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This is the new yorker article being referred to here: https://www.newyorker.com/news/annals-of-communications/hasan-minhajs-emotional-truths
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📰 Summary:
- In this video script, Hasan Minhaj addresses accusations of lying and faking racism in his stand-up specials.
- He clarifies the truth behind his prom rejection story, emphasizing that racism was a factor and providing evidence to support his claims.
- Minhaj also admits to embellishing his encounters with an FBI informant in his comedy, apologizing for potentially undermining real stories of police harassment.- He defends his artistic choices and intentions in telling these stories, aiming to shed light on important issues affecting his community.
- The New Yorker article that fact-checked Minhaj’s specials is criticized for misleadingly portraying him as a liar and failing to fact-check its own reporting.
✨ Highlights:
- Minhaj acknowledges feeling paralyzed by the devastating news coming out of the Middle East.
- He apologizes to anyone who felt betrayed or hurt by his stand-up and expresses remorse for letting people down.
- The evidence supports Minhaj’s claim that racism played a role in his prom rejection, despite The New Yorker’s misleading portrayal.
- He emphasizes that maintaining Bethany’s anonymity and avoiding harm to her or her family was always a priority for him.
- Minhaj explains his artistic intent in storytelling, aiming to shed light on the experiences of Muslims and the reality of FBI surveillance.
- He shares texts from Hamed Hayat, a person he featured in his special, expressing support and stating that his story was not diminished.
- Minhaj questions whether he owes any apology to the FBI informant he mentioned in his comedy, given the informant’s actions against Muslims.