In his standup specials, the former “Patriot Act” host often recounts harrowing experiences he’s faced as an Asian American and Muslim American. Does it matter that much of it never happened to him?
https://www.newyorker.com/news/annals-of-communications/hasan-minhajs-emotional-truths
I don’t necessarily think this is malicious. When everyone acts like they don’t hear people of color, Hasan using his platform to bring those experiences to a wider audience seems like a good thing. Are we sure he didn’t hear these experiences from others and choose to spread them so more people can get the message?
I don’t think one should get credit for broadcasting the under-listened-to stories of others, while not clearly stating that is what one is doing until called out.
I thought he said that he made some of them up though, at least to some extent, not that he borrowed from others’ experiences