Canโt believe Iโm watching a brown guy with his own show on Netflix get dressed by another brown guy with his own show on Netflix.
The layers behind both individuals; their story, their come up. Itโs honestly making me emotional.
@hasanminhaj
&
@tanfrance
As a Bengali I picked Punjabi music on purpose. Fuck these borders the colonizers left us with, we all eating the same roti out here! ๐ง๐ฉ ๐ฎ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฑ๐ฐ ๐ณ๐ต ๐ฌ๐พ ๐น๐น ๐ฏ๐ฒ
Of course some of you Pakistaniโs will be pro Black, LGBTQ, & shout free Palestine. But a Bangladeshi mention the genocide and yโall voices go silent. We see you, we promise.
My favorite albums this year in no order:
Weโre all alone in this together- Dave
damnshestamil- Priya Ragu
Donโt go telling your momma- Topaz Jones
Made in Lagos- Wizkid
Sometimes I might be introvert- Little Simz
A thread:
Yesterday I took my parents to see my billboard in Times Square. I couldn't put into how to express what I was feeling.
There were too many layers to really comprehend or internalize at the time.
Ay, to all my South Asians. You know how we celebrate black culture when shit is good? Now would be a good time to support your black brothers and sisters. You can use your voice and talk to your friends & family about
#AhmaudArbery
.
๐ง๐ฉ ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ฌ๐พ ๐น๐น ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฆ ๐ซ๐ฏ ๐ฒ๐พ ๐ธ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ช ๐น๐ฟ ๐ฟ๐ผ ๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ง๐ผ ๐บ๐ฌ
The under counted & under represented voices of the South Asian diaspora. Donโt group us all under the same โdesiโ box. I can love brown culture as a whole and still be proud of our differences.
Pakistaniโs killed us because we spoke a different language and were naturally darker people. They had comedy sketches making fun of how dark Bangladeshi people are.
I think itโs important to be clear.
This isnโt about brown people at all. This isnโt about immigrant issues, Muslims, poverty or class. This is about BLACK people being MURDERED by police.
We love black culture but fear black people.
Not seeing my parents for 6 months because of COVID has made me wild emotional. Iโm watching my father grow old through FaceTime & it breaks my heart but also makes me realize how blessed I am to watch him grow old. Today I sang my first cover for them.
Black people had to teach themselves their own history because our schools never did. Now yโall want them to refer your ignorant ass books & documentaries. Yโall donโt see how exhausting that must be?
Itโs called GOOGLE. Fucking use it.
I donโt know who needs to hear this but you deserve softness always. Not just when things are peaceful, exciting, and joyous. But also when things are difficult, sad, & frustrating.
He moved us here 28 years ago. Drove a cab 25 of those years. Couldnโt take advantage of government help since most of his life he was considered an alien. Fast forward to the first time he was able to
#vote
with his son. I urge you to vote for the families not as lucky.
Sold out NYC & brought my father out to show him what his sacrifices led up to. He recited a classic poem. Iโll never forget this moment ๐ฅบ๐ค๐ค๐ฉ
Trauma runs in our blood, thatโs why weโre so relentless. In any country Bengaliโs work the jobs no one else will with humility and still manage to smile. The world got no idea what weโre capable of, but they will. Itโs inevitable. ๐ง๐ฉ๐ง๐ฉ๐ง๐ฉ
I'm here to show y'all one of my favorite local restaurants in Astoria where I get fire Egyptian food with an ice cold
@CocaCola
. It's called Mombar and they serve up some amazing lamb cheeks with couscous. LMK your favorite local spot to
#ShareACoke
#ad
Iโm not though bro. I feel you but I donโt wanna talk in ideology. Brown men go through shit in this country as well but thatโs not the conversation. Iโve brought my black brothers to brown functions & seen how they looked at them. Thatโs how I know Iโm not black.
BABA MA, UR SON DONE MADE IT TO HOLLYWOOD! AY
@MichaelEaly
I SEE YOU WITH THE PAT DOWN TWO STEP COMBO ON
@HilarySwank
LOLLL!!
Yโall make sure to watch
@FataleMovie
and check not ONE but TWOOO of your boys records on there!!!!
Last summer,
@PBS
came to my hood to learn more about my journey. We ate food with our hands, went to the beach and opened a cafe in NYC together. I also finally became a U.S. citizen.
I canโt wait to share this documentary with you tomorrow. If Iโm emotional, let me be lol.
I will never know what itโs like to be a black man in this country for SO many reasons. I donโt care about being included in the โwider conversationโ right now. I need to acknowledge my PRIVILEGE.
The weather is officially getting warmer. That means a new tune w/
@SangoBeats
x
@burnaboy
dropping this week. โ๏ธ
What was the first song you ever heard from me? @ me baba.
Thereโs a shift happening in popular culture. South Asians/Muslims are moving and people are noticing.
Bigger artists breaking their shell and putting their culture on camera. Iโm here for all of it.
MY TED TALK IS OUT & I HAD A LOT TO GET OFF MY CHEST. LETโS TALK ABOUT NICHE CULTURES AND RELATE THEM TO NICHE INGREDIENTS- WHATS YOUR MUSTARD OIL?!
@TEDx
@pyermoss
Last week, I took my parents to Times Square to show them what all these years of consistency, sacrifice, pain and joy looked like. Now I get to share it with yโall.
๐ฒ:
@xtnmk
Jai Paul, Ali Sethi, Diljit Dosanjh, Joy Crooks & Jai Wolf?!?
Never thought Iโd see so many South Asian artists on a festival like this. We still got work to do but this is incredible ๐ค๐ค๐ค
โญ๏ธ โINDIAN MATCHMAKINGโ REVIEW โญ๏ธ
I finally watched โIndian Matchmaking.โ All I know is I need a biodata, yโall. ๐
๐ธ:
@ohitstahmid
My fellow black and brown people. Please please please donโt forget to vote. Protest, donate- all that stuff wonโt complete the full circle without your vote.
Iโve been waiting to vote my entire life. Do this for me, because this is the first year I can LEGALLY join you!
I have sold out every show in New York, put a billboard in Times Square & Astoria that says โdamn it feel good to be an immigrant.โ Put street vendors in food festivals & sold out my book signing. Had my parents by my side the entire time. Iโm a Queens legend. Respectfully.
Special episode of
#HandsOn
today w/
@manifestive
. Ghanaian musician who lived in Minneapolis for 10 years. Talking on our responsibilites as artists & how we can support the Black American community thatโs given us so much. Donations on the live will be going to
@Blklivesmatter
They havenโt slapped since 98. Yโall want the best halal in New York? Go to Mahmoudโs Corner in Astoria. Extra eggplants and French fries. Tell em that I sent ya.
No disrespect but if you think these ladies snap harder than Kajol, Rani, Madhuri, Bepasha, Deepica, Karina, Karishma, Alia, Sonum, Rekha, Aishwariya..
Youโre wrong ๐คท๐ฝโโ๏ธ
I cant believe thereโd be a day where non desi ppl slayed in sari but THEY ATE and left no crumbs dare I say better than most desi celebs Iโve seen
Had a great time at my local spot Mombar in Astoria enjoying an ice cold
@CocaCola
with lamb cheeks. Whatโs your favorite restaurant to
#ShareACoke
?
#ad
Iโm taking care of my family, giving them financial comfort theyโve never felt before. The people I love most couldnโt be more proud, I could give a fuck less about your opinion on me. Happy holidays ๐
Fuck all the end of year lists, the award shows, the opinions. If youโre an artist, get your paper son. Whether itโs $500 or 5k. Pay your bills, take care of your loved ones. None of this other shit matters.