Iranian-American Muslim fashion blogger Hoda Katebi gave a contentious live interview broadcast by WGN News on January 31, in which host Robin Baumgarten tells the University of Chicago graduate that she “doesn’t sound American”—not because of her voice but because of her views. The interview went viral on social media after Katebi posted the clip on her political fashion blog, JooJoo Azad, on February 9.
Mom, I’ve made it — someone turned me into a meme! Hahahah the internet gives me life, ya’ll don’t stop! 😂 pic.twitter.com/kQlDytTYmY
— Hoda Katebi (@hodakatebi) February 12, 2018
According to Katebi, the interview was never posted on WGN’s website (Google searches turn up nothing), and she obtained it only after someone else bought it from a third party. You can watch the whole thing below.
