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Mark Robinson, the real-life Clayton Bigsby, makes a mockery of Black conservatives

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30.09.2024

With Donald Trump bragging about his increasing support from Black voters, there is a media spotlight on Black right-wingers. And the brightest light is on Mark Robinson, North Carolina's lieutenant governor and the Republican nominee for governor.

Robinson is not your typical Black conservative. Rather, he is the real-life version of Clayton Bigsby, the “Black white supremacist” character created by comedian Dave Chappelle.

Bigsby was a blind man, unaware that he was Black, who made a political career out of hating Black people. In one infamous sketch, Bigsby screeches, “White Power!” In a speech laced with N-words, he declares that “America's at war with Al-Qaeda, but we're still losing the war against Al Sharpton!” Bigsby concludes: “Don't let the liberal media tell you how to think and feel! If you have ‘hate’ in your heart, let it out!”

Now, American politics is facing the not-so-funny reality of Robinson. The Trump-endorsed Republican candidate for governor of North Carolina is reported to have labeled himself a “black NAZI” online.

Under cover of anonymity, Robinson wrote on an online pornography forum: "Mein Kampf is a good read. It's very informative and not at all what I thought it would be. It's a real eye-opener."

Later he wrote: “I’d take Hitler over any of the sh*t that’s in Washington right now!”

That mindset led Robinson to proclaim: “Slavery is........

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