The official seal of the Village of Whitesboro in central New York, depicting a wrestling match between the community’s founding father and the local American Indian chief, has survived decades of debate and discussion.

The emblem seems to show a white man throttling a Native American as he falls to the ground in agony. Local leaders have defended the seal, pointing to its historical accuracy, even as criticism and derision mounted.

But no matter how much fuss the seal caused, it endured. As recently as two weeks ago, residents cast 157 of 212 votes in favor of letting the image represent the Oneida County village, which has a population of roughly 3,700.

But what it could not survive, it seems, is widespread attention online.

On Friday, the village said that it would work with the Oneida Indian Nation to discuss the creation of a new emblem.