Simu Liu hits back at HuffPost for calling him a ‘thirst trap’
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Simu Liu recently clapped back at HuffPost for posting a divisive article about him. Moreover, they implied that he was monopolizing the Asian male roles available in Hollywood.
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Simu Liu slammed HuffPost over a divisive article about him
Simu Liu took to the comment section of HuffPost Entertainment’s Facebook post on Thursday to criticize the article about him with biting words.
He wrote, ‘Way to attempt to pit us against one another. What ‘bulk’ of roles are you referring to? Are there movies I’m in that I’m not aware of?’
He continued, ‘Do you really think that there is a quota of “Asian male roles” that is a zero-sum game?’
In addition, he cleared the air by revealing that the acting roles he received after Shang-Chi was not authored specifically for an Asian.
He mentioned, ‘We’ve been able to reshape stories to get more representation onscreen. Get your facts straight.’
Furthermore, Liu also posted his reply on his Facebook page. He outlined it with a caption that read, ‘The trashiest take by HuffPo. Also, I’m not a “thirst trap” I’m a f**king actor.’
Meanwhile, Liu’s post comes in response to a HuffPost article where the author listed seven other Asian actors claiming that they would have been fit for his role of Ken in the upcoming movie Barbie.
Fans react to Simu Liu’s biting response to HuffPost article
Many fans of Simu Liu have taken to their respective social media accounts to share their views on Simu Liu’s reply to HuffPost.
Additionally, they rallied around him.
A fan shared, ‘That dude said to hold up Simu got cast in TWO MOVIES???!!!? Imma need to write a thinkpiece.’
Another fan mentioned, ‘Lol when I saw this a couple weeks ago I was like, “wtf you don’t have to bring others down to bring others up.”‘
Subsequently, others pointed out that the Mississauga-raised celebrity might have obtained the role of Barbie by winning over directors during auditions.
If you didn’t know, Liu has many talents such as singing and dancing, which he proved when he was chosen to host the Juno Awards twice.
A different user chimed in to say, ‘Maybe his Ken role wasn’t written as Asian, but Simu just did the best out of those who auditioned?’
Meanwhile, some users noted a few merits of the HuffPost article about Liu.
Someone else penned, ‘They’re not wrong. We should have more Asian actors AND roles in Hollywood.’
