Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images Donald Trump speaks during a campaign watch party in Las Vegas on the day of the Nevada Republican caucuses, Feb. 23, 2016.

Billionaire reality TV star and presidential candidate Donald Trump dominated the GOP's Nevada caucuses on Tuesday, capturing nearly 46 percent of the vote and winning all of the state's Republican delegates.

When I found out Trump -- a proud xenophobe and boorish demagogue who's the candidate of choice for America's white supremacists -- had picked up his third straight win (on the heels of New Hampshire and South Carolina), I got on Twitter to try and articulate how much fear I was feeling, for myself and for my country.

It scares me. Especially when I get hate mail alluding to how Trump will "fix" black people. Idk what that means and I am afraid to know. — julia craven (@CurlyCrayy) February 24, 2016

White people are afraid of losing their privileged positions. Trump appeals to them. This is not a joke. He isn't funny. This is serious. — julia craven (@CurlyCrayy) February 24, 2016

Trump has supports who are fans of slavery, banning Mexicans and tracking Muslims. That should terrify all of us. — julia craven (@CurlyCrayy) February 24, 2016

Then the backlash began. Hundreds of people have tweeted at me in the past 12 hours with messages that echo various notes Trump has struck on the campaign trail -- his contempt for black people and their concerns, his casual misogyny, his anything-but-compassionate language regarding mental illness and his genuinely frightening readiness to suggest that maybe it's OK to meet words with physical violence.

Do I know that all of these people actually support Donald Trump? Of course not. There's no shortage of people on social media who'll take any opportunity to attack a politically outspoken black woman, or anyone else, really. Maybe none of the people who directed insults and hate speech my way actually plan to vote for Trump. Maybe none of them are even registered to vote.

At the same time, it's pointless to pretend that racism and nativism and hatred of women aren't real things. They exist, and they animate more Americans than a lot of us would like to think about.

I'll let some of the comments speak for themselves.

Warning: Many of the following tweets contain language that is racist, sexist, ableist or just generally awful.

Reclaiming "our country" was a fairly common theme.

This is our country. We pay for it. And we worked for it. Deal with it. #Trump2016 https://t.co/yBjDlWEw3T — Truth Wins (@leftisright4now) February 24, 2016

We have no intention of surrendering our country to people who can't even run their own. https://t.co/ofCJs1rhir — Dissident American (@officialCritDis) February 24, 2016

@CurlyCrayy @LampShades4Days We built this country we are taking back what is ours — Reed Jones (@darkknightva101) February 24, 2016

And no Twitter trolling is complete without slurs and other racial put-downs.

@CurlyCrayy Lmao, you're mad that you're not getting welfare or something? More black people are voting trump over any other republican. — Commander Shepard (@_RomanElite) February 24, 2016

@CurlyCrayy We're not afraid of niggas occupying our privileged positions. We're afraid of leftists destroying our nations. — Mordecai McFly (@fashyScience) February 24, 2016

go chimp out somewhere else, sheboon https://t.co/Mkgb1jfeHE — DON LEGARACCI ✘ (@LegaracciFOH) February 24, 2016

Fuck off with your phony tears, you obese chitlin' stuffed anti-white orangutan. https://t.co/RcHzq32Iyp — Rorschach Romanov (@NoirReaction) February 24, 2016

You're a privileged affirmative action hire at a failing blog.



Go fuck yourself.

https://t.co/KETpmpEJjb — Wise Reggie Dunlop (@Wisdom2Masses) February 24, 2016

"Go back to Africa" was a crowd favorite.

@CurlyCrayy @Ricky_Vaughn99 Julia you're missing the boat but you won't for long. :) — WV 4 TRUMP (@WV4TRUMP1) February 24, 2016

@CurlyCrayy To be fair he will give you the choice between slavery or deportation. — Franz Soapbar (@franz_soapbar) February 24, 2016

Go back to Africa if you can't handle it https://t.co/nHqlN8mFK4 — Timmy (@timjcar) February 24, 2016

@CurlyCrayy @Ricky_Vaughn99 Africa is a beautiful country. Real estate is cheap, and its sunny all day. #BacktoAfrica — Duncan Murray (@JDuncanMurray) February 24, 2016

I can't think of anything worse than slavery keeping y'all here in the U.S. a minute longer than necessary. https://t.co/LnXDVwpWy4 — D.C. Diamond Dogs (@PunishedFinMin) February 24, 2016

@CurlyCrayy When you're deported to Africa you'll learn what living in a country without white people in power is like. You won't like it. — Alasdair Mackenzie (@Alasdair202) February 24, 2016

Since I'm a woman, my body obviously became a topic of discussion, because that totally has something to do with what I said.

Not scared enough to keep you from eating, though. https://t.co/xuUJoAFhVc — Marilyn Funroe (@timbucktu32) February 24, 2016

I don't think we will be able to fit you in the oven. https://t.co/K5uucScnsF — Christian Copland (@PopulationWatch) February 24, 2016

@Q1776 @CurlyCrayy

Probably craven some fast food at this point. — Squid (@RW_DeathSquid) February 24, 2016

I also learned that disagreeing with Trump's hostile, hateful rhetoric means I am mentally unstable.

@CurlyCrayy You really should be on some medication. You terrify me, because you can vote & you are obviously unstable. — *MAJOR TOM* (@sdnzen) February 24, 2016

Haha Hahahahah ha Haha....



...holy shit you need to get on some meds, lady. https://t.co/j3OHYRSTCl — 笑っているWilhelm (@senvivaviro) February 24, 2016

Scariest of all, a few people hinted at actual acts of violence.

It's a euphemism for cutting their balls off. Now you know. https://t.co/ay8oGDLYqA — Jared Taylor Swift (@JaredTSwift) February 24, 2016

Someone needs a helicopter ride. https://t.co/O7wMgl9sBa — Josh Smith (@Ebolamerican) February 24, 2016

Editor's note: Donald Trump is a serial liar, rampant xenophobe, racist, misogynist, birther and bully who has repeatedly pledged to ban all Muslims -- 1.6 billion members of an entire religion -- from entering the U.S.

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