Yes, MIA's Super Bowl gesture was offensive – it should have been a V-sign | Adam Boult

The more traditionally British V-sign is a richer, more cathartic way to insult than the middle finger, and it's sadly on the waneBritish singer/rapper/activist/what-have-you MIA has caused a bit of a kerfuffle with her appearance at the Super Bowl. Performing alongside Madonna during the half-time show, the star ended her brief verse of the song Give Me All Your Luvin' by flashing her middle finger at the camera, and thus at an estimated 111 million viewers.The gesture prompted the NFL and broa...

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