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Bigfoot erotica is a thing, y'all, and it went mainstream Sunday night.
The surprising subject dominated Twitter after a tweet from a Democratic candidate in Virginia went viral.Leslie Cockburn, who is running for the state's 5th Congressional district, called out Republican opponent Denver Riggleman for "campaigning with a white supremacist" and being "a devotee of Bigfoot erotica," even lifting a picture of the sexy, censored beast from Riggleman's Instagram.
My opponent Denver Riggleman, running mate of Corey Stewart, was caught on camera campaigning with a white supremacist. Now he has been exposed as a devotee of Bigfoot erotica. This is not what we need on Capitol Hill. pic.twitter.com/0eBvxFd6sG
@LeslieCockburn
Riggleman, however, adamantly denied the accusation, arguing the pictures Cockburn found on his social media were "meant to be funny" and he didn't even know Bigfoot erotica was a thing (Google it -- or don't!) until his opponent brought it up. In a statement on Twitter and a longer one to the media, he did confirm he's co-authored a book about Bigfoot, but stressed it was not erotic and it was also never actually published. He also responded to Cockburn linking him to white supremacy by sharing an op-ed he wrote after the violent Charlottesville protests took over the Virginia city last year.
Yes-I wrote a book about Bigfoot believers. Bigfoot pics by military bubbas are meant to be funny. I didn't know what Bigfoot Erotica was until @LeslieCockburn mentioned it. Weird things happening in her campaign-Let's stick to issues and Leslie's book. #bigfoot #DangerousLiaison
@Denver4VA
Please read my Op Ed on Charlottesville.
@Denver4VA
“To any white supremacists intending to come back to Charlottesville on August 12 this year, I say this: You are not welcome.”https://t.co/pPbfD36533
While some people accused Cockburn of "kink shaming," most curious bystanders were surprised to learn there are people in this world turned on by imagining a sasquatch having sex. Naturally, jokes, memes and GIFs followed one of the pettiest political fights the United States has ever seen.
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Literally, the first five tweets on my timeline are about Bigfoot porn.
@MelissaRyan
I'm no prude, but reading that a congressional candidate is a
@kathygriffin
“devotee of Bigfoot erotica...”
#Bigfoot
Virginia politics right now. #Bigfoot pic.twitter.com/Q2aRuUCUtB
@andrewdamitio
I only been on Twitter for 20 minutes, and I already seen that Bigfoot dick picture appear 3 times on my TL. pic.twitter.com/s4RMc2VMXz
@cedric_alpha
*sees Bigfoot trending*
@KeepItGino
"Oh nice did they finally find it?"
*clicks* pic.twitter.com/ArhNc8Y5MX
bigfoot energy
@tinynietzsche
Me after googling #Bigfoot Erotica... pic.twitter.com/S3UpSuu1Wj
@nadinevdVelde
Ted Cruz seeing that Bigfoot erotica is trending pic.twitter.com/Mruej8nskB
@AviAhvee
*Sees Bigfoot is trending on Twitter* Unbelievable! They've confirmed the existence of one of the most important scientific discoveries of the past millennium! This will rewrite history!
@PatTheNESpunk
*Sees WHY Bigfoot is trending on Twitter* pic.twitter.com/vD9m7E89IK
But how will Bigfoot erotica play in the midwest
@chick_in_kiev
2018, when "devotee of Bigfoot erotica" isn't even the top ten strangest things in politics THIS WEEK.
@vermontgmg
"Devotee to Bigfoot erotica" is, all things considered, not the worst thing a Republican can be in 2018. https://t.co/zxCaZsCLT7
@HeerJeet
IMPORTANT! Please call your representatives and ask them where they stand on Bigfoot erotica!
@ChrisFlockton
*sees Bigfoot is trending*
@thehalfassed
*investigates why Bigfoot is trending* pic.twitter.com/WLjuqAweyL
I leave the internet for a few hours, come back to find out...
@RobynElyse
1. There's a non-cartoon person going around being named Denver Riggleman
2. He's running for office.
3. He is a white supremacist.
4. Who is into Bigfoot erotica.
This would have been super weird a few years ago.
I can't make up a funny tweet about this Bigfoot erotica thing. I mean, the people's names are already Cockburn and Riggleman. There's nowhere to go. This story just exists beyond comment, beyond reason, beyond all.
@JoshRaby
Bigfoot when he finds out why he's trending pic.twitter.com/aZEyXuiOMQ
@quemaj
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