Mandami is Asian Indian by descent. But he was raised in Africa, and so when he came here, considered himself “African” as well as “Asian.”
But this is America. White people get to decide who is “black.” And which “black people” are legitimate.
At least, that’s the story in the NYT, about Mr. Mandami.
Not your friend, is spell-check.
ReplyDeleteNo, it isn’t, is it? I do most of this with one finger on a virtual keyboard, and I don’t proof very carefully. I figure you get what you pay for. 😼
ReplyDeleteWart could go wring?
DeleteAI is making us all look so Smurf.
By the way, the one thing I think is most amazing about Mamdani is that his mom is one of our greatest living directors, Mira Nair. Makes me want to rewatch Monsoon Wedding!