See below for a press release from the Democratic Party of Virginia, as well as some other reactions to the brand-new story, Tumblr linked to Republican John Reid engaged with Nazi porn accounts:
NEW: Social Media Account Linked to John Reid Engaged with Slave Fetish And Nazi Porn Accounts
New Report Details The “Disturbing Imagery” In The Social Media Account That Led Gov. Youngkin To Call On John Reid To Drop His Campaign For Lieutenant Governor
American Journal News: “A pornographic blog linked to Virginia lieutenant governor candidate John Reid shared content from accounts that fetishized Nazism and sexual violence.”
VIRGINIA – A new report reveals the social media account linked to John Reid engaged with disturbing online accounts that “that fetishized Nazism and sexual violence” as well as pornographic content with themes of slavery and bondage.
This shocking revelation of the “disturbing imagery” associated with John Reid follows controversy earlier this year when the social media account first came to light. This spring, Gov. Youngkin quickly called on John Reid to drop his campaign for Lieutenant Governor due to “sexually explicit posts online that [Republicans] believe are connected to Reid.”
American Journal News: Blog linked to Republican John Reid engaged with Nazi porn
- A pornographic blog linked to Virginia lieutenant governor candidate John Reid shared content from accounts that fetishized Nazism and sexual violence.
- Reid has denied ownership of the blog, which was hosted on Tumblr under the name JRDeux, the same handle he uses on Instagram and TikTok. Other news outlets have reported on the existence of the blog, but not its racist content or disturbing imagery.
- The blog was deleted shortly after it was first reported on, but we were able to recover several posts using the Internet Archive. Please note that this article contains slurs that may be offensive to some readers.
- In October 2015, JRDeux shared an image of a male college student in underwear from the user obedientn*ggerdc. That account’s bio described the user as a “subservient n*gger who knows his place in society” and included a solicitation for “superior white men” near Washington, D.C., to contact them via email.
- Obedientn*ggerdc posted multiple images of shirtless men with white supremacist tattoos, including a close-up of a muscular chest emblazoned with a swastika and captioned, “f*cking nice WP ink M88.” WP is an acronym for “white power,” and M88 is a neo-Nazi code phrase for “Heil Hitler.”
- Other posts from this user were captioned with homophobic slurs and repeatedly referred to white men as “SSirs,” likely a reference to the Nazi Schutzstaffel, known as the SS. Another post praised the attractiveness of prominent GOP politicians it described as “conservative alpha males,” including Sens. John Thune and Todd Young.
- The underwear photo was the only post JRDeux shared from obedientn*ggerdc.
- Another post from obedientn*ggerdc showed a nude man being pinned down and choked, his face contorted in agony. JRDeux shared similar content from other users, including one image of a man in bondage gear using a necktie to asphyxiate someone and another of a bald man forcing someone’s face into his armpit.
- Both of these images were reposted from the user slaveandy, whose profile described themselves as a “filthy f*ggot.” Many of the posts from this user were extremely graphic, showing men being forced to eat from dog bowls, locked in cages, or having their genitals mutilated. One depicted a man’s anus spread with a speculum and used as an ashtray.
- Republicans believe JRDeux is Reid. The Tumblr surfaced as part of a party assessment of candidate vulnerabilities conducted last spring. Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin urged Reid to withdraw from the race because of the blog but did not divulge the specific content that prompted his call.
- While Reid identifies as a gay Republican, he has also taken several anti-LGBTQ positions. He is a vocal opponent of trans rights and has said he would not cast a tie-breaking vote to protect same-sex marriage in Virginia.
- Speculation about Reid owning the blog risks undermining his pledge to combat antisemitism, a centerpiece of his campaign platform.
- A Reid campaign spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment.
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