Midwest FurFest refusing Milo Yiannopoulos
Milo Yiannopoulos, a key comrade of the Bannon-Breitbart combine in the days of Mercer family finance, was removed, or “deplatformed,” from corporate social media for his gaudy, inflammatory provocations and his proximity to white nationalist and neo-Nazis. Since then, he’s pled poverty. “I spent years growing and developing and investing in my fan base, and they just took it away in a flash,” VICE reported the British citizen posting in September, “It’s nice to have a little private chat with my gold star homies but I can’t make a career out of a handful of people like that. I can’t put food on the table this way.” The hard-right extremist, who has called himself a “cultural libertarian,” bragged that he had adopted a “fursona” before paying for tickets to attend December’s twentieth annual Midwest FurFest in Rosemont, organized by Midwest Furry Fandom. The group put feet down straightway. “Mr. Yiannopoulos’ attendance at the convention may lead to an inability to provide a safe and welcoming experience for convention participants,” their press release says of the unwanted pest. “Self-registration for our event does not imply a given individual’s presence is condoned or appropriate… He will be barred from registering for this or future Midwest FurFest events.” Could politics use more furries? (Ray Pride)
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