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Twitter Drags Conservative Who Criticized Kyrsten Sinema's Wig

Kyrsten Sinema in wig
Via Twitter

Sinema has been wearing colorful wigs to make a point about social distancing, but a right-wing commentator thought it wasn't appropriate for a senator.

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Some men just can't help reducing a woman to her appearance.

Well, U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona does have amazing fashion sense in addition to her political acumen. However, Sinema, the first out bisexual senator (and previously first out bi person in the U.S. House), has been wearing colorful wigs lately not simply for fashion but to emphasize the importance of social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic and show solidarity with those who aren't going to hair salons.

She first sported a wig in the Senate May 4, in a purplish-pink hue. Then Tuesday, she wore a bluish-green wig, and CNN journalist Ali Zaslav tweeted a picture of Sinema clarifying the color to MSNBC's Garrett Haake. Conservative political consultant Matt Mackowiak, however, thought wearing the wig amounted to conduct unbecoming a senator.

Mackowiak got some stinging replies, though, including this one from U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell, showing a picture of his colleague Matt Gaetz wearing a gas mask in the House.

There were several other pointed responses.

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Trudy Ring is The Advocate’s senior politics editor and copy chief. She has been a reporter and editor for daily newspapers and LGBTQ+ weeklies/monthlies, trade magazines, and reference books. She is a political junkie who thinks even the wonkiest details are fascinating, and she always loves to see political candidates who are groundbreaking in some way. She enjoys writing about other topics as well, including religion (she’s interested in what people believe and why), literature, theater, and film. Trudy is a proud “old movie weirdo” and loves the Hollywood films of the 1930s and ’40s above all others. Other interests include classic rock music (Bruce Springsteen rules!) and history. Oh, and she was a Jeopardy! contestant back in 1998 and won two games. Not up there with Amy Schneider, but Trudy still takes pride in this achievement.
Trudy Ring is The Advocate’s senior politics editor and copy chief. She has been a reporter and editor for daily newspapers and LGBTQ+ weeklies/monthlies, trade magazines, and reference books. She is a political junkie who thinks even the wonkiest details are fascinating, and she always loves to see political candidates who are groundbreaking in some way. She enjoys writing about other topics as well, including religion (she’s interested in what people believe and why), literature, theater, and film. Trudy is a proud “old movie weirdo” and loves the Hollywood films of the 1930s and ’40s above all others. Other interests include classic rock music (Bruce Springsteen rules!) and history. Oh, and she was a Jeopardy! contestant back in 1998 and won two games. Not up there with Amy Schneider, but Trudy still takes pride in this achievement.