Those looking to stamp out an image labeled offensive and racist were disappointed when a central New York village voted to keep its controversial seal. 
 
 Residents of Whitesboro, near Utica, voted overwhelmingly to keep their logo, which shows the town’s 18th century founder Hugh White subduing a member of the local Oneida tribe. 
 
 The ballot was not legally binding, but 157 of the 212 votes cast supported making no changes to the embattled emblem, according to Syracuse.com. 
 
 The official story behind the image say that the tussle was a friendly wrestling match that helped White earn the respect of the land’s inhabitants, though that has not stopped activists from slamming it as disrespectful to Native Americans. 
 
 Residents in Whitesboro, N.Y., voted to keep a village logo that has been repeatedly criticized for showing founder Hugh White subduing a Native American man. (Village of Whitesboro via Facebook) 
 
 It dates to the late 1800s, but was changed in the 1970s, when White’s hands were moved from his opponent’s neck to his shoulders to change the appearance of choking. 
 
 Mayor Patrick O’Connor grew tired with the continued issues over the emblem after a petition started by a Long Island man gathered steam last year, so he presented the village of 3,700 with new options on Monday night. 
 
 Other less controversial calling cards for the town included depictions of White and the Oneida man shaking hands on a tranquil landscape scene. 
 
 Eight other options were offered instead of the original seal, from a landscape scene to depictions of White and the Oneida man as luchador wrestlers. (Kimberly Howard via Twitter ) 
 
 More surreal options such as the two men as luchador-style wrestlers and a tribute to native son and former NHL goalie Robert Esche were offered as alternatives to adorn village vehicles and documents, WKTV reports. 
 
 One resident who voted to keep the current seal told the station that he was not interested in what the rest of the world thought about his village and did not care about “political correctness.” 
 
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– The mayor of an upstate New York town who has said the town's seal—depicting what looks to be the town's white founder, Hugh White, strangling a Native American—was nothing more than "friendly wrestling" is likely pleased after residents voted Monday night to keep it, the Post-Standard reports. The "yeas" counted for 157 out of 212 votes cast, though the newspaper notes the vote was "informal," and the New York Daily News says it's "not legally binding" (the village board will meet Tuesday to decide where to go from here). In response to public outcry that the image is racist and offensive to Native Americans, Mayor Patrick O'Connor showed up to the vote with other logo possibilities, including one that showed White and the Oneida tribe member in a more cheerful interaction—clasping hands—against what the Daily News describes as "a tranquil landscape scene." There were also, as WKTV notes, some more bizarre options, including a collage of ex-NHL goalie Bobby Esche, who lives in Whitesboro; a depiction that transformed White and the Native American into lucha libre-style wrestlers; and one in which the two men teamed up to beat on a British soldier. Many residents who spoke to WKTV after the vote—which the station notes was also attended by crew from The Daily Show and The Nightly Show—said it was wrong to try to change the town's history. "Political correctness, who cares?" one voter said, while another added, "The Indian and the white man wrestling ... both appreciated it, and enjoyed it. It was a good thing." But Elizabeth Brigham, who designed an alternate, more serene logo showing the Erie Canal, disagreed. "My generation is growing in a way where we are asking for more equality and peace," she said. "And unfortunately our original logo doesn't always depict that to people who don't live here."