... The English Longbow requires all three central fingers of the right hand to draw. Especially the middle finger. During the Hundred Years War with France, the French would cut the middle finger off of all captured archers to ensure they could not ever draw the bow again. At a particular battle (Agincourt?) the English bowmen stepped forward, showed the French Knights that they still had THEIR middle fingers and proceeded to devestate the French with merciless artillery fire that slaughtered their ranks.
 
No closer. The TWO fingers (one either side of the arrow) salute is an urban myth. The slaughter at Agincourt is true, however.
 
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