Dem told Nebraskans to read fairy smut to cope with Trump and shes now key to flipping the House

A Nebraska candidate whom Democrats are entrusting to help win back the House resorts to a kinky habit when having to deal with President Trump.Denise Powell, who won her state’s Second District Dem primary on May 13, urged supporters of her Women Who Run Nebraska PAC to “read some fairy smut” to cope with Trump’s 2024 victory over Vice President Kamala Harris.“Today, do a little something that brings you joy,” Powell said in an Instagram video post on Inauguration Day 2025.“Stop watching the news.

Stop following social media.Eat a little comfort food.

Go out with a friend.Watch some junk TV.”“Read some fairy smut — I’m super into that right now — but just remember that we’re in it for the long haul, and today is just the start of something that’s going to be one hell of a ride, but we’ve survived it before,” she added.

“We’ll do it again, and we’re just gonna keep showing up.”Fairy smut is a sub-genre of “Romantasy” (romance and fantasy) where “faeries” are muscular, mythical men who have magic and powers.The faeries tend to live in a magical city with castles and gardens while falling in love with a human girl — and having lots of sexual encounters and before becoming a fairy too.The fairies are able to use their wings and powers to have abstract sexual encounters where they can also read each others minds, have sex mid-air, or even cause destruction.The apparently booming sub-genre often describes wars, violence, flying dragons and near-death experiences, with very intense romance or “mating,” which can be depicted as somewhat animalistic.It was first popularized in “A Court of Thrones and Roses” by Sarah J.Maas and “Fourth Wing” by Rebecca Yarros.

Both blew up on TikTok and users made fan edits with artificial intelligence-generated characters as well.“Fourth Wing” is now being adapted into a television show for Prime Video.The Omaha-based Second Congressional District is known as the “blue ...