Hasan Minhaj just got real about standards of while male attractiveness.
In recent days, a tweet went viral featuring the “Patriot Act” host in a video interview for Vanity Fair in which he’s asked about Dax Shepard rating him a 9 out of 10 on the attractiveness scale.
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“I think that he was going way too high,” Minhaj says pointedly, while strapped to a lie detector.
Asked how he would rate Shepard, the comedian first responds, “That’s not fair.”
Eventually, though he says, “I have to give a number? 6.5… 7.”
Minhaj then elaborates, explaining the odd racial dynamics in such a scale.
“Okay Dax is part of a thing where, in show business, there’s this whole movement of approachable white dudes, whereas like, with men of colour, it’s like Idris Elba, Henry Golding, Zayn Malik or — you work in IT,” he says. “There is no middle.”
He continues, “You know how there’s a whole class of white dudes, like just schlubby white dues who went to high school with me but now made it in showbiz? There’s no that [for men of colour.]”
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On Twitter, people shared the clip, applauding him for speaking out about the issue.
He’s right and I’m glad he said it. https://t.co/4aKMGBp0cF
— Eorzea’s Next Top Model (@OhHeyDJ) November 23, 2020
Don’t be sorry to Dax. 😂😂😂 Dax needs to know. https://t.co/y4VKauNMLq
— Tressie McMillan Cottom (@tressiemcphd) November 23, 2020
Hasan is cute, fine, handsome, and sexy. Very few men are all four. what a precious gem 😭 https://t.co/UwiiscDCLT
— im not letting you be racist in peace (@caliphorniaqing) November 23, 2020
Minhaj later took back what he’d said about Shepard, though, writing on Twitter that he changed his mind after looking up shirtless photos of the “Parenthood” star.
Guys, I spoke too soon. I just Googled “Dax Shepard shirtless” — my bad @daxshepard 🤦🏽♂️ https://t.co/Zl6MwSZWWN
— Hasan Minhaj (@hasanminhaj) November 23, 2020
