My Opinion
I’ve been a bit confused why I see videos with that gesture censored, I feel like that rarely happened in the media I consumed a decade ago. However, I believe this “phenomenon” is older than TikTok and its weird censorship.
I’d place giving the finger at a high 2, low 3 on offensiveness, definitely nowhere near gesticulated sexual acts. You can give a child shit for using it, but the occasional finger is something I’d expect from even a teenager.
Depends on the context.
The last time i was given the finger was when i was attempting to alert another driver that they did not have any taillights on (this was at 5am).
Man showed me the finger and I will admit i was a bit offended since i was only trying to help.
Offence level 3/5.