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c/videos · by LollerCorleone@kbin.social · 2y

Hasan Minhaj responds to the New Yorker article on him.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABiHlt69M-4

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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6 Comments

AcesFullOfKings@feddit.uk · 6 pts · 2y (1 reply)
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LollerCorleone@kbin.social · 1 pts · 2y

Sorry, I didn't change the default title that Kbin gave before posting(By default it just grabs the title of the page and description).

moipe@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y (3 replies)

Heres my Lemmy response to this guys Youtube response to a The New Yorker article: I don't care for clickbait titles. I don't have receipts, but I can assure you, clickbait titles aren't my thing.

LollerCorleone@kbin.social · 2 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Sorry, I didn't change the default title that Kbin gave before posting(By default it just grabs the title of the page and description).

moipe@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Oh lol. Is the Kbin to Lemmy conversion where those really long titles that don't fit come from?

LollerCorleone@kbin.social · 1 pts · 2y

They could be lol

jet@hackertalks.com · 3 pts · 2y

clickbait bullshit youtube title.....

TLDR via notegpt.io

📰 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.