Eli5: Why is sticking out the middle finger offensive?

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Where did it originate from? and why is it considered an inapporiate behavior socially?

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It’s probably mythology, but I was always partial to the story of English archers waving their middle fingers to French soldiers to boast that they could still draw a bow. The French allegedly cut off the middle and index finger of any captured archers. Quite the “fuck you” if true.

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