I Got BANNED from a Furry Convention

[@analogsentimentalism]

Not going as a turkey was a mistake

[@cammyman32]

Indeed.

[@mollywater8715]

bruh that would’ve been golden

[@SalsaAnteater]

We'll make him one LMAO

[@brandonforster3719]

He would be a feather not a furry so he would have gotten kicked out no matter what

[@quillclock]

actually pretty affordable you can get an inflatable turkey costume for like $60 or a turkey mascot costume for like $150

[@Somebody_Special1]

Tom is the type of guy to get banned from his own community

[@infinitehexington]

is this... a hate comment?

[@Somebody_Special1]

@@infinitehexington Nah, I love my dommy mommy Tom

[@alliedevries9426]

​@kittykat5568 Tommy mommy 😍🥴🤤

[@phephemigi]

Tom isn't beating the "furry in denial" allegations with this one

[@OpoOnTheGo]

He literally has a turkeysona

[@kualiidragon]

Yeah that "furry secret agent" is known as Lumin City..He's not known to have a good rep among the community; very notorious for a MULTITUDE of reasons, including stalking and filming others without their consent. I'm so sorry you had to put up with him at the end there. If it helps you feel any better he was actually banned from the con later on lol

[@producktions6180]

That's wild 💀💀 only narcissistic people have the audacity to stalk ppl and then cry abt other ppl not liking it

[@adrianalvarez1990]

this ☝️

[@MonkeyShark]

Does he go around doing this in multiple conventions or something lol?

[@blissfulzane715]

Sounds like a lolcow in the making.

[@Eggiegen]

fuck lumin city ‼️

[@jurassicparkingplastic7258]

Somewhere in the multiverse, there is a furry who got kicked out of a Tom Dark convention

[@OpoOnTheGo]

And it was a turkey in a humansuit

[@adrianalvarez1990]

the green fursuiter “SECURITY!!!” dweeb is a guy called “lumin city”. he is notorious for being incredibly weird, and recording people without permission in private hotel rooms. he was banned from ANE after handing a “legal letter” template from google to a guy that was warning people about lumins antics. as a furry myself i love yo shit tom, but you should’ve wore a turkey costume smh my head

[@commenter621]

"Shake my head my head" 💀

[@mackenzieig6677]

That last line has the same energy as rip in peace

[@lordbaionz]

I have an honest hunch: lumin city almost sounds like Keeva on Second Life.

[@exidy-yt]

And he apparently craps himself on the regular.

[@arcuz7862]

Willing to bet a 100$ that he has some CP on his PC, like all furries do.

[@LagoVirt]

19:44 ah, Lumin. y'know it's kinda odd to me that this was the exact same convention he would get banned from for giving someone a botched, not-legal-at-all cease and desist over a twitter callout.

[@fenixprolive]

hi lagovirt

[@Blitzkrieg_Wolf]

Ayo, what are you doing here!?

[@OpoOnTheGo]

Funny bunny guy dropping furry lore on a tom dark video was not on my bingo card for 2024 but congrats to whoever had it

[@rigomcfuzzyhead6126]

Woah! LagoVirt!

[@mangofoxy]

lagovirt?!

[@Blue-nw8nt]

Tom the type of guy to get recognized at a furry convention

[@WGGplant]

@@williamrichter1113 he literally didnt. he was being normal and asking people what made the furry community so appealing in the first place. he was just bantering with them.

[@khajitt]

@@williamrichter1113 the staff is listening to the interview closely, as soon as he mention animal sex, he's seen as those meme toxic interviewer and get confronted

[@thingsllchange]

toms furry hair makes him furry adjacent furry man

[@stephenelder3162]

He would be a chad if he had short hair

[@Takeshi357]

He could shave that off and make himself a fursuit out of it

[@Ooweeeooo]

@@stephenelder3162he did a prank stream dressed as Andrew Tate a while back and he unironically looked good bald but he just won’t do it for real lol

[@trippwahdog]

Hey Tom, sorry you had to deal with that unhinged "furry secret agent". He's Lumin City and is known for his shitty behavior including stalking, doxxing, and harrassing. He has harrassed me for over 2 years now at this point, stalked me to my hotel room, and after calling him out on twitter handed me a fake cease and desist letter which promptly got him banned from ANE. I don't know what day you got removed from the con but I'm assumin it was probs after that he was banned. He thinks hes a "furry social justice warrior" but all he is is a cringy 18 year old spreading hate around the community.

[@king_sheogorath]

That's actually fucking nuts, hope the dude lets off

[@johnnylego807]

How was he allowed to do that if he was banned from ANE? Nothing makes sense…… how was he “security” or kick people out if he’s banned and has a bad reputation.

[@rushpatriot2866]

I mean are we surprised he's mentally ill? He's a furry

[@rushpatriot2866]

​@@johnnylego807it's crazy how illiterate you are bro. They stated he was likely banned a little after this interaction and in this video the dude himself states he isn't security. You got some really bad issues bro you're likely confused all the time or think people are lying to you simply because you can't read properly get your life together

[@rushpatriot2866]

​@@johnnylego807you're illiterate

[@easobento2735]

I can't agree with how they treated you there. This is one of the rare videos of non furries going to a furry convention without being disrespectful. Everyone was chill and didn't take it seriously, but I don't know about the staff, man.

[@mhomer89]

At this point your hair IS a furry convention

[@ito9737]

tom the kind of guy to get banned from a furry convention

[@blazing4021]

Tom looking like a chinese bootleg version of Nick Rochefort.

[@BurnedYT003]

Tom casually blowing cig smoke on the guy he was interviewing is crazy

[@KiaFursuits]

For real 😭 that shitty smell is gunna stick to the fur

[@cutemom420]

I don’t think that’s cig smoke just cold air. Boston winters are cold af

[@Krixzenz]

@@cutemom420You can see his cig

[@superfarful]

Cigarettes are for actual losers like weed used to be

[@yourwife1111]

I definitely thought that for a second but I think it’s just absurdly cold

[@vertstartail6592]

There are better examples of cons than ANE. Unless something has changed the con hotel is horrible. The staff seem to lack communication skills among themselves. It is also unfortunate that the loudest voices in the fandom happen to be the worst type of furries. Everyone just assumes every furry is some sort of sexual deviant because the loudest part of the fandom is. There are furries that you wouldn't even know they were furry because they don't let a hobby become there identity.

[@Whocares1987]

So…..basically you’re a furry

[@stronkwyvarian8766]

@@Whocares1987 No shit

[@kadevfx]

⁠@@Whocares1987yes. They are a furry. I am a furry. Most people who watched this video, are furries.

[@FireyTheAlienDragon]

@@kadevfx including me

[@Ooweeeooo]

@@kadevfx”most”? I’m just a normal Tom dark fan

[@pararaccoon]

enjoyed the vid, strongest of this format I've seen maybe, at least from an "outsider". Sorry about the staff situation, cons are hard to put on. Cons also don't really know what to do with "outsiders with a camera". It's assumed that there are bad intentions. I think there could be a place for it. ANE is my local con, another interviewer there asked me about the "dark side of furry" and I gave him golden, honest content, and then he chickened out and never made the vid or something. still salty

[@flashed333]

"outsiders" is insane ngl thats gotta be racist somehow

[@UndercoverNormie]

That's because there are bad intentions

[@roh_needs_coffeee]

the green guy who was harassing you wound up getting banned from the con for giving someone a fake cease and desist letter. he has a history of stalking and harassing people (including barging into a hotel room to take pics of a trans woman at a different con) generally, furries are cringe AF but ultimately harmless. I've run into a few creeps at ANE, and the staff drama sucks, but BS aside, it's a pretty fun con :D

[@PogBot-fc2cs]

Ay Tom, huge fan. If you happen to see this and ever wanna come to Midwest Fur Fest or Anthrocon this year and do more interviewing, let me know, and I'll pay for your admission and cover for you if you start getting questioned lmfao. I'm being 100% serious. Also pls like this comment so Tom can see it. 🥺

[@Blazeinbluebecausewhynot]

That’s genuinely wholesome and W

[@1234wowww]

yoooooo do it do it do it do it

[@anthonyr598]

You go!! This is a GOLDEN Tomirl content idea. Needs to happen man 👍🏻

[@ExceptBacon]

Tom the type of IRL influencer to get both cuffed and collared for his antics

[@twklrt]

tom im actually a fan of furries myself and i cant believe my favorite furry mosfet 17:40 showed up on my favorite youtubers video.. what a crossover my favorite furry and favorite furry hater met up

[@awesomeguy4000]

Bro he's my favorite too I was so happy to see him in this video as well!

[@PolskaTheGrey]

I was almost sure that's who that was. Thanks for confirming it for me. Was driving me mad lol.

[@ryancondie283]

Most of these guys were surprisingly chill

[@kqrloesthing542]

Ofcourse they are why would they nog be. They are just there to be friendly and have fun

[@Wvlfmane]

The attendees were all pretty chill like most furries I’ve met but the staff were on a total power trip, I guess first time they ever gotten authority so they are gonna treat their glorified hall monitor status like they’re the secret police.

[@LargeHadronAnusCollider]

The fucking Garfield walking past at 15.56 had me in stitches.

[@FinallyFreeLand]

bro got gang stalked by a furry

[@FireyTheAlienDragon]

honestly there was some points in the video that gave me some false impressions of this Ytuber going to be like any other ytuber who goes to these cons to just hard judge furries...but the more i watched i realized Tom actually seems pretty chill...may still see Furries as weird individuals but still got to experience that most furries can be down to earth a and can vibe with others. Sorry to hear that the staff of ANE treated him like shit.

[@NooneStaar]

Genuinely surprised every time I see a video where a KZbinr actually just interviews attendees. There's so many of these where people basically just go to make fun of people and pick on the socially awkward so it's always relieving to see one where one just chills and goofs around while still asking questions.

[@MicrowavedFurby]

"What kind of drugs do you like to do, in Minecraft?" "I've done zero drugs. I'm actually epileptic." "Oh shit, ok. So you just come to seize out?" I died.

[@andrewstephens7246]

the camo pattern might have ironically helped painted you as a target.

[@manictiger]

Imagine how much these people would be "literally shaking" if I went in with full kit. Would be funny. "Omg, he's gonna massacre us all!" (Literally has no way to do that; molle pouches can't melt steel beams.)

[@nah-e9o]

​​@@manictiger had a stroke trying to read this

[@dattarsandhar6270]

@@nah-e9oaugh 😩🤤

[@BobGeanis]

​@swagalicious2449 yeah he's gay

[@TransRoofKorean]

Enjoyable. Good video. A sad part about con staff is they're almost all always miserable. They want to be out there having fun with everyone else, furrying it up or whatever it is they do (and being horribly disorganized is the standard, because their own lives are horribly disorganized.) And some of them will just LOVE to be on a power trip...

[@LordMegatron05]

that "i can be a girl" part got him lmao

[@nathanEatz]

Hey tom! I work at a stadium. And you’re completely correct about trained snipers. Some stadiums you wouldn’t expect have snipers in the rafters. And filming crews have to notify them before they come up or else they get shot.

[@cdollar67]

When he took your hat I was like "wtf is this normal? Aren't you going to comment on this?" and then I kinda let it go but then you said "btw wtf was the thing with the hat" and I was very relieved and happy that my feelings were validated. For a moment I thought I was living in a simulation. Please never delay a reaction like that again.

[@Eckstinked]

if you wore your turkey fursona suit you wouldn't have been banned

[@trinketReal1337]

lmao not the lumin city cameo that man is genuinely unhinged 😭

[@marksierra3522]

This just goes to show like... 90% of furries are cool. Like, talk shit and have fun. Karens just work their way into "positions of power" and go supernanny. If they get an inkling you're trying to stir shit up, they step in and ruin the fun.

[@SalsaAnteater]

Unfortunately very true. Con staff even don't know their own rules within their own con.

[@SlashXIV]

Still cringe.

[@terminus422]

tom but irl

[@RTannamal]

HaHaHaHa Lumin City bro - he snitched you out! Now he's banned from nearly every fur con 🤣🤣🤣

[@Rher_the_Moon]

Turkey Tom didn't wear a Halloween turkey suit to the furry con smh EDIT: 6:00 hope you found friends bro

[@meisme20]

I dont

[@Foxbosun]

This reminds me of what happened with brandon buckingham. I wish furries were less of a wackass when people outside their immediate circle show up to a convention. I like the community but i think its so cringe how when someone who isn’t one of them show up to a convention or something its like kicking a hornets nest. Then they wonder why people have a bad perception of them lol.

[@efiixstarykana2202]

Tom smoking cigs while interviewing furries is a sight I wasn't ready for.

[@Meat_Man6578]

I gotta say these interviews were a really interseting look into the fandom and culture, im glad theyre having a good time together.

[@emberfloat]

the "idf shortys" sent me holy shit

[@amp4105]

3:20 bro said uneasy he looks like hes feeling pure bliss LOL

[@skidrum]

bro is not repping that roblox shaggy cut 💀

[@pcjpeh0f9wh]

Bro's whose name is Turkey didn't go to a furry convention in a turkey suit C'MON MAN

[@NepetaCataria420]

Tom the kind of guy to call analogue tobacco pre workout

[@Ooweeeooo]

It’s a post workout

[@Liquid_Mike]

Tom the type a guy to NOT dickscriminate

[@videomanager5433]

tim the type of dude to let a furry touch him three times

[@XXNEPTUNECC]

"Oh Timothy"

[@ScottDan]

Spy: This is a bucket. Soldier: dear god.

[@IILunchTraeII]

Tom's the type of guy to make me want to be a furry.

[@valariemonroe6618]

I AM SO PISSED I MISSED SEEING YOU THERE. THE ONE YEAR I DONT GO. AND IM LOCAL.

[@silverloveguns]

how can they be so cringe and so intimating at the same time

[@awesomeguy4000]

Because you secretly admire them 🤫

[@silverloveguns]

@@awesomeguy4000 omg you’re right😭🥺

[@youngmahalo9406]

tom looking like he gooned all day then made this video

[@Z50nemesis]

All those people seem pretty chill tbh

[@dennislancaster9999]

I’ve been building mascots for over 30 years for various companies, sports teams, schools, and For yes, some Furrys. I’ve had decades, long friends, that I would imagine you would identify as Furrys. They have spent a majority of their performing lives, donating their times to family, public events, hospitals, and festivals. They are just as dismayed, if not downright disgusted by what’s happening with their particular fandom. I remember attending a number of these conventions myself, giving seminars on costume, construction and performing in the public, how to handle safety issues, etc. The emphasis was on the art of costuming. But unfortunately, that began to change. Like any group or fandom there are going to be some individuals that have something profoundly wrong with them in one way or another. To paint them all with a broadbrush is it a service and unfair to any group because not all are like that. I remember vividly when this all started when media outlets, like vanity fair, saw out individuals that definitely had something wrong with them, but would go along with the narratives. Doesn’t that sound familiar. I remember a friend being completely puzzled as to why Vanity Fair with seek out this person because he definitely didn’t represent the fandom. But unfortunately, like many individuals that have issues, they crave attention and this begin the multiply. Myself and a number of my friends stopped attending, because it became less about the art and more about what the furry fandom is now known for. Surprised you haven’t done a documentary on the collapse and fall of Rainfutest convention. Sad to say, most of my friends have stopped going to these conventions because it has degenerated into something that’s extremely offputting they continue to do charity work and usually go to comic book conventions. I’d like to say it’s unfair to characterize a group with a broadbrush But unfortunately, this is how this fandom is now perceived, and I find it altogether hard to disagree with it.

[@yourwife1111]

I’ve only ever been to comic and horror cons, but I’ve found that it’s 50/50 on whether or not the staff are helpful. I’ve been to conventions where you had to SEARCH to find anyone on staff, and god forbid you asked them for their help when you did. It’s usually due to poor management not making it clear to staff what their job entails which leads to them picking and choosing what they feel like focusing their attention on.

[@Zed_28]

Damn, I never thought I'd watch a wholesome Turkey Tom on furries video. It's wild that one of my favorite KZbinrs got to interview one of my favorite suiters.

[@johnnylego807]

Someone needs too go into the “adult” section there and truly find out what’s going on. Almost nobody shows that part!! And it’s the scariest part of all.

[@Bishounen]

The Hood inspired suit at 4:57 is genuinely pretty creative

[@theeldestrelic]

Tom the type of guy who thinks every furry will Moe lester him.

[@xoxzvmbie]

blowing ciggie smoke directly into a furry's face while interviewing them on advice for becoming a fury is top tier

[@mikayla_collie]

eek. 😬 sorry that happened to you. The community is filled with a multitude of different people, with different... mental capacity... conventions have taken a downward turn to be honest. I miss the days before the fandom became so mainstream. i use to love going to cons, and felt so comfortable there. these days.... eh, not so much. i can see how they may think that an 'outsider' with a camera had bad intentions being there. but by this point i feel like they should know that is not always the case. while you have to admit, some of your interactions were a bit "trolly", it really was not bad at all. especially considering what some people do when they go. there have been physical attacks on furries from 'visiting outsiders', and when some staff sees this type of thing happening, they assume the worse. with that being said, the situation was definitely not handled well on their part. the community is so important to so many people involved, that many people get very protective. overly protective an may cases. I don't think you were treated fairly in this situation, but at the same time, i can understand how they might be standoffish, considering some things that have gone down with "troll content creators" (not saying you fall into that category). I've been in the fandom for over 20 years, and there have been so many up and downs along the way.

[@ShinigamiWolf]

It's always the staff at fur cons 😑

[@nannerpuss9430]

I will say, a lot of the cringe shit people say at fur cons is pretty self-aware. Theres just a whole goofy vibe that cons adhere to

[@thedeadcanary]

''What's the best thing about being a furry?'' ''Hugs... and cuddles... I don't know'' Uh, sure thing bud

[@SnivTen]

This is more hard to watch than the Filthy Frank cake trilogy. 😬🤮

[@bloodfeather2614]

This is just Tom trying to throw everyone off his Furry trail. What’s Tom’s Fursona? What’s a Japanese Turkey name?

[@bloodfeather2614]

Samurai Gobbler?

[@OpoOnTheGo]

Kentucky for Christmas

[@Bishounen]

Free birds

[@Kota-ph7nc]

the furry shouted out dxm lol

[@zedknot230]

comment i was looking for lmao

[@atomicnectar]

im loving this TomIRL humor soooo funny

[@btc_rat]

Good thing you stayed out of the stair wells; unspeakable things happen in there, the Rabbit hole goes /DEEP/

[@ginny534]

You should go to anime nyc when it rolls around this summer

[@catoticneutral]

Five years ago, most furries would be grateful to have a well known youtuber come to a furry convention and talk to them, they'd take it as a chance to give a positive impression and clear up some misconceptions.

[@Corky_Castle97]

Tom you’re one brave soul going in there. They made y’all wear mask to protect you from the stank in there. It’s 300x worse than twitch conc

[@Taniniver]

The editing in this one was top notch 👌

[@MrWobblin]

Tom the type of guy to have 2 hairstyles in 1

[@m.nic.5080]

ANE is the worst furry con lol, they have the craziest rules to get in and ban people just for existing. That being said I was also there lmao

[@TheRenegadist]

I can't wait for the TomIn-Game channel where he plays scrapple with his mom.

[@octanegamer1576]

Man do these furries that run these conventions ever heard of the Streisand effect. Also, I've noticed with these higher-ups furries that run most events tend to be very vigilant on outsider views with many examples like Tom, Brandon Buckingham, Jidon, etc. I know it's NOT all furries, it's people in who have higher authority

[@OpoOnTheGo]

To be fair, you can't take Danny Mullen in public without hiding in a trash can or two

[@aurorakins]

Damn I was at this and missed Tom. It's crazy they had a problem, Tom is probably one of the more chill and less obnoxious interviewers. I gurantee that someone knew the head of security, complained and got him over to you and he didn't ask any questions. Seems to be a trend that people come to furry cons to interview, staff or someone makes a complaint over nothing, and then it looks really bad on the con. They should work on their policies with this kind of stuff for the future.

[@JB-nt4jt]

they kicked him out after staff was informed he was referring furries at the convention for being dog f(((er$

[@J7ze]

Where’s the suit bro smh

[@briandunfee4326]

him asking about the tails is foreshadowing for meowdalyn

[@AnidemDaOne]

5:37 I never thought I’d see a fury dripped out

[@VAMPTHEVAMPIREEE]

I mean fursuits as expensive as HELL. (Coming from experience because the resources to make a fursuit are expensive)

[@johngoldfield6602]

Tom actually looks like the type of guy to be a furry

[@AtlyswithaY-tv3iz]

That “agent” you encountered is an infamous troublemaker in the fandom known as @LuminCity.

[@TheZachdude98]

It not just the weight of object but also the force of speed. Literally any object can be deadly with the right amount of speed.

[@FukaiKokoro]

Their reaction was very extreme but I do understand it to a certain degree. They get mocked probably all the time and get invaded by til tokers and KZbinrs fucking with them. They went way overboard though. You left peacefully and you had permission. Instead of going after you they should've let it slide then next convention informed their employees better about that. And communicated better the media stuff.

[@jedd.0322]

Tom next Furry con review you do. You better have a turkey Costume

[@ColCoal]

"I became a furry watching Leafy." RANDOM LEAFY L

[@wnoxaa]

another video of tom's cute ass

[@DraytonWrite]

He included that gym section for a reason

[@hatefacethegoatmonster4674]

Tom's the type of guy to be a cutie patootie

[@Femboyfcker88]

Dislike

[@baconsarny-geddon8298]

I never knew that Turkish Tom existed IRL. He's just like me!!!

[@celzeus9796]

tom the type of guy to not get a FKING HAIRCUT ALREADY!!!!

[@WGGplant]

mullet gang

[@celzeus9796]

@@WGGplant THAT AINT A FKING MULLET BRO!

[@sonicroachdoggjrraven3263]

His hair is kinda cute.

[@celzeus9796]

@@sonicroachdoggjrraven3263 i get the appeal to a degree, but when it looks like a fking beanie on his head, it doesn't!! simple as that!

[@cyastatic]

Monkeys paw

[@skeletonorama]

Tom got banned from his favorite place :((

[@Knee_Boy64]

I can't think of anything less threatening than security at a furry convention.

[@chrise8275]

Turkey Tom the type of guy to be the thanksgiving feast.

[@ianc641]

that's my bf at 4:40 😂😂

[@SweetCinnaFur]

Lumin City. He's known for stalking people. and have sent people fake cease and desists. He even went into bluefulfs room uninvited, took a picture of them and ran. Later he would make a statement that he was on the autism spectrum and that his actions could be seen as malicious. But as someone who is a furry, and has autism, I've never struggled with not going into peoples hotel rooms uninvited. its just a no brainer to not do that.

[@Elrandom-cd8dl]

The general quality of the content is sometimes denigrated (unconsciously) due mainly to factors of misunderstanding and partly in a somewhat centric way the preconceived regarding and some the questions chosen that seem to guide the interviewee. It has been a very denigrated community on the internet, so the hostility of the staff may be due more to a reaction to the invasion of its spaces by easy and humorous content. Apparently on a large number of occasions attendees at this type of Conventions have been harassed and humiliated by users who seek to make fun of the concept and the person, which becomes more annoying when the price and effort to reach it is taken into account. a place considered safe. In reallity , the only truly negative thing is how the video is promoted with its thumbnail.

[@bigboibray3343]

15:47 bro got the soviet ushanka hat on like he wouldn't have gone to the gulag

[@Celest1alP0ny]

It so fun to see Tom interact with some of the communities he has made documentaries on.

[@SunIsLost]

Yep!

[@SunIsLost]

Getting to know people he's making documentaries about.

[@SunIsLost]

Hello btw /)