ImpressMeMuch Posted October 26, 2023 Posted October 26, 2023 (edited) https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/hasan-minhaj-new-yorker-responds-video-1235628344/ Quote “There were omissions and factual errors in The New Yorker article that misrepresented my life story, so I wanted to give people the context and materials I provided The New Yorker with full transparency,” Minhaj said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter. In the video — which you can see in full below — Minhaj provides more context on three stories from his stand-up act that drew scrutiny in The New Yorker: being rejected for prom because of racism, his run-ins with undercover law enforcement surveilling the Muslim community in his hometown, and an anthrax scare he had at his home. Edited October 26, 2023 by ImpressMeMuch
sunbathinganimal Posted October 26, 2023 Posted October 26, 2023 this entire controversy is so dumb lmao 1
ImpressMeMuch Posted October 26, 2023 Author Posted October 26, 2023 4 minutes ago, sunbathinganimal said: this entire controversy is so dumb lmao literally lol - even worse looking with what he shares here
JBJT2786 Posted October 26, 2023 Posted October 26, 2023 41 minutes ago, ImpressMeMuch said: literally lol - even worse looking with what he shares here But the damage is already done. People never followup on what negative press does first.
Dancehall Queen Posted October 26, 2023 Posted October 26, 2023 I’m ten minutes in and he’s really destroying that reporter
Beyonnaise Posted October 26, 2023 Posted October 26, 2023 (edited) The weirdest thing about this whole situation to me is that people think comedians' anecdotes are supposed to always be truthful I'm not even a fan of his, and I like the article writer Clare Malone's work, but it feels like way too much was made of this Edited October 26, 2023 by Beyonnaise 1
ImpressMeMuch Posted October 26, 2023 Author Posted October 26, 2023 22 minutes ago, Dancehall Queen said: added to OP!
ctlp27 Posted October 26, 2023 Posted October 26, 2023 Why would it take him so long to respond to an article if it was so blatlantly false. He probably presented the same argumentation to CN and they still decided to not keep him for TDS so I don't know... sounds like he's trying to save what's left of his career. 2
as-usual Posted October 26, 2023 Posted October 26, 2023 Asking a comedian to be truthful in his stand up is literally the stupidest ******* thing I've ever heard. What is wrong with people? Do they really think a scripted standup special is 100% real? 1
imabadkid Posted October 26, 2023 Posted October 26, 2023 2 hours ago, sunbathinganimal said: this entire controversy is so dumb lmao yeah that’s what I’m coming away with after watching the vid. I also do think the reporter at The New Yorker clearly had an agenda. But idk… this whole thing is incredibly messy
nostalgic Posted October 26, 2023 Posted October 26, 2023 3 hours ago, barbiegrande said: **** him I'd love to 1
Assassin Posted October 26, 2023 Posted October 26, 2023 1 hour ago, imabadkid said: yeah that’s what I’m coming away with after watching the vid. I also do think the reporter at The New Yorker clearly had an agenda. But idk… this whole thing is incredibly messy I haven't watched the video yet but if the article was not factual then he should sue The New Yorker since it cost him the host job for The Daily Show.
More Than A Melody Posted October 26, 2023 Posted October 26, 2023 I don't think accusing a Muslim man of faking racism is "dumb", especially when he provided ample proof of his claims. I think it's malicious and insidious. Why did they go out of their way to misrepresent him? What was the point of it?
Assassin Posted October 26, 2023 Posted October 26, 2023 (edited) 12 minutes ago, More Than A Melody said: I don't think accusing a Muslim man of faking racism is "dumb", especially when he provided ample proof of his claims. I think it's malicious and insidious. Why did they go out of their way to misrepresent him? What was the point of it? Looks like someone did not want him to get The Daily Show host job. The timing of him being in the running and the article coming out cannot be a coincidence. Edited October 26, 2023 by Assassin
More Than A Melody Posted October 26, 2023 Posted October 26, 2023 1 minute ago, Assassin said: Looks like someone did want him to get The Daily Show host job. The timing of him being in the running and the article coming out cannot be a coincidence. Yeah, I'm leaning towards that. The fact that the writer of the article is standing by it when there's actual recorded audio of her f*cking up is eye-opening. She's considered one of the good journalists too. We're cooked.
Assassin Posted October 26, 2023 Posted October 26, 2023 2 minutes ago, More Than A Melody said: Yeah, I'm leaning towards that. The fact that the writer of the article is standing by it when there's actual recorded audio of her f*cking up is eye-opening. She's considered one of the good journalists too. We're cooked. At the end of the day, she's still a white woman. Not surprised at her not showing any remorse that her careless and non-factual reporting caused a brown man his job. 1
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