State Senator Tiara Mack is under fire for one of her latest posts on TikTok. In the short video, Mackโwho is a Democrat representing District 6 in Rhode Islandโcan be seen in a bikini twerking upside down.
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Her video, which has remained on her account, is captioned โa promised senator thirst trap at Block Island.โ She ends it by saying โVote Senator Mack!โ
The clip immediately sparked outrage, with onlookers playing into respectability politics. โI donโt ever wanna hear you complain about how โwomen arenโt respected in this countryโ after posting this,โ one commenter remarked.
Mack replied: โHoney baby. This ainโt it. Because I have an Ivy League degree and Iโm a sitting state senator. Itโs not about what Iโm wearing. Itโs not about what Iโm doing. They wonโt respect me regardless.โ
Conservatives could not wait to pounce on Mack shortly after the video was posted. โTiara Mack just disgraced herself and disgraced every Black woman running for public office,โ tweeted Republican congressional Florida candidate Lauren Spicer.
Renowned white supremacist Tucker Carlson played the clip on his show, using it to mock not only Black peopleโbut the Democratic party as a whole. โYou have to wonder why itโs left to this show of all places to announce the rising star, the next rising star in the Democratic Party,โ Carlson said before playing the video of Mack.
The senator took to Twitter to express how the media unfairly chooses what to cover when it comes to her career:
โso can the media also cover when I won a national championship in May and named MVP of the match? can the media also cover the 10+ bills I sponsored that the @RISenate never scheduled for a hearing? can the media cover any policy wins had by the youngest Black state senator in Rhode Island? As a Black, queer woman you all should know the answer. Itโs no. Letโs them carry on their narrative. Me? Iโm going to be joyful, free, and unbothered.โ
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