That's the story.
It was a gesture of defiance: "Look you *?%*@*'s, we've still got our fingers! (the two fingers used to release arrows from a bow - the French used to cut them off any bowman that they captured).
So, the old V-sign is not an obscene gesture, though it's often accompanied by strong language, it is as it always was a gesture of defiance.
By the way - any arrests yet from that protest outside the Danish embassy?
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