<P> Athletes, including Stefan Effenberg, Ron Artest, Luis Suárez, Juan Pablo Montoya, Iván Rodríguez, Danny Graves, Jack McDowell, Natasha Zvereva, Josh Smith, Bryan Cox, and Johnny Manziel have been suspended or fined for making the gesture . José Paniagua was released by the Chicago White Sox after giving the middle finger to an umpire; he hasn't played in the majors since . Baseball executive Chub Feeney once resigned after giving the finger to fans on Fan Appreciation Night . Bud Adams, owner of the National Football League's Tennessee Titans, was fined US $250,000 for giving both middle fingers to the fans of the Buffalo Bills during a game . Professional wrestler Stone Cold Steve Austin is also famous for flashing one or both middle fingers as part of his gimmick . Hockey star Jaromír Jágr made the gesture several times following goals in the early 1990s . </P> <P> The NME Awards, an annual music awards show in the UK, uses an extended middle finger design in the trophy handed out to the winners . Many musical artists, including Madonna, Lady Gaga, Eminem, Ariana Grande, Katy Perry, and Adele have publicly made the gesture . Britney Spears and Iggy Azalea have given the gesture towards members of the paparazzi, but had to apologize when fans interpreted the gesture as directed at them . M.I.A. gave the gesture during the Super Bowl XLVI Halftime Show . The National Football League, NBC, and M.I.A. apologized . The CD itself for Kid Rock's album Devil Without a Cause is a picture of his raised middle finger . On the cover of Moby Grape's first album, Moby Grape, band member Don Stevenson was caught flipping the bird at the camera . The finger was airbrushed out of subsequent releases of the album . </P> <P> In automobile driving culture, giving the finger to a fellow motorist communicates displeasure at another person's reckless driving habits and / or their disregard for common courtesy . </P> <P> The finger is included in Unicode as U + 1F595 🖕 REVERSED HAND WITH MIDDLE FINGER EXTENDED . </P>

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