Beto Is a Furry
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About
"Beto Is a Furry" is a satirical expression claiming that 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke is a furry in reference to video footage of him performing in a sheep costume with his band The Sheeps in 2003.
Origin
On December 30th, 2013, YouTuber elephantandseal uploaded footage of O'Rourke playing with his band The Sheeps while wearing a sheep costume at Moontime Pizza in El Paso, Texas (shown below).
On January 23rd, 2019, the progressive news site Mother Jones[5] published an article about the video footage, which Twitter[1] user Nick Baumann tweeted along with the message "Beto O'Rourke is a furry" (shown below).
Spread
That day, Twitter user @ComfortablySmug[2] tweeted "All meme factories switch to full Beto furry meme production until further notice" (shown below). Meanwhile, the parody account @BetosFurryBlog[4] was created.
Also on January 23rd, @ComfortablySmug posted a poll asking "is it true you are a furry, @BetoORourke ?" (shown below). The poll ended with "YES" claiming 93% of 1,523 votes.
On March 30th, @ComfortablySmug[7] replied to a tweet by O'Rourke with the message "I wonder how many 'Beto is a furry' replies this tweet will get" (shown below). Shortly after, the phrase "Beto is a furry" began trending on the platform.
That day, the news site El Paso Times[6] published an article titled "Why is ‘Beto is a furry' trending after his El Paso rally?" by Hana Khalyleh. The following day, New York Times editor Erin McCann tweeted a screenshot of the headline in a thread criticizing the article (shown below). On April 1st, 2019, the news site FreeBeacon[3] reported that the El Paso Times had removed the article about the "Beto Is a Furry" meme.
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External References
[1] Twitter – NickBaumann
[2] Twitter – @ComfortablySmug
[3] FreeBeacon – El Paso Times Takes Down Beto Is a Furry Explainer
[4] Twitter – @BetosFurryBlog
[5] Mother Jones – Here’s Video of Beto O’Rourke Singing Blitzkrieg Bop in a Sheep Mask and Onesie
[6] El Paso Times – Why is Beto is a furry trending after his El Paso rally?
[7] Twitter – @ComfortablySmug
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