In Docuseries ‘Keinaan, Go Back to Somalia,’ Finnish YouTube Star Turns Racist Comments Into a Personal Statement

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YouTube star Abdirahman Keinaan was born in Finland, but he kept hearing: “Go back to Somalia!” Now, in his new docuseries, he actually does.

“It didn’t come from a place of anger because I’ve been hearing it my whole life. I grew up here. I was born and raised here. And then I thought: ‘Ok, I’ll actually go find out what’s going on over there,’” he tells Variety.

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