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What Is 'Oklahoma House Bill 3084' And Does A Representative Really Want Furries Removed From School By Animal Control? The Anti-Furry Bill Ands Its Memes Explained
Oklahoma lawmakers are preparing to start 2024's legislative sessions by sending thousands of bills in the hopes of adding new laws, but most of them will never come close to getting approved. One representative, Rep. Justin Humphrey, has been featured in news headlines nationwide for an unusual bill targeting furries in schools, a subculture interested in anthropomorphic animal characters.
If Rep. Justin Humphrey’s (R-Lane) bill gets approved, students who purport to be an imaginary animal or animal species (known as otherkin) or who engage in anthropomorphic behavior (commonly referred to as furries) could potentially be punished by animal control since the contentious bill will oblige parents to collect their kids from school otherwise authorities will be involved.
The bill has been a hot topic for the furry community and netizens debating if kids acting like animals at school is really a widespread problem in the United States, so let's explain Oklahoma House Bill 3084 and the memes going around about it.
What Does 'Oklahoma House Bill 3084' Say?
Humphrey’s anti-furries bill, formally titled "Oklahoma House Bill 3084," was written on December 6th and proposes that "students who purport to be an imaginary animal or animal species, or who engage in anthropomorphic behavior commonly referred to as furries at school shall not be allowed to participate in school curriculum or activities."
The bill goes on to suggest that a parent or guardian would be contacted to pick the student up, otherwise, animal control would be contacted to collect the children. According to LegiScan,[1] the bill will be introduced on February 5th this year.
Why Does Rep. Justin Humphrey Want Furries Removed From School?
Humphrey gave a brief interview for YouTuber David Chasanov on January 17th in which he voiced his reasoning for the bill, saying he doesn't want to see kids using "litter boxes" as cat furries and that allowing them to “pretend to be animals” at school would be a distraction to other students.
How Did The Internet React To The Bill?
News of the anti-furries bill began to spread on January 17th, with multiple news media sites including HuffPost and "Rolling Stone:https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/furries-school-bill-animal-control-1234948434/" reporting on it.
Besides news outlets reporting on the bill, many netizens had a field day making fun of Rep. Justin Humphrey and Oklahoma House Bill 3084, especially the furry community, who openly stated their repulsion towards the proposed law.
For example, on January 17th, X user @ZeppelinCoyote (a furry) posted several photos of themselves in their fursuit during high school, writing, "Oklahoma is attempting to codify into law that furries can be removed from school using animal control."
On January 18th, TikToker @woke_karen then posted a video explaining the bill, garnering thousands of views in a week. Also around that time, TikTok influencer @erininthemorn uploaded a video about Bill 3084, saying it's "the most ridiculous bill" she's ever read.
@woke_karen #duet with @turkuazkitchen #fyp #furry #oklahoma #wtf #huh ♬ original sound – Karen
@erininthemorn New OK bill would send animal control after furries!? #trans #transgender #lgbtq #transrights ♬ original sound – ErinInTheMorning
For the full history of the Oklahoma House Bill 3084, be sure to check out Know Your Meme's entry for even more information.
