Nebraska removing mascot’s ‘OK’
hand signal to avoid White supremacy connection
Posted By: Ribicon, 1/31/2022 12:34:52 PM
The “OK” hand signal is no longer OK at the University of Nebraska. Nebraska has updated the image of its mascot to avoid a connection with White supremacism. The mascot is now pictured holding up the “No. 1” instead of forming the “OK” signal with his hand. Herbie Husker, a cartoon mascot for the Nebraska Cornhuskers, had shown the “OK” hand sign for almost 50 years, but the university is making the revision after learning the same gesture has developed a connection in recent years to some far-right extremists. The change to Herbie Husker was first reported by the Flatwater Free Press on Friday. “That hand gesture could,
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Of course that mascot is a white supremacist. Just look at him; he's depicted as White. For maximum diversity and inclusion, redo him as a racially ambiguous soyboy, swap out the cob in his pocket for a sex toy, and proudly rebrand the team as the Nebraska Cornholers.