Hasan Minhaj has emerged as one of the important voices of the Indian Muslim diaspora in the United States. Through his Netflix show, ‘Patriot Act,’ Hasan raised some serious issues like gun violence, xenophobia, fast fashion, etc. However, recently, Minhaj confessed that he has been fictionalizing many narratives in his acts to present an “emotional truth.”
In The New Yorker profile, Hasan Minhaj talked about many instances from his stand-up specials and Netflix show where he made up the story. One of the instances was when he falsified the story of his daughter coming into contact with anthrax and getting hospitalized. The comedian received a lot of criticism for presenting falsified stories. However, Whoopi Goldberg has come forward and supported Hasan.
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Whoopi Goldberg Supports Hasan Minhaj For Embellishing Stories
Hasan Minhaj’s political satires did not always contain genuine stories. But the borders became blurred when he wanted to present the current plight of the US by fabricating most of the information whose context represented universal oppression. After criticism, Hasan got support from veteran Whoopi Goldberg. During Monday’s episode of ‘The View’ Goldberg addressed the situation.
Whoopi Goldberg said, “That’s what we do. We tell stories, and we embellish them.” She shared an anecdote about a reporter mistaking that she had a degree from New York University, but in actuality, she informed the audience about the degree when she was playing Fontaine.
Goldberg added, “If you’re gonna hold a comic to the point where you’re gonna check up on their stories, you have to understand, a lot of it is not the exact thing that happened, because why would we tell exactly what happened? It ain’t that interesting.”
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The Comedian Said That His Stories Are Built On A Seed Of Truth
During The New Yorker profile, Hasan Minhaj revealed a lot of behind-the-scenes fabricated stories that occurred in his stand-up specials and acts. The story covers two episodes. One is when he lied about getting anthrax spilled on his daughter, and another is about the FBI informant, Brother Eric.
In the profile interview, he said, “Every story in my style is built around a seed of truth. My comedy Arnold Palmer is seventy per cent emotional truth—this happened—and then thirty per cent hyperbole, exaggeration, fiction.” He talked about the anthrax scare in his Netflix special, where he said that he got reprimanded by his wife for the incident. She told him, “If you ever put my kids in danger again, I will leave you in a second.”
The interviewer questioned him about manipulating the audience with faux narratives. He said, “I think they are coming for the emotional roller-coaster ride. To the people that are, like, ‘Yo, that is way too crazy to happen,’ I don’t care because yes, fuck yes—that’s the point.”
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