An Interview with Monumental
Lara Lopez: Thanks for agreeing to this interview.
Monumental: Thank you for asking me. Are you sure you want to do it up here? You’re a little close to the edge.
LL: I’m sure you’ll catch me. So let’s get started; where are you from?
M: I’m from Iran originally but I was raised in the U.S.
LL: So you’re an immigrant. Do you speak–
M: Farsi? Yes. Also Spanish.
LL: <Are you fluent?>*
M: <You tell me, Ms. Lopez. How’s my Spanish?>
LL: <Would you be comfortable doing the whole interview in Spanish?>
M: <If that’s what you’d like.>
LL: I won’t make you but, I’m assuming you learned your Spanish from working alongside other immigrants?
M: Or I could be an eccentric billionaire.
LL: A billionaire that wants to save the world? That’s hilarious. Seriously, why do you do it?
M: Because I can. People need help and Inshallah I will do everything I can to help them.
*Translated from Spanish- Editorial
LL: While dressed in spandex?
M: Well, I'm not a billionaire so I wouldn't do it in a designer tuxedo.
LL: So spandex then.
M: You'd have to ask my mom what my suit is made of.
“People need help and Inshallah I will do everything I can to help them.”
LL: You're Iranian, and with all of the Islamophobia and anti-immigration policies, why put a target on your back?
M: The target is actually on my chest and as I said, people need help.
LL: You’re almost too good to be true. Let me guess, you’re vegan as well?
M: Vegetarian.
LL: Of course you are. If you were a billionaire what would you do with all of that money?
M: I wouldn't be a billionaire. I want to help people. You can't do that while you're hoarding wealth and power.
LL: Instead you use your powers to help people.
M: Why else would I have powers?
LL: Too good to be true.
