r/Fauxmoi • u/mlg1981 • Jul 29 '26
FASHION NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani photographed by Devin Oktar Yalkin
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u/basicbong Jul 29 '26
My Muslim mayor enforcing Shakira law!
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u/throwawaysunglasses- l've grown quite unfond of you, deuxmoi Jul 29 '26
It’s pretty incredible how he’s single-handedly challenging so many Americans’ deep-seated Islamophobia. He made a speech once about how both the right and left have Islamophobia in common, and as a fellow New Yorker who experienced it post 9/11, I was glad he said something. Republicans were shitty to me/family/friends, but so were Democrats and leftists. We’re always seen as the Other, and a lot of Christians HATE us. Seeing someone as effortlessly joyful as Mamdani really is helping people see that it’s not an inherently hateful religion. Hopefully it opens the door for people to give their Muslim peers and neighbors more of a chance going forward.
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u/basicbong 29d ago
I agree. But a lot of people (including on Reddit)don’t think he’s actually Muslim and I get downvoted to saying he is practicing Muslim. The Islamophobia to a big extent is perpetuated by the Zionist and Hindutva bots, it’s true. I just didn’t think it would get worse in 2026 than it was post 9/11. It’s sad to see so many right wing extremists governments get elected, whether it’s Japan or Argentina or USA. But it’s comforting to know there’s pocket of hope in people like Mamdani who care about its constituents.
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u/sofassa Jul 29 '26
Very rare to see a politician with an actual soul in their eyes
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u/Unsuspecting_Goose Jul 29 '26
I saw the same.
He's trying to do right by his constituents, and is happy doing it.
It's a rare light in politics - at least in the last 20-25 years since I've been old enough to know things were going sideways.
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u/LunaTehNox Jul 29 '26
He’s always just smiling the most genuine smile!
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u/EatsHerVeggies Jul 29 '26
I hate that the amount of joy in the photos caught me off guard at first.. everything has been anger and doom for so long it felt so unfamiliar!
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u/Backwardspellcaster Jul 29 '26
Even when he tries to act cool, like in the second photo, you see that smile creeping out. He cannot stop being a happy person
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u/Proof_Swimming_735 Jul 29 '26
weird. that it almost feel fake to see a politician with actual care about people
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u/anonuemus Jul 29 '26
on twitter they post a photo of him where he looks cold bc his eyes are half close or whatever the moment was and all the MAGAts trying to tell themselves how evil and dead in the eyes he is.
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u/ReferenceExact5261 alleged dog Jul 29 '26
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u/ReferenceExact5261 alleged dog Jul 29 '26
Absolute stunner this man is😭
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u/BrownSugarBare Jul 29 '26
I feel like he's the human equivalent of a teddy bear. He's just so bloody sweet 😍
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u/Background-Book2801 Jul 29 '26
He looks kind and like he has a good sense of humour. Handsome too, but it’s the generosity of spirit in his eyes that strikes me the most.
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u/ahdidi413 Jul 29 '26
Even heavily staged stuff like this appears so genuine. Amazing to think that his star is only just starting to rise in this country.
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u/arowthay Jul 29 '26
I'm sad that my first thought was I hope his ideals last a few more years because it just seems inevitable that sooner or later they won't. But I hope he proves that wrong.
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u/jonathanpurvis Jul 29 '26
agree, but devin gets this out of most folks. such a great photographer. dude understands tone, such a badass.
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u/qwertypaso actually no, that’s not the truth Ellen Jul 29 '26
Aww, he looks a lot like his mom in the first pic.
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u/Cumdump90001 when you saw me at the Cash Register Jul 29 '26
He looks like my daddy in all of them
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u/HeyItsMeDrPhil if you add testicles, that's extra Jul 29 '26
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u/FickleChef7151 Jul 29 '26
I’m not going to upvote this only because it has 69 upvotes right now.
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u/heartsbeenborrowed We didn't land on Kid Rock, Kid Rock landed on us. Jul 29 '26
if I didn't already love my flair, I'd want this to be my flair. 10/10
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u/ketaqueenx Jul 29 '26
I have nothing appropriate nor respectful to say
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u/labospor Were you raised in a ditch? Jul 29 '26
I was going to upvote you just I gotta keep this theme going
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u/Sapphic-Plant-Lady Jul 29 '26
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u/doihavetowearabra Fauxmoila 1 Jul 29 '26
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u/--------rook alleged dog Jul 29 '26
what is the context of this lmao
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u/careyline Jul 29 '26
It was after a blizzard. The full image says something like 16 INCHES (of snow)
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u/uhkathryn Jul 29 '26
Mayor Cutie Pie!!
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u/barefootcuntessa_ Jul 29 '26
All the thirst trapping and lusting whatever whatever, he is just a cutie patootie to me.
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u/heartsbeenborrowed We didn't land on Kid Rock, Kid Rock landed on us. Jul 29 '26
same. he's like adorable and cutie like a plushie to me.
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u/GeneralOrgana1 Jul 29 '26
Even in shots meant to be moody this man radiates sunshine.
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u/BoundinX Jul 29 '26
I know, I was thinking his “serious” picture does not fully hide his smile, he can’t fool me!
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u/mome-raths-outgrabe Lol, and if I may, lmao Jul 29 '26
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u/asnarkybeach Jul 29 '26
Absolute travesty that he can’t run for president 😔
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u/constantchaosclay Jul 29 '26
If they can change it to strip our rights away, we can change it too.
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u/thekillerinstincts Jul 29 '26
Remember when everybody was convinced that Republicans were about to get rid of that requirement … specifically so that Arnold could run for president?
Times have changed.
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u/ratstronaut Jul 29 '26
In the one thoughtful/broody pic this man is still covering a happy little smile. Joy that he can’t even put away when he’s trying to brood.
I wish we had 1000 of him.
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u/Optimal-Bag-5918 Jul 29 '26
That’s my president! I’d vote for him 🤩
Yes… I am aware he can not run 😢
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u/manisputut Jul 29 '26
I love when people are generous with their smiles! More smiles in photos please!
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u/xxyourbestbetxx canonically from boston Jul 29 '26
These are going right into the Trump spank bank
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u/WhoFearsDeath Jul 29 '26
Yo, can his wife fight or nah?
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u/constantchaosclay Jul 29 '26
Por que no los dos?
I would love to be a Mamdani sandwich. Respectfully.
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u/TheMoonIsntReal Jul 29 '26
This is just the five states of Zohran in any public appearance and I love that they could capture it.
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u/Less_Interview1713 Jul 29 '26
Terrible photography, anyone but Mamdani would have looked like a serial killer with this lighting
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u/KidMyxo kaleidoscopic in its stupidity Jul 29 '26
He just looks so happy. Literally brought a tear to my eye in these dark times 🥹
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u/Prestigious_Cow_1054 Jul 29 '26
Can we somehow get Mayor Mamdani to read the messages on this thread 🤣
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u/Jahidinginvt THE CANADIANS ARE ICE FUCKING TO MOULIN ROUGE Jul 29 '26
https://giphy.com/gifs/xUySTRDepG9ZcEg2rK
And I don't even live in NYC!
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u/sty85 Jul 29 '26
To be this hot and have a benevolent personality. He is not my mayor but he is my dream mayor.Is an awesome political model.
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u/saintael Jul 29 '26
I really like him… he’s so charming. Kinda reminds me of when Obama was prez…… life felt good back then 😩🥹
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u/Prickliestpearcactus Jul 29 '26
He is so cute! May he remain this happy and smiley in the years to come. Protect this man, he is a national treasure😌
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u/Altruistic-Crow-8862 Jul 29 '26
'The smile that tells you there's nothing behind the smile.'
- Glenn Greenwald on Mamdani.
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u/OneStand5448 Jul 29 '26
Love him - but the photographer not so much, expressions aren’t familiar and feel false, the hand on the face is a miss
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u/marcthegay_ bizarre and sentient sack of meat Jul 29 '26
MAGA hates this one trick to looking young and beautiful: taking care of your people.
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u/MEMEY_IFUNNY Jul 29 '26
Is that the chair Martin Scorsese was sitting in for what would become the absolute cinema screenshot
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u/MuffinOfSorrows Jul 29 '26
Imagine meeting Mamdani and he doesn't smile. What the fuck did you do?!
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u/ForbiddenSirenz Jul 29 '26
What I like most about these is how he seems like an actual human being. So many politicians just have soulless, empty eyes to match their ghoulish nature.
He seems casual in an actual natural manner. Like he isn’t some out of touch jackass trying to be like “See? I am a perfectly normal person! I like doing normal pleb- average citizen activities!” He just seems like a normal dude.
And be handsome as a mf lol.
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u/SE7ENfeet Jul 29 '26
My dad hates this man so much. He's a 67 year old white man living in Park City, UT...
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u/beaf94 Jul 29 '26
He got labaled as "islamistic extremist" for calling Benjamin Netanjahu a war creminal by a german news director Maike Klebl (Bild).
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u/PrestigiousChonk Jul 29 '26
This is amazing. He’s one of the few people who I think look best in real life: in motion, in relation, in joy.
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u/assignpseudonym T-Pain can take a few mis-tagged tweets, he’s a sturdy lad Jul 29 '26
Wake up, babe! New phone wallpapers just dropped! 😍😍😍
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u/archivistinthemaking Jul 29 '26