She swears “obviously”. The finger that the Eurovision audience saw “is absolutely not contempt or an insult”. Since Saturday evening, La Zarra is suspected of having made “a middle finger” – “in no case”, she says – when the results of the Eurovision televote were announced. The singer defends herself in a story on his Instagram account.
The Quebecer continues by explaining the meaning of this finger: “It is a gesture of disappointment for me which means “whatever” which could be translated as “so be it”. No more no less. No intention to shock or provoke. I apologize if this was misinterpreted. La Zarra ends her message by congratulating Sweden’s Loreen on her victory.
According Le Figaro, his gesture would be a “toz”. This word, derived from Arabic is the onomatopoeia of the noise of the fart and means a formal refusal, indifference or exasperation. “Toz” is accompanied by a gesture which is made with the middle finger raised but the hand open while the middle finger is made with the hand closed. Some people use “toz” to mean “screw you!” “, continues the daily.