Kelly Townsend's Furry Tweet refers to a real-life Twitter post by the then-Arizona State Senator in August 2022, where she asked 'What is a furry?' amid a bizarre moral panic regarding school accommodations. The tweet quickly went viral as users found the juxtaposition of a serious political figure asking about a specific internet subculture inadvertently hilarious. In meme culture, the template is used to highlight out-of-touch authority figures or to replace her question with something equally absurd, making it a staple for political commentary and ironic humor across platforms like X and Reddit.