page_title: Obscene gesture
section_title: V Sign
hierarchical_section_title: Obscene gesture / V Sign
caption_attribution_description: English: Example of photographs included in Henry Bond's 2000 photo-book "Point and Shoot" the photograph depicts Singer/entertainer Robbie Williams using a "V sign" hand gesture to the photographer.
context_page_description: An obscene gesture is a movement or position of the body, especially of the hands or arms, that is considered exceedingly offensive or vulgar in some particular cultures. Such gestures are often sexually suggestive.
context_section_description: In the Commonwealth of Nations countries (except Canada), the V sign as an insult (the middle and index fingers raised, and given with back of the hand towards the recipient) serves a similar purpose to The finger. The V sign with palm face outwards instead is a sign of peace however.
caption: Singer Robbie Williams using a V sign.
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