Robert Foster is a former state representative in Mississippi. He ran for governor but lost the Republican primary with less than 18% of the vote. Shamefully, he would not allow women to cover his campaign without a chaperone. He said someone could take a picture of him with a woman, his rivals could use it to smear him. “Out of respect for his wife” women had to have chaperones.
Implicit in this demand is the suggestion that he has to protect himself against false allegations, as though most women who report sexual assault and harassment are lying.
Foster is also a transphobic extremist who said all trans people and those who advocate for them should be shot.
- The Guardian: Female journalist told she needs male chaperone to cover campaign
- Washington Post: A candidate for governor says a female journalist can’t shadow him — unless she brings a man along
- Mississippi Today: Robert Foster, GOP governor candidate, denies woman reporter access because of her gender
- Mississippi Free Press: Ex-GOP gov candidate calls for “firing squad” for trans rights supporters, political foes
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Biloxi, Mississippi · Thursday, July 11, 2019