Court Martial - Did the Doctored Video Show Kirk Giving Finney the Finger?

[cgervasi]

In the doctored video that appears to show Captain Kirk pressing the jettison button, it looks like he's pressing it with his middle finger.

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It's hard to say. We can tell it's not his pinky or ring finger.

I imagine Lt. Commander Finney put that in there to suggest Kirk pressed the button prematurely out of anger.

 

[Maurice]

Nothingburger.

 

[NCC-73515]

Stone-age Riker also showed Picard the finger (on the fish tank), and Bashir did it to Sloan (on the main ops console)

 

[1001001]

 

[There Be Whales Here]

I think a more serious question should be why is that button even there? I mean, how many times does a captain need to jettison an ion pod?

 

[Phaser Two]

Where's that "NOTHING TO SEE HERE; PLEASE DISPERSE" meme gif from The Naked Gun?

 

[BK613]

Kirk uses the middle finger to push the yellow alert button so there is that.

https://tos.trekcore.com/hd/albums/1x20hd/courtmartialhd345.jpg

ETA: This thread made me notice that I use my middle finger to turn on the seat warmer in my truck.

 

[Dukhat]

I imagine Lt. Commander Finney put that in there to suggest Kirk pressed the button prematurely out of anger.

Were people using the middle finger as a sign of disrespect in the '60's?

 

[ZapBrannigan]

I think a more serious question should be why is that button even there? I mean, how many times does a captain need to jettison an ion pod?

Today we know that button functions can be dynamically assigned to suit whatever the Captain is concerned with during a given mission. They're like macro keys.

 

[BK613]

Were people using the middle finger as a sign of disrespect in the '60's?

From previous reading I know that it at least dates back to WWII where in the Army Air Corps it was known as the rigid digit salute.

 

[Phaser Two]

Today we know that button functions can be dynamically assigned to suit whatever the Captain is concerned with during a given mission. They're like macro keys.

And fascinatingly, those famous FJ blueprints for the bridge controls accounted for this.

 

[1001001]

Where's that "NOTHING TO SEE HERE; PLEASE DISPERSE" meme gif from The Naked Gun?

Last time I used it someone complained to T"Bonz and I got in trouble....

 

[CorporalCaptain]

Last time I used it someone complained to T"Bonz and I got in trouble....

There were fireworks?

 

[Phaser Two]

Last time I used it someone complained to T"Bonz and I got in trouble....

And there was nothing to see there?

 

[1001001]

There were fireworks?

Sort of.

And there was nothing to see there?

I didn't think so, but what do I know?

 

[Ssosmcin]

I legit don't know why this thread exists. We must be bored...

Just a matter of time before we get another penis rock thread.

 

[Vger23]

Yes. It is an absolute certainty. Time to have a novel written about it.

 

[Kor]

No he wasn't. Have you ever noticed that people before a certain generation tend to use their middle finger to point to stuff, push buttons, dial phones, etc. And we young'uns would have to suppress a laugh because to us, the vulgar meaning is the first thing that comes to mind.

Kor

 

[1001001]

Have you ever noticed that people before a certain generation tend to use their middle finger to point to stuff, push buttons, dial phones, etc.

"And the lights are up there on the ceiling, boys and girls..."

 

[mb22]

Were people using the middle finger as a sign of disrespect in the '60's?

https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2013/09/middle-finger-brief-history/311205/
Chicago, 1968: