Furries Are The Latest Group To Reject Milo Yiannopoulos

It has been a rough few years for right-wing wunderkind Milo Yiannopoulos. The provocateur has suffered yet another blow this week: He was banned from Midwest FurFest.

Initially reported by Jared Holt of Right Wing Watch, Yiannopoulos announced plans to attend FurFest on Telegram and had adopted a snow leopard "fursona" for the event. However, after Holt reached out to the Midwest Furry Fandom, they confirmed he would not be welcome.

In response to Yiannopoulos' latest stunt, a group of furries known as the Furry Raiders welcomed him with his open paws. The group has been criticized for using Nazi-inspired imagery in their posts, including a red, white and black paw label bearing similarities to the Nazi flag.

The Furry Fandom will always be a open and free place to express yourself. We're happy to welcome Milo Yiannopoulos to the Furry Fandom and the Furry Raiders.#theycantbanusall pic.twitter.com/Ks1zVUyK01

— Furry Raiders (@Furry_Raiders) September 15, 2019

It's been a rough couple of years for Yiannopoulos. In 2016, he was banned from Twitter after being accused of leading a harassment campaign against actress Leslie Jones. The following year, a podcast clip in which he appeared to defend pederasty cost him his job at Breitbart and BuzzFeed reported that he had communicated with various alt-right and neo-Nazi figures, including Daily Stormer admin Andrew "Weev" Auernheimer.