After photos of state Senator Jeremy England in a pink tutu resurfaced online, critics labeled him a “groomer.” But England was raising money for breast cancer research.
Mississippi state Senator Jeremy England has responded to comments about a photo of him in a pink Halloween costume. The Republican lawmaker says he intentionally wore what he considers a “very embarrassing” Halloween costume to raise money for breast cancer research.
The original 2020 photo sees England in a shiny pink bodysuit with a fluffy pink tutu, sporting hair dyed pink. After it circulated, some critics even calling England an anti-LGBTQ+ slur. England says that he was “being bullied” and was “receiving threats” in aIn actuality, England was posed for a photo while he was participating in a 2020 fundraiser for Men Wear Pink.
The news comes as a tense GOP primary is underway in Mississippi. England currently backs Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann for reelection as the state’s second-highest-ranking official. Someone in support of one of Hosemann’s opponents tweeted the pink image with the caption, “Hosemann and his groomer weirdos.”
“I consider that to be some of the worst, dirty form of politics—which is, of course, where we are now in this race,” England said in
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