[Answer] Where did the hand gesture "the bird" originate?

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Where did the hand gesture "the bird" originate?

• Ancient Rome:"Flipping the bird" has been a popular hand gesture since the ancient Roman era. Roman emperors would flash "the finger," then often require the kissing of that middle finger from their loyal subjects. Flashing the middle finger tended to go hand-in-hand with yelling in public. When this public yelling went out of style, using the middle finger alone was adopted as a way to show anger toward someone. After American baseball player Charles Radbourne flipped off a photographer who caught the middle finger gesture on film, it's popularity and use in American culture and media has spread everywhere. The general worldwide connotation of the gesture today is a simple way of conveying an unfavorable opinion of someone. Source: INSH.world

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