Is flipping someone off an evil act.

[Yqatuba]

I would say no, unless it's someone I like.

[Alphavoltario]

No.

Reasoning:
It's a form of expression used as a vent for anger, disapproval, and/or satire. It does not cause harm to the recipient, or at the very least lasting harm, even if that might be the 'intention' of it.

If a Paladin flips someone off, say for violating his ethos, he would not lose any class features for his 'heinous deed' (depending on his code, of which I know of none where a person isn't allowed to be frustrated and casually 'flip the bird'.)

[Yqatuba]

Ok. I was being somewhat silly anyway.

[UnArcaneElection]

Now I've got this concept of a Demon Lord of Flipping People Off . . . .

[CorvusMask]

It is RUDE act

[zza ni]

like cussing i would say it's more chaotic or civilized unaccepted then evil. i can totally see far away cultures that salute their president by flipping him (space-balls anyone? 'President Skroob ! Salute!" )

[Cuup]

UnArcaneElection wrote:

Now I've got this concept of a Demon Lord of Flipping People Off . . . .

His domain is right between the domains of the Demon Lord of Tailgating, and the Demon Lord of Prank Calls. They all submit to the authority of the Demon Lord of Mowing the Lawn at 6am on a Saturday.

[PFRPGrognard]

No. It might be chaotic however.

[the nerve-eater of Zur-en-Aarh]

It's not evil, but it is tacky.

[Dracovar]

Flipping people off....of what? <grin>

Flipping them off a cliff to their death? Probably evil.
Flipping them the bird? Not evil.

If the latter is an evil act, I'm likely doomed. See you in hell. Probably.

[Kitty Catoblepas]

the nerve-eater of Zur-en-Aarh wrote:

It's not evil, but it is tacky.

It's only tacky if you have glued rhinestones to your fingernails while you're doing it.

I'm sad that I didn't find any good google results for "Ioun Stone Cowboy"

[the nerve-eater of Zur-en-Aarh]

Kitty Catoblepas wrote:

the nerve-eater of Zur-en-Aarh wrote:

It's not evil, but it is tacky.

It's only tacky if you have glued rhinestones to your fingernails while you're doing it.

I suppose some kinds of glue could manage to be tacky all by themselves.

[Jhaeman]

Definitely not evil, but if directed towards the wrong people (law enforcement, royalty) in the wrong place (repressive authoritarian places) could definitely get a character in trouble.

[HeHateMe]

No freaking way. Rude sure, but not evil.

[Ryze Kuja]

Not evil, but not good either. Maybe that's why it's the middle finger :P

[Meirril]

Honestly, I don't think insults can be measured on the alignment scale.

[avr]

UnArcaneElection wrote:

Now I've got this concept of a Demon Lord of Flipping People Off . . . .

Why a demon lord? It'd be a very low dose of evil I think, so you'd need to be organised about it to achieve Ultimate Evil.

[Phillip Gastone]

A LG character swearing would be subject to the Soap of Good Manners.

[Jeven]

This really needs to be turned into a Paladin discussion!

If a Paladin student in Paladin school flips off his Paladin teacher will he get suspended or expelled?

If it is a non-evil, non-chaotic act, why would the school expel him?
So if they do, then flipping someone off must be the path of the anti-Paladin and a Chaotic Evil act.

[Andostre]

Is starting a new alignment thread on theses forums an evil act?

[UnArcaneElection]

^Apparently so.