Some Muslim and Middle Eastern tech founders and leaders are among people protesting a prominent venture capitalist’s recent comments blasting New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani.

The former Astronomer CEO’s kiss cam moment went viral leading to not only a resignation, but a cultural spark, memes and what it means to be publicly shamed today.

Days after Zohran Mamdani won the Democratic mayoral primary in a major upset, Democrats nationally and in New York are still deciding whether to give him their full support. “We have moved from ...