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[jimmykc]

How white supremacy changed Herbie Husker, who's no longer signaling 'a-OK' | State and Regional News | yorknewstimes.com

[jimmykc]

I suggest middle instead of index might be more appropriate now. 

[hhcmatt]

Generally, what Herbie is doing with his hands is arbitrary. If you're an university, you want him doing something benign and mostly meaningless because you don't need nor want his hands to matter. Herbie making a peace sign or a fist or raising all his fingers in a salute with his arm up like that until recently were probably more open to interpretation than an ok sign. That's no longer the case and that's just the lousy reality we sometimes live in.  Having Herbie with a finger up in the air that signals '#1' universally at this time is one of the least benign things you can do without rearranging his arm. Our goofy looking overalls man lives on to hold footballs and twirl basketballs, which is the important thing at least to me.

 

This isn't the first time the university has had to be concerned about their brand being co-opted as it was popular among gangs in Los Angeles 10-20 years ago and likely won't be the last. 

 

 

[Handy Johnson]

When White Power symbols have moved into the mainstream to the point that our beloved Herbie has to give up his “Okey Doke” we do live in sad times indeed. I myself am not convinced there are Very Fine people on both sides…