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BBC presenter apologises after giving middle finger at start of live broadcast
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 07 Dec 2023
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I do think it's a bit disgraceful for this sort of thing to happen on the BBC.
What happened to a good old British "V sign" with two fingers up? Or maybe a "wanker gesture" with a casual shake of the wrist? If even the BBC have stooped to an American-style solitary raised middle finger, what hope is there for the rest of us?
I don't believe that we can claim credit for flipping the bird.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_finger
Didn't see it mentioned in the wiki. When the middle finger was gaining popularity, during the 80's in my circles, using the middle finger folded in half was a thing mentioned. I guess with the description in the wiki that makes sense as it infers that the person being insult has a tiny dick. I remember someone mentioning it was a Greek insult, but never knew it had a history. TIL.
Now I get spammed by a hundred Greeks telling me they have never heard of it. :) In my defence, we had no internet when I was young. There was no way to check on BS Vs fact.