“Because otherwise there’s a sense of: Why are we watching an Asian person onscreen? What value do they have if not to entertain us in that specific way?” “As an Asian man, particularly in showbiz, it almost feels like you only have value if you know martial arts,” the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s first Asian title hero tells host and senior editor of diversity and inclusion Rebecca Sun. In this week’s episode of Hollywood Remixed, The Hollywood Reporter‘s podcast about inclusion and representation in entertainment, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings star Simu Liu joins to discuss not one but two closely related themes: the martial artist trope, and how that reflects upon portrayals of Asian masculinity in pop culture.
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