The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has made a change to its cartoon mascot Herbie Husker to eliminate confusion about the meaning of a hand gesture he makes that some people connect with White supremacy.
In the original logo, Herbie Husker is making an"OK" gesture. Some over the last few years have connected the symbol to White supremacy – three straight fingers making a ‘W’ and the circle formed next to an extended finger make a ‘P.’"A common hand gesture that a 4chan trolling campaign claimed in 2017 had been appropriated as a symbol meaning ‘White power.
Nebraska Cornhuskers mascot Herbie Husker during the game against the Fighting Illini at Memorial Stadium on Oct. 3, 2015, in Champaign, Illinois. Herbie Husker first appeared for Nebraska in 1974 and then as an in-game mascot later that year in the Cotton Bowl.Ryan Gaydos is a senior editor for Fox News Digital.
Herbie looks very white and therefore a ...
😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣what a bunch bs 😂😂🤣😂🤣😂
Where was nothing wrong with the old one.
Are you fucking kidding?!?!?
What a joke. And the clowns administration bows to such nonsense.
I’m disturbed by the use of a white man as a mascot. Let’s cancel Herbie! 🤣
It's prob a walking ass with a dildo sticking out.
Best way to guarantee fewer ticket sales
I actually heard that the mascots great grandfather was a slave owner… think they need to make the new one trans, opposed to a cis white make.
Oh, brother… 🙄
GOD save the USA.