{"id":221900,"date":"2019-04-17T14:40:37","date_gmt":"2019-04-17T09:40:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=221900"},"modified":"2019-04-17T14:40:37","modified_gmt":"2019-04-17T09:40:37","slug":"hasan-minhaj-schools-ellen-degeneres-on-her-own-show-over-mispronounced-name-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/hasan-minhaj-schools-ellen-degeneres-on-her-own-show-over-mispronounced-name-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Hasan Minhaj Schools Ellen Degeneres On Her Own Show Over Mispronounced Name [Video]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hasan Minhaj called out Ellen DeGeneres for mispronouncing his name and made some pretty great points along the way.<\/p>\n<p>While his manner was hilarious as always he has a point <strong><em>&#8216;if you can pronounce Ansel Elgort, you can pronounce Hasan Minhaj&#8217;.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cSo, it\u2019s Has-san Min-aj,\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The<em> Patriot Act<\/em> star then taught Ellen DeGeneres the right way to pronounce his name.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI actually want to do this on national television,&#8230;&#8230;The real way you pronounce it \u2013 and this is a big deal because my parents are here \u2013 it\u2019s Hasan Minhaj,\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-3t3yhwqppaw\" style=\"max-width:662px;\" class=\"arve\">\n\t<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n\t\t<div style=\"aspect-ratio:331\/186\" class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.193353%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<iframe allow=\"accelerometer &#039;none&#039;;autoplay &#039;none&#039;;bluetooth &#039;none&#039;;browsing-topics &#039;none&#039;;camera &#039;none&#039;;clipboard-read &#039;none&#039;;clipboard-write;display-capture &#039;none&#039;;encrypted-media &#039;none&#039;;gamepad &#039;none&#039;;geolocation &#039;none&#039;;gyroscope &#039;none&#039;;hid &#039;none&#039;;identity-credentials-get &#039;none&#039;;idle-detection &#039;none&#039;;keyboard-map &#039;none&#039;;local-fonts;magnetometer &#039;none&#039;;microphone &#039;none&#039;;midi &#039;none&#039;;otp-credentials &#039;none&#039;;payment &#039;none&#039;;picture-in-picture;publickey-credentials-create &#039;none&#039;;publickey-credentials-get &#039;none&#039;;screen-wake-lock &#039;none&#039;;serial &#039;none&#039;;summarizer &#039;none&#039;;sync-xhr;usb &#039;none&#039;;web-share;window-management &#039;none&#039;;xr-spatial-tracking &#039;none&#039;;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" credentialless data-arve=\"arve-youtube-3t3yhwqppaw\" data-lenis-prevent=\"\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/3t3YhWQppAw?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"372\" loading=\"lazy\" name=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/3t3YhWQppAw?feature=oembed&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autoplay=0\" title=\"\" width=\"662\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n<p>Degeneres made a point that that&#8217;s how everyone pronounces Hasan&#8217;s name, the wrong way. While there is no silent &#8216;S&#8217; hiding in his first name the &#8216;H&#8217; in his second name is ignored (Minhaj is not like Minaj&#8230;.that&#8217;s the rapper).<\/p>\n<h3>Hasan Minhaj Opens Up<\/h3>\n<p>The Indian-American comedian opened up about how when he first started doing stand-up, people suggested he change his name. The <em>Arrested Development\u00a0<\/em>actor had a fitting response to that.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cAnd I\u2019m like, I\u2019m not going to change my name. If you can pronounce Ansel Elgort, you can pronounce Hassan Minhaj.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_221910\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-221910\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-221910 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/hasan-minhaj.gif\" alt=\"How to pronounce Hasan Minhaj\" width=\"780\" height=\"520\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-221910\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Slate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>The West Has a Problem with Non-Western Names<\/h3>\n<p>Butchered names are a recurring issue with Western celebrities that have non-Western names. Take the example of one Quvenzhan\u00e9 Wallis back in the 2000s. Funny thing is her <em>Annie<\/em> costar Jamie Fox made a song to help people learn to pronounce her name.<\/p>\n\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-dsffm4otgs0\" style=\"max-width:662px;\" class=\"arve\">\n\t<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n\t\t<div style=\"aspect-ratio:331\/186\" class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.193353%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<iframe allow=\"accelerometer &#039;none&#039;;autoplay &#039;none&#039;;bluetooth &#039;none&#039;;browsing-topics &#039;none&#039;;camera &#039;none&#039;;clipboard-read &#039;none&#039;;clipboard-write;display-capture &#039;none&#039;;encrypted-media &#039;none&#039;;gamepad &#039;none&#039;;geolocation &#039;none&#039;;gyroscope &#039;none&#039;;hid &#039;none&#039;;identity-credentials-get &#039;none&#039;;idle-detection &#039;none&#039;;keyboard-map &#039;none&#039;;local-fonts;magnetometer &#039;none&#039;;microphone &#039;none&#039;;midi &#039;none&#039;;otp-credentials &#039;none&#039;;payment &#039;none&#039;;picture-in-picture;publickey-credentials-create &#039;none&#039;;publickey-credentials-get &#039;none&#039;;screen-wake-lock &#039;none&#039;;serial &#039;none&#039;;summarizer &#039;none&#039;;sync-xhr;usb &#039;none&#039;;web-share;window-management &#039;none&#039;;xr-spatial-tracking &#039;none&#039;;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" credentialless data-arve=\"arve-youtube-dsffm4otgs0\" data-lenis-prevent=\"\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/dsfFM4OTGS0?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"372\" loading=\"lazy\" name=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/dsfFM4OTGS0?feature=oembed&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autoplay=0\" title=\"\" width=\"662\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n<p>A decade later, Hollywood is still butchering names like Lupita Nyongo, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Kumail Nanjiani, Mahershala Ali, Idris Elba&#8230;&#8230;and the list goes on.<\/p>\n<p>This is not just an issue of difficult names Hassan pointed out, its a matter of trying. Funny thing is he goes by Timothee Chalamet at Starbucks and they spell it right.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hasan Minhaj called out Ellen DeGeneres for mispronouncing his name and made some pretty great points along the way. While his manner was hilarious as always he has a point &#8216;if you can pronounce Ansel Elgort, you can pronounce Hasan Minhaj&#8217;.\u00a0 \u201cSo, it\u2019s Has-san Min-aj,\u201d The Patriot Act star then taught Ellen DeGeneres the right way to pronounce his name. 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