Actor Kal Penn raises thousands for Syrian refugees after vile social media comment
 

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.*

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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 entitled, appropriately e**ugh, "Donating to Syrian Refugees in the Name of the Dude Who Said I Don't Belong in America." Read more...

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