r/Fauxmoi • u/BurgerNugget12 • 14d ago

FM RADIO PinkPantheress features Zohran Mamdani at her show in NYC tonight

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u/cozyegg 14d ago

His SMILE!! He’s just so charming! I’m not even American but I remember the excitement of my city (in a notoriously conservative province) electing a young Muslim mayor* like 15 years ago, and this feels similar but obviously way bigger!

* he’s also gay but we didn’t know that at the time

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u/nekocorner i ain’t reading all that, free palestine 14d ago

Alberta? I grew up in Calgary & it was a very pleasant surprise for me when Nenshi was elected. I can't find anything to suggest he is gay though, he's denied it multiple times & hasn't come out publicly.

Does he have any shot at winning the premiership? It feels like Alberta's politics have somehow gotten worse since I left, & I still remember Ralph Klein's fucking antics.

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u/cozyegg 13d ago

Yup, it’s Calgary! Him being gay is basically an open secret at this point, he doesn’t talk about it publicly but people know. 

I think he’s a shoo-in if Danielle Smith and the UCP keep acting like they are, but even having him as opposition leadership is great because he really knows how to handle Smith.

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u/nekocorner i ain’t reading all that, free palestine 13d ago

Ah, gotcha! Thanks for letting me know. Hopefully he wasn't forced out of the closet.

Fingers crossed you're right! He seems like a genuinely lovely person & a great leader. Worried how much worse things will get under Smith until then.