It should come as no surprise to anyone that the U.S. city of New Bern has removed the penis from its coat of arms.
this post was submitted on 11 Mar 2026
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So progressive of New Bern, a transgender bear as a mascot.
Oh man - if I start spreading this around town it could be a good way to get them to put the penis back on.
Who is to say the original isn't a futanari?
Haz no tiddies
God, Americans are such sad people.
Yeah yeah, not all of them, but prettyuch all of those with money or power
Somehow the bear's eyerolling expression of despair looks more pronounced now.
Fucking fascistss
Wait, they kept the coat of arms this entire time?
Well, technically they fixed it
What? They made it worse.
"Fix" is a euphemism for "neuter."
Boo to this new bern and their bear penis denial! Where the fuck is New Bern though? Got to be connecticut or some shit am I right?
North Carolina. Was the capitol once. Where Pepsi was invented.
Don’t sell us short. We also have the worlds largest Harris Teeters as well as the Guinness world record for largest open sandwich (a barbecue pork bun)
It's the right to bear arms, not bear dongs
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I'd start a petition to have the penis drawn bigger.
As a symbol of progress
Drawn dick and balls were a good luck sign in ancient days.
And in modern toilets
Romans used to draw a cock and balls over their doorways for good luck.
It's good to see Switzerland upholding the right to bear penis.
Let it hang, Switzerland.
fun fact: the doblerone logo contains a hidden bear in reference to the city of bern
Toblerone has also hidden much of the chocolate that used to come in the bars.
It used to, they had to stop using the Matterhorn in their logo because they left Switzerland
Deserved. The Matterhorn isnt in Bern.
oh wow... TIL
Weird that their official website still features it:
https://tobleronechocolate.com/
I don't see much official about that website. This one seems a bit more legit if you ask me: https://www.mondelezinternational.com/our-brands/toblerone/
But also feel free to look up their logo change, many websites reported on it.
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Does the hidden bear still have it's penis?
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imagine having so few real problems that you have time to be upset about coat of arms bear penis
The bear has always been depicted on official documents with a red phallus. In view of this tradition, the cantonal government believed that it was reasonable to continue to depict the bear in this way. Nor did it wish to conduct an online survey on the bear’s future appearance. In its view, such a survey would not be representative and would have little informative value.
Normally I'm pro-democracy but they make some good points here
This was officially brought into Parlament as a 'question'. Answering it without any aditional actions, is exactly how this is supposed to be handled.
With that shape and color, It looks like a bear claw is stuck in his penis. No wonder he's making that face.
Now I understand why there is a claw on its crotch. It's not a claw.
depict the bear without its masculine attributes, so that the population as a whole would feel better represented
How would a bear without a penis represent more people than a bear with a penis?
I bet if the bear had tits nobody would be sniveling about it.
Did some prude have a hard on in removing it? Not going soft on the bear penis issue, the population erected a defense.
Woke leftists want to force trans ideology on swiss bears
Where penis?
Dear God! No NSFW tag? That gigantic red bear penis is now seared into my memory until my dying day.
Please Mr. Trump, save us from the bear penis, send the seventh fleet to Switzerland!
Not much to do in Bern politics it seems...
Can't spell Bern (Swiss) without Benis
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