--- title: "Close Trump Ally Appears to Have Made Vile Posts on Porn Forum" description: "Mark Robinson, a GOP governor candidate in NC, seems to have made some pretty disgusting comments on a dirty forum." date: "2024-09-20" modified: "2024-09-20" authors: - name: "Noor Al-Sibai" job_title: "Senior Staff Writer" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/nooralsibai" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/trump-ally-mark-robinson-posts" categories: - "Future Society" tags: - "lgbtq" - "politics" - "the digest" - "transphobia" --- # Close Trump Ally Appears to Have Made Vile Posts on Porn Forum ![Mark Robinson, a GOP governor candidate in NC, seems to have made some pretty disgusting comments on a dirty forum.]() *\Image: Anna Moneymaker via Getty\* ## Trans Panic A candidate in North Carolina who's been [lavishly praised]() by presidential contender Donald Trump seems to have said some astonishgly nasty stuff on a porn forum back in the day — some of which counters his [controversial public statements]() about social issues including LGBTQ rights. In a [new investigation]()*, CNN*'s K-File found that GOP gubernatorial nominee Mark Robinson, a Black Republican who currently serves as the [state's lieutenant governor](), posted salacious and often disturbing material on a forum called "Nude Africa" between 2008 and 2012. Using the handle "minisoldr," which Robinson has used elsewhere online for many years, the person behind the account once claimed to be a Black "Nazi," said he thinks the United States should return to slavery and that if it did he'd be eager to buy slaves, and bragged that he spied on women's locker rooms as a teenager. That same "Nude Africa" user also claimed to enjoy transgender pornography — which if it's indeed the 56-year-old Republican, would run starkly afoul of his [anti-trans rhetoric]() that includes [calling LGBTQ people "filth]()" and saying that [trans women should be arrested]() for using women's bathrooms. "I like watching tr\*nny on girl porn! That’s f\*cking hot!" minisoldr wrote on the forum, using a [common slur]() against transgender people. "It takes the man out while leaving the man in! And yeah I’m a 'perv' too!" ## Breathe Carolina In a statement to *CNN*, Robinson repeatedly denied that he'd made the comments — even though reporters Andrew Kaczynski and Em Steck linked him to the "minisoldr" moniker on several sites ranging from X-formerly-Twitter and Pinterest to Youtube and Disqus. "I’m not going to get into the minutia of how somebody manufactured this, these salacious tabloid lies," the candidate told *CNN* when presented with the evidence linking him to the account that made such disgusting comments. Though he'd [already been trailing]() behind Democratic gubernatorial nominee and current North Carolina [attorney general Josh Stein]() before his alleged forum posts were leaked, Robinson maintains that he's not dropping out of the race in the face of this now-national scandal. In fact, the GOP nominee went on the offensive before *CNN* even published its report earlier this week. "They want to focus on salacious tabloid lies," [Robinson said in a video]() published to his account on X, without specifying what "they" he's referring to. "We're not going to let them do that. We are staying in this race. We are in it to win it." **More on politics**: [*In Resurfaced Audio, JD Vance Calls for Banning Travel Between States to Get Abortions*]() ## Author At Futurism, I've often been drawn to unpacking the narratives that underlie technological, scientific and medical progress, with a special interest in areas of conflict and ambiguity that end up setting agendas and steering the fates of both elites and the hoi polloi. I'm a committed generalist, but I often find myself returning to work involving NASA and the private space sector, the effects of AI on media and society, and the mechanics of the pharmaceutical industry, with a specific focus on the spread of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. Prior to Futurism, I worked for publications ranging from Media Matters and Truthdig to Raw Story and Bustle. I'm also the author of "Myspace Scene Queens," a 2024 title in Instar Books' acclaimed "Remember the Internet" series. My work at Futurism has been cited by outlets including the New Yorker, Slate, Nieman Lab, the Verge, the MIT Technology Review, the Sunday Times, and the Daily Beast. I grew up in North Carolina, attended the University of North Carolina at Asheville, and now live in Brooklyn, New York. In my free time, I'm an avid reader and music fan; you can probably find me at a local poetry reading, concert, underground rave, or DJ set. I'm the proud parent of an ineffable orange cat named Mee-Mow. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()