welcome to hardtalk, with me, zeinab badawi. my guest today is funny. she s a comedian, actor and a disability advocate. she who was born in the united states to palestinian immigrant parents. and since birth has been living with cerebral palsy, a condition which affects the brain and nervous system. maysoon zayid believes comedy has the power to transform the lives of disabled people. she also says her standup comedy shows help normalize the perceptions of muslims, when many seek to demonize them. can comedy really do all that? and where do you draw the line between what s funny and what s unacceptable? maysoon zayid, welcome to hardtalk. thank you so much for having me. i really want to shake your hand but i shake too much to shake. laughs consider it done. maysoon zayid, you ve said if there were an oppression olympics, you would win the gold medal. yes. why do you say that? i would definitely win the gold medal because i m palestinian, i m muslim, i m a woman of colour, i
hardtalk‘s highlights of 2018. zeinab badawi speaks to act, comedian and disability advocates, maysoon zayid. welcome to hardtalk, with me, zeinab badawi. my guest today is funny. she s a comedian, actor and a disability advocate. she was born in the united states to palestinian immigrant parents. and since birth has been living with cerebral palsy, a condition which affects the brain and nervous system. maysoon zayid believes comedy has the power to transform the lives of disabled people. she also says her standup comedy shows help normalise the perceptions of muslims, when many seek to demonize them. can comedy really do all that? and where do you draw the line between what s funny and what s unacceptable? theme music plays maysoon zayid, welcome to hardtalk. thank you so much for having me. i really want to shake your hand but i shake too much to shake. laughs i will consider it done. maysoon zayid, you ve said if there were an 0ppression 0lympics, you would win the gold
my guest today is funny. she s a comedian, actor and a disability advocate. she who was born in the united states to palestinian immigrant parents. and since birth has been living with cerebral palsy, a condition which affects the brain and nervous system. maysoon zayid believes comedy has the power to transform the lives of disabled people. she also says her standup comedy shows help normalize the perceptions of muslims, when many seek to demonize them. can comedy really do all that? and where do you draw the line between what s funny and what s unacceptable? theme music plays. maysoon zayid, welcome to hardtalk. thank you so much for having me. i really want to shake your hand but i shake too much to shake. laughs consider it done. maysoon zayid, you ve said if there were an oppression olympics, you would win the gold medal. yes. why do you say that? i would definitely win the gold medal because i m palestinian, i m muslim, i m woman of colour, i m disabled and i live in do
with me, zeinab badawi. my guest today is funny. she s a comedian, actor, and a disability advocate. she was born in the united states to palestinian immigrant parents. and since birth has been living with cerebral palsy, a condition which affects the brain and nervous system. maysoon zayid believes comedy has the power to transform the lives of disabled people. she also says her standup comedy shows help normalize the perceptions of muslims, when many seek to demonize them. can comedy really do all that? and where do you draw the line between what s funny and what s unacceptable? theme music plays maysoon zayid, welcome to hardtalk. thank you so much for having me. i really want to shake your hand, but i shake too much to shake. laughs consider it done. maysoon zayid, you ve said if there were an oppression olympics, you would win the gold medal. yes. why do you say that? i would definitely win the gold medal because i m palestinian, i m muslim, i m a woman of colour, i m di
the united states to palestinian immigrant parents. and since birth has been living with cerebral palsy, a condition which affects the brain and nervous system. maysoon zayid believes comedy has the power to transform the lives of disabled people. she also says her standup comedy shows help normalize the perceptions of muslims, when many seek to demonize them. can comedy really do all that? and where do you draw the line between what s funny and what s unacceptable? theme music plays. maysoon zayid, welcome to hardtalk. thank you so much for having me. i really want to shake your hand but i shake too much to shake. laughs consider it done. maysoon zayid, you ve said if there were an oppression olympics, you would win the gold medal. yes. why do you say that? i would definitely win the gold medal because i m palestinian, i m muslim, i m a woman of colour, i m disabled and i live in donald trump s america. you don t get more oppressed than that. we will come to donald trump s a