So I point one back at 'em, but not the index or pinkie
Or the ring or the thumb, it's the one you put up
When you don't give a fuck, when you won't just put up

from Eminem – The Way I Am Lyrics on Rap Genius

Meaning

As he says in “Renegade”, Eminem is treated as the media’s scapegoat, blamed for corrupting the youth. While the media points at him in order to imply that he is the reason that kids are so fucked up these days, he flips the blame around with one finger

Of course, we all know which finger that is…

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So I point one back at 'em, but not the index or pinkie Or the ring or the thumb, it's the one you put up When you don't give a fuck, when you won't just put up

So I point one back at 'em, but not the index or pinkie
Or the ring or the thumb, it's the one you put up
When you don't give a fuck, when you won't just put up