A Christian Woman Mistook Spider-Man's Hands For Devil Horns And Freaked Out

Well, this is awkward and hilarious: The zoo in Lincoln, Nebraska just installed a public statue of Spider-Man doing his trademark hand-gesture that magically causes his spiderweb-rope to fly out of his wrists so he can swing like Tarzan through city streets. But a local woman attending the zoo mistook the gesture for devil-horns, causing her to be so outraged that she emailed Lincoln’s mayor, Leirion Gaylor Baird, about it.

According to the Lincoln Star Journal, her email said "It is a sculpture of two hands open, painted Red & Black, and formed into Devil Horns," and called the art anti-Christian, demonic, and completely inappropriate for showcase near a family attraction. She demanded the city move the 6-foot Spider-Man sculpture because it's ugly, perverse and a "hate crime against the church."

However, not only is it not Satanic (which begs the question “How on Earth has this woman never heard of Spider-Man?!), it’s actually a part of a city-wide art installation project called Serving Hands Lincoln, which benefits Campus Life, a Christian organization in town that does outreach to youth in the city.

Luckily the project’s coordinator Matt Schulte stepped in and explained to the woman who Spider-Man is, and the fact that his colors are generally red or blue, “The sculpture is most definitely not a devil-related sculpture. It clearly has a very playful child-like intent."

He then made it clear that the city will not be removing the statue.

Someone needs to educate this woman about what real devil-horns look like. If you’re reading this, Google Dio and Jinx Dawson.

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