They say that you should never go into politics if you’ve got any skeletons in your closet and New York City Council candidate Zack Weiner found this out the hard way as a video of him hanging out with a dominatrix was leaked over the weekend.

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In fairness to Weiner, he’s completely owned the fact that the footage has been released, saying the following:

I didn’t want anyone to see that, but here we are.

I am not ashamed of the private video circulating of me on Twitter. This was a recreational activity that I did with my friend at the time, for fun.

Like many young people, I have grown into a world where some of our most private moments have been documented online.

I am a proud BDSMer. I like BDSM activity.

I have no idea how the footage has been released. It’s definitely a violation of trust.

Nicely said, although it seems like there are probably going to be a few people who won’t vote for him because of that and he’ll probably be forever associated with BDSM for the rest of his career. It doesn’t sound like he’s too worried about that but I can see a fair few people being put off voting for him because of that.

In fairness to Weiner as well, it sounds like the video being leaked has actually succeeded in raising his profile massively too. Before it was leaked he was a massive outsider in the race and nobody even knew who he was, so at least it’s put him in the equation. Wouldn’t be surprised if he leaked the footage himself to be honest – that’s the kind of thing people are doing these days isn’t it? Good luck to the guy.

For more of the same, check out this Australian guy who lives in a BDSM compound with his wife, fiancee and two girlfriends. Alright for some isn’t it?