El Paso Times Takes Down ‘Beto Is a Furry’ Explainer
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The El Paso Times appears to have taken down without explanation an article explaining an Internet meme accusing Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke of being a furry.
"Why is ‘Beto is a furry' trending after his El Paso rally?" reported the former Texas congressman's local paper Saturday. "Also, what's a furry, and is he one?"
O'Rourke is jokingly accused of being a furry because he once performed in a punk band dressed in a sheep outfit. As The El Paso Times correctly reported, the most recent uptick in "Beto is a furry" replies to O'Rourke was sparked by a tweet from "political troll" Comfortably Smug.
Judging by a critical Twitter thread from New York Times editor Erin McCann and a tweet from an actual furry, the piece went dead sometime between 7 and 8 P.M. on Sunday.