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Rep. Nancy Mace jokes about Gamecocks after urging men to stop sending explicit photos

Rep. Nancy Mace posted a Gamecocks-themed selfie with a double-meaning caption after publicly asking men to cease sending her intimate pictures.

Nancy Mace, the outgoing Republican congresswoman from South Carolina, posted a selfie taken at a University of South Carolina football game, using the caption “Go COCKS!” to reference the Gamecocks mascot. The post came after she publicly complained that men were flooding her direct messages with intimate photos and urged them to stop. She reinforced the joke with the phrase “IYKYK,” meaning “if you know, you know.”

In a recent video, Mace described a disappointing date and reiterated that she is not interested in dating again, citing the challenges of single life in Washington as a twice-divorced mother of two. Her term will conclude in January, following a failed bid for the state governorship where she placed fifth in the Republican primary.

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The story highlights a lawmaker's public handling of unwanted digital harassment and her use of social media to address personal boundaries.

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