Offensive posts by North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson were removed from the pornographic website Nude Africa on Thursday. An investigation revealed a series of inflammatory comments posted on the forum by the socially conservative Republican nominee for governor of North Carolina.
It remains unclear whether the comments were removed by Robinson himself or by Nude Africa administrators. Both the Robinson campaign and Nude Africa have not responded to inquiries regarding the matter. Robinson denies making the comments, which were posted between 2008 and 2012, predating his entry into politics and current tenure as lieutenant governor. These comments contradict his public stances on issues such as abortion and transgender rights.
Robinson had listed his full name on his profile for Nude Africa, a pornographic website featuring a message board, along with an email address he had used on various websites across the internet for decades. The comments, many of which were sexually explicit and lewd in nature, were made under the username 'minisoldr,' a moniker frequently used by Robinson online. Investigators were able to link the username to Robinson by matching biographical details and a shared email address.
Following the revelations, pressure mounted on Robinson, who is currently engaged in a competitive race against Democrat Josh Stein to succeed term-limited Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper. The comments attributed to Robinson included references to himself as a 'black NAZI!' and expressed support for reinstating slavery.
The deadline under state law for a candidate to remove their name from the ballot was Thursday, with the first absentee ballots set to be mailed out on Friday.
