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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsVillage of Whitesboro, NY votes to keep its racist seal.
Though most voters stay at home, the ones who vote choose to keep the picture of a white man strangling an Indian ("wrestling" him in "friendly match" as their town emblem.
http://www.wktv.com/news/local/The_Votes_are_in_as_The_Daily_Show_visits_the_Village_of_Whitesboro.html
WHITESBORO, NY - It's been debated for more than 55 years: The Village of Whitesboro's historic seal that depicts a white settler wrestling with a Native American.
Tonight, January 11, the issue went to a residential vote. Polls were open from 6-9 p.m., and of the approximately 1900 registered voters, 212 came out to make their opinions known.
The results - 157 residents voted to keep the original seal.
In all there were 9 choices, some of them very interesting.
Many strongly against changing the seal because they say they love their village history and want it to remain the same. The original seal with the white settler and Native American is historically and locally known as a friendly wrestling match. But some call it offensive and racist because it appears to show the white man choking the Indian
SNIP
frizzled
(509 posts)Sorry.
Orrex
(63,221 posts)And I should be ashamed of myself for laughing at that disgusting comment.
SHAME!
randys1
(16,286 posts)I am getting some argument about it here at DU , of course
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027522353
I bet there might even be a few dems who like that seal...no surprise
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)11 Bravo
(23,926 posts)KamaAina
(78,249 posts)and just lost to Green Bay.
Orrex
(63,221 posts)Sure.
virgogal
(10,178 posts)pnwmom
(108,991 posts)virgogal
(10,178 posts)were despised by the WASPs and they could be depicted in a similar way.
pnwmom
(108,991 posts)Igel
(35,350 posts)Those local, who know its history, or strangers who see it for the first time?
Must they agree?
This seal was beaten to death what, last week?
Okay, that also sounds horrible, I just hope nobody harps on it. (Rim shot.)