Hasan Minhaj Apparently Just Made Shit Up

[bluestoplights]

In his comedy, Hasan Minhaj tells harrowing stories about experiences he’s faced as an Asian American and Muslim American. This week, Minhaj acknowledged, for the first time, that many of the anecdotes he related in his Netflix specials were untrue.https://t.co/uVqMov8L7K
- The New Yorker (@NewYorker) September 15, 2023
In a New Yorker investigation

Comments

[nomoneyfun]

I totally understand that comedians and autobiographical storytellers exaggerate and outright fabricate situations for comedic effect but lying about hate crimes and getting a woman harassed because he embellished a story to make her family appear racist is egregious. Like, what the fuck?!

[bluestoplights]

mte like this is so beyond to me

[simpmedaddy]

Exactly, initially when I read the title I was like “okay and? Next you’re gonna tell me James Acaster lied about being an undercover cop?” but this is appalling.

[aiyaiyai]

lol same but also minhaj's wife needs to make like pat springleaf's and get the fuck out of dodge

[bluestoplights]

I'm sideyeing the fact she watched these specials and knew they weren't true like he's up their saying your baby got sent what could have been Anthrax??? In a very descriptive story???

[theactualworst]

Perfectly said.