We will deeply miss Carrie Fisher giving us the middle finger

And frankly, we deserved it.
 By  Heather Dockray and Brian Koerber  on 
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Carrie Fisher was a woman of many great talents, chief among them flipping the bird.

Shortly after her death, Twitter users came together to celebrate some of the actresses' greatest achievements. While few could forget the role she played in Star Wars or assisting people with mental illness, only a select, precious few remembered the author's penchant for putting up her middle finger.

It takes a special kind of person to stick up that finger with such grace, poise and propriety.

Fisher -- and her esteemed finger -- were clearly up to the task.

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Thanks for keeping it real with us, Carrie.

Topics Star Wars

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Heather Dockray

Heather was the Web Trends reporter at Mashable NYC. Prior to joining Mashable, Heather wrote regularly for UPROXX and GOOD Magazine, was published in The Daily Dot and VICE, and had her work featured in Entertainment Weekly, Jezebel, Mic, and Gawker. She loves small terrible dogs and responsible driving. Follow her on Twitter @wear_a_helmet.

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