History Main / FlippingtheBird

* ''WebAnimation/EtraChanSawIt'': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yaupiVHlmo Akane]] gives the middle finger to Akamatsu during an argument over the latter making bonfires.

* In episode 11 of ''Podcast/PokemonWorldTourUnited'', between losing her Gym Battle with Kent, arguing with Roxy over her assumptions of her and Cobalt's relationship, and a sheer barrage of rock-based {{Incredibly Lame Pun}}s, Rose is in a foul mood. So it's no surprise when she eventually flips off the cameras broadcasting Cobalt's battle with Kent out of annoyance. What ''is'' surprising is when Scramble, her Togepi, sees the gesture, looks at the little flippers it has instead of hands, and cheerfully tries to imitate it. Kent remarks that, while he does not condone that act, it was pretty adorable.

* ''Wiki/SCPFoundation'':

A variety of other gestures are considered obscene in various cultures around the world. Notable gestures include "the fig",[[labelnote:note]]A clenched fist, but with the thumb sticking out between the index and middle fingers, signifying a clitoris, and meaning, well...[[CountryMatters you know]]...[[/labelnote]] which is vulgar in France, Greece, and some Near East countries, the ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bras_d%27honneur bras d'honneur]]'' or "arm of honor", [[labelnote:note]]Bending and raising a forearm while resting the other hand in the crook of the bent elbow.[[/labelnote]] which is generally obscene where flipping the bird would be, and the "okay" gesture,[[note]]Or rather an identical gesture that actually means "asshole"[[/note]] which is offensive in Turkey, Spain, and some South American countries.

* In the Machinima/TeamServiceAnnouncement ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yz5BU44_h74 Pop it, Don't Drop it]]'', TheMedic of ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'' survives an ambush by ''[[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill the entire RED team]]'', by using his Ubercharge just in time. How does he celebrate his survival? By flipping them off. With both hands. While wearing sunglasses. Surrounded by dancing Scouts and Heavies. While "Dreaming a Dream" by Captain Jack plays. This pose was later modded as a taunt to replace the "Meet the Medic" taunt. It got so popular that ''Valve actually increased the price'' of the [=MtM=] taunt because so many people were buying it to replace it.
* In the season finale of ''Machinima/RedVsBlue: Singularity'', Genkins does a double one as he jumps into black hole - with added EvilLaugh! (it's blurred in the Youtube release, reportedly at Creator/ThreeFourThreeStudios' request)

A variety of other gestures are considered obscene in various cultures around the world. Notable gestures include "the fig",[[labelnote:note]]A clenched fist, but with the thumb sticking out between the index and middle fingers, signifying a clitoris, and meaning, well...[[CountryMatters you know]]...[[/labelnote]] which is vulgar in France, Greece, and some Near East countries, the ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bras_d%27honneur bras d'honneur]]'' or "arm of honor", [[labelnote:note]]Bending and raising a forearm while resting the other hand in the crook of the bent elbow.[[/labelnote]] which is generally obscene where flipping the bird would be, and the "okay" gesture,[[note]]Or rather an identical gesture that actually means "asshole"[[/note]] which is offensive in Turkey, Spain, and some South American countries. Recently, a [[https://www.adl.org/blog/how-the-ok-symbol-became-a-popular-trolling-gesture successful hoax]] originating on [[Website/FourChan 4chan]] led to the “Okay” gesture being seen as a white supremacist symbol in the US, to the point that alt-right groups use it to {{troll}} "leftists" and it is starting to be considered offensive there as well.

A variety of other gestures are considered obscene in various cultures around the world. Notable gestures include "the fig",[[labelnote:note]]A clenched fist, but with the thumb sticking out between the index and middle fingers, signifying a clitoris, and meaning, well...[[CountryMatters you know]]...[[/labelnote]] which is vulgar in France, Greece, and some Near East countries, the ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bras_d%27honneur bras d'honneur]]'' or "arm of honor", [[labelnote:note]]Bending and raising a forearm while resting the other hand in the crook of the bent elbow.[[/labelnote]] which is generally obscene where flipping the bird would be, and the "okay" gesture,[[note]]Or rather an identical gesture that actually means "asshole"[[/note]] which is offensive in Turkey, Spain, and some South American countries. Recently, a [[https://www.adl.org/blog/how-the-ok-symbol-became-a-popular-trolling-gesture successful hoax]] started on [[Website/FourChan 4chan]] led to the “Okay” gesture being seen as a white supremacist symbol in the US, to the point that alt-right groups use it to {{troll}} "leftists" and it is starting to be considered offensive there as well.

A variety of other gestures are considered obscene in various cultures around the world. Notable gestures include "the fig",[[labelnote:note]]A clenched fist, but with the thumb sticking out between the index and middle fingers, signifying a clitoris, and meaning, well...[[CountryMatters you know]]...[[/labelnote]] which is vulgar in France, Greece, and some Near East countries, the ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bras_d%27honneur bras d'honneur]]'' or "arm of honor", [[labelnote:note]]Bending and raising a forearm while resting the other hand in the crook of the bent elbow.[[/labelnote]] which is generally obscene where flipping the bird would be, and the "okay" gesture,[[note]]Or rather an identical gesture that actually means "asshole"[[/note]] which is offensive in Turkey, Spain, and some South American countries. However, the “Okay” gesture has recently been co-opted by American white supremacist groups, and therefore is starting to be considered offensive there as well.

A variety of other gestures are considered obscene in various cultures around the world. Notable gestures include "the fig",[[labelnote:note]]A clenched fist, but with the thumb sticking out between the index and middle fingers, signifying a clitoris, and meaning, well...[[CountryMatters you know]]...[[/labelnote]] which is vulgar in France, Greece, and some Near East countries, the ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bras_d%27honneur bras d'honneur]]'' or "arm of honor", [[labelnote:note]]Bending and raising a forearm while resting the other hand in the crook of the bent elbow.[[/labelnote]] which is generally obscene where flipping the bird would be, and the "okay" gesture,[[note]]Or rather an identical gesture that actually means "asshole"[[/note]] which is offensive in Turkey, Spain, and some South American countries.

** The 38th issue features two Japanese scientists flip the bird to their boss in the recounting of The Female's origins.

* The cover to the 26th issue of ''ComicBook/TheBoys'' shows the members of the G-Men giving each other the finger.

* Guy Gardner flips off Mr. Terrific and ComicBook/MartianManhunter as his Power Ring flies to him and lands on his middle finger in Franchise/GreenLantern: Rebirth. WordOfGod confirms it was intentional, as they were surprised that the panel got approved.

A known British variation of the gesture is the "two-finger salute", where the index finger is also raised, otherwise known as "making a V-sign". Distinguished from the (inoffensive) "victory"/"peace" sign by the palm facing ''inward'', away from the target, much as it does for the single-finger equivalent. A [[http://www.snopes.com/language/apocryph/pluckyew.asp popular but apocryphal story]] about the origin of this version of the gesture involves the 1415 Battle of Agincourt, where the French allegedly boasted they would cut off the bow-fingers of every English longbowman they captured. When the English soundly beat them, their archers supposedly held up their still-intact fingers at the French in defiance. Sometimes the story ends with them shouting "Pluck Yew!" as they did so, denoting what they could still do to their bows. Supposedly this became the familiar expletive now implied by the gesture.[[note]]This obviously isn't true for reasons of etymology — the F-word has clear relatives in other languages — and also because you can't "pluck yew". Yew was the type of wood the bows were made of. You pluck the ''bowstrings''.[[/note]]

* In episode 11 of ''Podcast/PokemonWorldTourUnited'', between losing her Gym Battle with Kent, arguing with Roxy over her assumptions of her and Cobalt's relationship, and a sheer barrage of rock-based {{Incredibly Lame Pun}}s, Rose is in a foul mood. So it's no surprise when she eventually flips off the cameras broadcasting Cobalt's battle with Kent out of annoyance. What ''is'' surprising is when Scramble, her Togepi, sees the gesture, looks at the little flippers it has instead of hands, and cheerfully tries to imitate it. Kent remarks that, while he does not condone that act, [[ActuallyPrettyFunny it was pretty adorable]].