"The real issue is the lack of roles and stories, not HuffP's highlander-ish nightmare take of 'there can be only one'," reads one comment. While others think the article missed the mark and should've been about the real deep-rooted issue in Hollywood. "Glad you're enjoying some success, but perhaps use your success to open the door for others." We should have more Asian actors AND roles in Hollywood," they said. One person said there's some merit to Kumamoto's argument. "Maybe his Ken role wasn't written as Asian, but Simu just did the best out of those who auditioned?" reads one comment. The actor does have many talents, including singing and dancing, which he proved by hosting the Juno Awards twice. Many pointed out that Liu probably won over directors in his audition for Barbie.
"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,'" added another fan. "That dude said hold up Simu got cast in TWO MOVIES?!!!? Imma need to write a thinkpiece," one person joked in the comments. Also, I'm not a 'thirst trap' I'm a f**king actor." The Mississauga-raised celebrity posted a screenshot of this response on his Facebook page with the caption "The trashiest take by HuffPo. We've been able to reshape stories to get more representation onscreen.
"Everything I have taken post Shang-Chi was not written Asian.
He went on to clarify that every role he's gotten after Shang-Chi was not written specifically for an Asian actor. What 'bulk' of roles are you referring to? Are there movies I'm in that I'm not aware of? Do you really think that there is a quota of 'Asian male roles' that is a zero-sum game?" wrote Liu. "Way to attempt to pit us against one another. The Shang-Chi star commented on HuffPost's Facebook post with biting words.
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