The University of Nebraska is altering its athletic mascot logo to remove a hand gesture that in recent years has been adopted by the white nationalist movement, reports said.
In past versions of the design, Herbie Husker, the school's cowboy-hat wearing farmer mascot, was pictured making the "OK" sign with his thumb and pointer finger — a gesture that has long stood for a general sense of approval but was co-opted by alt-right figures like Richard Spencer and Milo Yiannopoulos to mean "white power," according to anti-hate groups. From there, it became a favorite of white supremacists and trolls looking to "trigger" liberals on 4chan, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center.
