# Mark Robinson condemns TV shows **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 6, 2024, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-robinson-condemns-tv-shows/998538 "2024-03-06T13:49:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2024, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-robinson-condemns-tv-shows/998538/1 "2024-03-06T13:49:31Z")
Mark Robinson just won the GOP primary to become the candidates for governor of North Carolina. Rachel Maddow had a piece on last night’s MSNBC show pointing out his questionable beliefs, declarations, and platform. It’s also in the link at the bottom of this entry. But the reason I put this here, rather than in the Politics heading, is because of something he said: > [@](#): > > [Mark Robinson] [warned on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/mark.k.robinson.3/posts/pfbid02cAbVjVrMfMbjAQNyC33MRKhMTk4GersEkbffGf2VTcLVX8vejwX5sA9Mn6p7fF74l?comment_id=10153056348607360) that the reality-TV shows ‘American Idol,’ ‘Dancing With the Stars’ and ‘Chopped’ are a sign of an impending New World Order.” OK, _American Idol_ and _Dancing with the Stars_ I can almost see. But **Chopped**??? I don’t see how “Open the basket in front of you and make a gourmet meal from the tripe, asparagus, and peanut M&Ms inside” is promoting a New World Order. Except maybe in the kitchen. > **[Why it matters that the GOP’s Mark Robinson won a gubernatorial primary](https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/matters-gops-mark-robinson-won-gubernatorial-primary-rcna142001)** > > Mark Robinson is such an extremist that his gubernatorial primary victory deserves to be seen as a genuine scandal for the contemporary Republican Party. ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2024, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-robinson-condemns-tv-shows/998538/2 "2024-03-06T13:51:53Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > warned on Facebook From that link, > I know this may sound paranoid and crazy Yes, yes it does. ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2024, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-robinson-condemns-tv-shows/998538/3 "2024-03-06T13:53:00Z")
Give credit for that degree of self-awareness. That puts him in the top 5% of right-wing nutjobs. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2024, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-robinson-condemns-tv-shows/998538/4 "2024-03-06T14:05:00Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > But **Chopped**??? > > I don’t see how “Open the basket in front of you and make a gourmet meal from the tripe, asparagus, and peanut M&Ms inside” is promoting a New World Order. Except maybe in the kitchen. Hey, they have an Ethiopian-born Swedish judge who works for UNICEF, it’s all part of the plot! ---
**Author:** ![dolphinboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dolphinboy/32/330_2.png) [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2024, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-robinson-condemns-tv-shows/998538/5 "2024-03-06T18:04:00Z")
Don’t waste your time trying to make sense of something that doesn’t make sense. The GOP feeds it’s devoted followers with garbage like this because they think it will rile them up. It doesn’t matter what it is, just keep the base angry, paranoid, and riled up! ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2024, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-robinson-condemns-tv-shows/998538/6 "2024-03-06T23:07:17Z")
I thought it’s Facebook that’s an impending sign of a New World Order. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2024, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-robinson-condemns-tv-shows/998538/7 "2024-03-06T23:16:25Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > > [@CalMeacham](#): > > > > But **Chopped**??? > > > > I don’t see how “Open the basket in front of you and make a gourmet meal from the tripe, asparagus, and peanut M&Ms inside” is promoting a New World Order. Except maybe in the kitchen. > > Hey, they have an Ethiopian-born Swedish judge who works for UNICEF, it’s all part of the plot! Admittedly not a reality TV fan, in fact I’ve never even heard of **Chopped** ; is the Swedish judge a [chef](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/muppet/images/c/c9/SC_169.jpg) himself? ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2024, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-robinson-condemns-tv-shows/998538/8 "2024-03-06T23:33:54Z")
Yes, but much calmer! [Marcus Samuelsson - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Samuelsson) ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2024, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-robinson-condemns-tv-shows/998538/9 "2024-03-07T05:29:52Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > > [@CalMeacham](#): > > > > But **Chopped**??? > > > > I don’t see how “Open the basket in front of you and make a gourmet meal from the tripe, asparagus, and peanut M&Ms inside” is promoting a New World Order. Except maybe in the kitchen. > > Hey, they have an Ethiopian-born Swedish judge who works for UNICEF, it’s all part of the plot! Who lives in New York City! ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2024, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-robinson-condemns-tv-shows/998538/10 "2024-03-07T07:17:14Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > I don’t see how “Open the basket in front of you and make a gourmet meal from the tripe, asparagus, and peanut M&Ms inside” is promoting a New World Order. You’ve clearly seen the show. It’s always “this dish celebrates both my Nanonesian and Madeupistan heritages” and “I came here as a poor Elbonian immigrant and this dish is inspired by my currently dying Ma’s pickled trotters”. Strange spices and exotic ingredients with _furrin_ names. They never just make grits and BBQ. Certainly never a hotdish. And the tiny portions! It’s a great in-your-face slap to Real Merkin Values ™. Chopped? More like Woked! ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2024, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-robinson-condemns-tv-shows/998538/11 "2024-03-07T12:36:52Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > It’s always “this dish celebrates both my Nanonesian and Madeupistan heritages” and “I came here as a poor Elbonian immigrant and this dish is inspired by my currently dying Ma’s pickled trotters”. We’re clearly watching different versions of the show. The ones I’ve seen more often have the contestants struggling with how to incorporate Gummy Worms or Pop Rocks into their supposed-to-be-high-class dish rather than making a statement about their ethnic background. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2024, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-robinson-condemns-tv-shows/998538/12 "2024-03-07T12:45:07Z")
Not necessarily their _own_ ethnic background, although that was both examples I gave. There’s also a lot of “Oh, I know all about salt-cured toenail clippings because I lived in East Westernstein for 6 months” but also “Not sure how they usually cook canned hamster butthole, but I’m going to blend it with these chipotles and stick it in the ice-cream maker if it kills me”. Sure, there’s the weird sweets, but there’s also a lot of foreign ingredients thrown in to the mix. But it’s also about what kind of dishes people make. Nobody’s making exotic-ingredient pizza or mac&cheese. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2024, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-robinson-condemns-tv-shows/998538/13 "2024-03-07T13:04:27Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > But it’s also about what kind of dishes people make. Nobody’s making exotic-ingredient pizza or mac&cheese. Well, heck, nobody would on a show like that. They’re trying to impress with gourmet aspirations. The closest they’ll come to Mac and Cheese or Pizza is some inside-out confection that they’ll say “recalls comfort food”. ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2024, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-robinson-condemns-tv-shows/998538/14 "2024-03-07T13:16:52Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > But it’s also about what kind of dishes people make. This all sounds like they’re teaching people to think on their feet in novel situations, and we all know how dangerous that can be! ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2024, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-robinson-condemns-tv-shows/998538/15 "2024-03-07T13:25:26Z")
Exactly! ---
**Author:** ![Southern\_Yankee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/southern_yankee/32/2800_2.png) [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2024, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-robinson-condemns-tv-shows/998538/16 "2024-03-07T13:33:21Z")
As a NC resident I can easily see this guy becoming governor. Which is frightening considering this from the AP: N.C. GOVERNOR’S RACE COULD ECHO BIDEN V. TRUMP North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson easily won the state’s Republican gubernatorial primary. His incendiary rhetoric — he’s called Hillary Clinton a “heifer” and Michelle Obama a man — ensures a hotly contested general election in the crucial swing state that could spill over into the presidential race. Robinson had no prior experience in public office before his 2020 election — and it shows. He blasted the action hero movie “Black Panther” in 2018 as a “satanic Marxist production” made by a “secular Jew,” using a Yiddish slur for black people. He faced calls to resign in 2021 after likening gay and transgender people to “filth.” His brash style earned plaudits from Trump, who on Sunday called Robinson “better than Martin Luther King” while offering his “complete and total endorsement.” But it is also likely to motivate Democrats in the state to turn out in November to support state Attorney General Josh Stein — while raising oodles of advertising dollars to use Robinson’s own words against him. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2024, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-robinson-condemns-tv-shows/998538/17 "2024-03-07T13:40:20Z")
Firstly, on the “Chopped” point: [![](https://scontent-lhr6-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.18172-8/19620576_1967556290146235_6132847106956460400_o.jpg?_nc_cat=105&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=5f2048&_nc_ohc=WhoBINh-WooAX8xMXoq&_nc_ht=scontent-lhr6-2.xx&oh=00_AfCfsqCTJZUq0uPUrwDxJ_fQFCGXEN2TX7cCr26FQk9zYg&oe=66111982) ](https://scontent-lhr6-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.18172-8/19620576_1967556290146235_6132847106956460400_o.jpg?_nc_cat=105&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=5f2048&_nc_ohc=WhoBINh-WooAX8xMXoq&_nc_ht=scontent-lhr6-2.xx&oh=00_AfCfsqCTJZUq0uPUrwDxJ_fQFCGXEN2TX7cCr26FQk9zYg&oe=66111982) Back on topic: > [@Southern\_Yankee](#): > > He blasted the action hero movie “Black Panther” in 2018 as a “satanic Marxist production” made by a “secular Jew,” using a Yiddish slur for black people. He faced calls to resign in 2021 after likening gay and transgender people to “filth.” He’s also a Holocaust denier, and recently said he would like to go back to before women could vote (albeit because he thought the Republican Party was more “energized” back then). Not sure he’'s really thought through how he’d be treated in pre-1920 America. I’m hoping that his sheer awfulness will work against him, but given everything else this cannot be taken for granted. ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2024, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-robinson-condemns-tv-shows/998538/18 "2024-03-07T13:51:20Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > I don’t see how “Open the basket in front of you and make a gourmet meal from the tripe, asparagus, and peanut M&Ms inside” is promoting a New World Order. Except maybe in the kitchen. @CalMeacham. Pack up your knives and leave. You have been chopped. ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2024, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-robinson-condemns-tv-shows/998538/19 "2024-03-07T13:56:25Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > Not sure he’'s really thought through how he’d be treated in pre-1920 America. Like “one of the good ones”, obviously. ---
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I wonder what he has to say about that once-popular reality show 🧐 > **[The Apprentice (TV Series 2004–2017) ⭐ 4.7 | Game-Show, Reality-TV](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0364782/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_4_tt_8_nm_0_q_the%2520apprentice)** > > 1h | TV-PG [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-robinson-condemns-tv-shows/998538.md?page=2)