(PM.) A Democratic state senator from Rhode Island shocked the internet on Monday when she released a campaign video of her twerking at the beach.
Rhode Island State Senator Tiara Mack (D), 28, posted a sexual video to her personal TikTok account encouraging constituents to vote for her titled, “A promised senator thirst trap at Block Island.”
The viral video shows Mack wearing a colorful thong bikini performing a headstand while twerking to the camera and repeatedly chanting the word, “a**.”
At the end of the video, Tiara smiles into the camera and says, “Vote senator Mack.”
After the video went viral across social media and received backlash from people upset by the senator’s behavior, including Democrats, Mack defended her actions and said she’s only being criticized because she is a black and queer.
“Damn. Twerking upside down really makes the conservative, unhinged internet accounts pop off on a Monday,” Mack said in a tweet Monday evening.
Damn. Twerking upside down really makes the conservative, unhinged internet accounts pop off on a Monday 🥴
— Tiara Mack (@MackDistrict6) July 5, 2022
Disappointed with the video, an individual commented on Mack’s Twitter post and denounced her actions.
“I’m not a conservative and I’m disappointed. Where do we draw the line on the behavior of public figures? I like when WE have a standard of decorum that we want OUR people to rise to. To be UNCOMMON to be admired! This ain’t it,” an individual replied.
Damn. Twerking upside down really makes the conservative, unhinged internet accounts pop off on a Monday 🥴
— Tiara Mack (@MackDistrict6) July 5, 2022
Mack responded to the backlash and said, “girl. I have an Ivy League degree and am a state senator. Hate to break it to you. Their decorum isn’t for us. They can’t respect us in a system designed to oppress us.”
I’m not a conservative and I’m disappointed. Where do we draw the line on the behavior of public figures? I like when WE have a standard of decorum that we want OUR people to rise to. To be UNCOMMON to be admired! This ain’t it.
— Say It Loud-Black and Proud (@nikki_1968) July 5, 2022
