MAGA activist Jake Lang crashes cat convention thinking it was a furry event
Jake Lang shared a video of him interrupting a ‘furry event’ that was actually a family cat convention. (Getty Images)
Seattle’s Sea-Meow cat convention has called for an apology after pardoned 6 January defendant Jake Lang arrived outside the event, filmed attendees in costume, and claimed he had “busted up” a “furry convention” “targeted for children”.
In Jake Lang’s X post on 8 November, he wrote: “We just busted up a [disgusting] ‘Sea-Meow’ furry convention in Seattle that was targeted for children… These sick Democrats are grooming & sexualizing children!!!! (Hundreds of kids were present!)” The post had received 6.8m views at the time of publication.
Sea-Meow organisers said they were blindsided by the confrontation. “We honestly were quite confused when he showed up, shouting outside of the event,” they said. “We did not know who the group was or why they showed up.”
In the footage, Lang approaches the entrance and accuses those present of promoting “homosexual and transsexual ideas”.
What is Sea-Meow, and what did the video show?
Sea-Meow is described by organisers as a “festival of all things cats”, with a two-day programme at the Seattle Center Exhibition Hall. Listings for the event promoted more than 100 vendors, alongside feline-care workshops and family activities.
Lang’s video shows several people in full-body cat costumes near the entrance, alongside others wearing cat ears and cat-themed outfits. Organisers said the “fur suits” were linked to a cat-themed costume contest, not a separate furry gathering, adding that the published schedule included a cosplay competition inviting feline-inspired outfits.
An X Community Note attached to Lang’s post also pushed back, stating: “Sea-Meow Convention is an all-ages cat lovers festival featuring adoptable kittens, expert talks on feline care, a cat cosplay contest and family activities. It is not a furry convention.”
Why are organisers demanding an apology?
Sea-Meow organisers said basic research would have avoided the row. “If anybody had done the minimum amount of research, they would have figured out this is a cat convention, and they were barking up the wrong tree,” they said, adding: “So either Jake Lang’s team did not bother to research, or he is just a grifter LARPing as a conservative activist.”
They continued: “If Jake Lang is really a Christian man, then he should apologize for his mistakes. Apologize for shouting profanity in front of a family-friendly event with children.”
The flare-up is the latest public confrontation involving Lang. In August, a Minneapolis rally organised by him descended into chaos after a counter-protester dressed as Spider-Man appeared to punch him in the face.
