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01-29-2017, 11:51 AM
Actor Kal Penn raises thousands for Syrian refugees after vile social media comment
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What Kal Penn calls turning bigotry into love is a powerful force indeed.*
The actor flipped a vile social media comment on its head Saturday, using the message of hate to rally support for Syrian refugees to the tune of $50,000.*
SEE ALSO: Hollywood rallies to support Iranian Asghar Farhadi, barred from Oscars by Muslim ban (http://mashable.com/2017/01/28/asghar-farhadi-oscars-muslim-ban-reaction/)
Penn shared a screenshot of what appeared to be an Instagram comment in which someone said "you don't belong in this country you fucking joke." He linked to a crowdfunding page (https://www.crowdrise.com/donating-to-syrian-refugees-in-the-name-of-the-dude-who-said-i-dont-belong-in-america/fundraiser/kalpenn) entitled, appropriately e**ugh, "Donating to Syrian Refugees in the Name of the Dude Who Said I Don't Belong in America." Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/01/29/kal-penn-fundraiser-trump/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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What Kal Penn calls turning bigotry into love is a powerful force indeed.*
The actor flipped a vile social media comment on its head Saturday, using the message of hate to rally support for Syrian refugees to the tune of $50,000.*
SEE ALSO: Hollywood rallies to support Iranian Asghar Farhadi, barred from Oscars by Muslim ban (http://mashable.com/2017/01/28/asghar-farhadi-oscars-muslim-ban-reaction/)
Penn shared a screenshot of what appeared to be an Instagram comment in which someone said "you don't belong in this country you fucking joke." He linked to a crowdfunding page (https://www.crowdrise.com/donating-to-syrian-refugees-in-the-name-of-the-dude-who-said-i-dont-belong-in-america/fundraiser/kalpenn) entitled, appropriately e**ugh, "Donating to Syrian Refugees in the Name of the Dude Who Said I Don't Belong in America." Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/01/29/kal-penn-fundraiser-trump/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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