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Indian-origin American actor and the star of Harold and Kumar, Kal Penn has started a CrowdRise fundraiser in the name of a commenter who told him he doesn’t belong in the US. The message appeared to be written in an Instagram post of 39-year-old Penn’s, in which he spoke out about the personal effect President Donald Trump’s “Muslim Ban” is having on him and his friends, reported People magazine. “Families are being torn apart,” Penn wrote.
“Shame on us. This is un-American. ?What Donald Trump and the Republican Party are doing is wholly unAmerican.” His online critic responded, “you don’t belong in this country you … joke.” Penn, who worked in President Obama’s administration as an associate director in the White House Office of Public Engagement and plays fictional White House Press Secretary Seth Wright on the hit ABC show Designated Survivor, was born in Montclair, New Jersey, to Gujarati immigrant parents.
Responding to the racist claims with a charity effort is an example of the love Penn sees in the United States, he said.
“We are better than the hateful people who tell us we don’t belong in our own country, that America can’t be a beacon of freedom and hope for refugees from around the world,” Penn wrote in the fundraiser’s description.
“We will turn their bigotry, along with the President’s, into love.” Within 30 minutes of the fundraiser’s posting, it had already received over USD 5,000 in donations. But that was just the start. As per his latest update on the page, Kal Penn has thanked people for their unimaginable support to help raise more than quarter of a million dollars.
“Thank you & more! Beautiful people – You just raised more than a quarter of a million dollars for refugees in less than 24 hours! This is such a testament to how proud we are of our beautiful country and how fired up we are to #resist our new president’s dangerous policies with solidarity and love. Thank you! The donor page remains open, so keep it up,” Kal wrote on the post further sharing information on the other ways one can help the cause and stay involved.
Penn’s response is just one of the many ways in which Americans are responding in opposition to President Trump’s executive order, which he signed Friday.
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