If there’s one thing I never thought I would be doing while studying politics at UNC, it’s reading through a GOP gubernatorial candidate’s lewd commentary on a porn forum.
Last Thursday, an investigative report from CNN revealed dozens of horrific comments about Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson’s perverted sexual fantasies and violently racist rhetoric, all of which he had publicly posted on a site called Nude Africa.
“Slavery is not bad," he wrote. "Some people need to be slaves. I wish they would bring it back. I would certainly buy a few.”
Robinson called people homophobic slurs.
When another user accused Robinson of being a white supremacist, Robinson wrote: "I'm not in the KKK. They don't let blacks join."
He then called Martin Luther King Jr. "Lucifer" and a racial slur.
Does this make you uncomfortable? I hope it does. I hope it makes you uncomfortable enough that it motivates you to never, ever even consider voting for this man. Because the sickening reality of the matter is that it’s not enough to dissuade some people.
Up until this point, recent polls have been almost tied. Updated polls have already taken sharp trends in Stein’s favor. In feigned morality, supporters of Robinson’s campaign will gasp, clutch their pearls and quietly resign themselves to pretend that this report was a shock, that they had no idea their beloved nominee was capable of abhorrence like this.
This is not a surprise. On the contrary, this is incredibly characteristic — perfectly, adeptly, sharply in line with everything he’s been advertising for voters up until this point. Robinson has been soft-launching these twisted views for months now, ever since he began his campaign. This should have been enough to know that he was entirely unfit for place in my neighborhood gatherings, churches or home — let alone public office.
