It’s A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood: A Look Back At Mr. Rogers

No, He Didn’t Flip Off The Camera In A Viral Meme

If you have seen this picture floating around the internet you should probably know the real story. Mr. Rogers was not flipping off a cameraman. Instead, he was singing a song about numbers with a group of children.

Being the man he is, Rogers probably never thought about the middle finger being used for the wrong reasons. It’s pretty obvious in the clip that he is surrounded by children and singing some type of song. Come to think of it, we can’t think of a single incident in which Fred Rogers didn’t act with the utmost decency available to all of us.