Simu Liu isn’t holding back on his criticism of what he describes as a “backslide” of Asian representation in Hollywood.

The actor shared his thoughts on Threads on Friday, responding to a post asking for Hollywood to put more Asian men in romantic lead roles.

“Put some asians in literally anything right now,” Liu responded . ‘The amount of backslide in our representation onscreen is f**king appalling. studios think we’re ‘risky.'”

The Barbie star went on to highlight several movies released in recent years that center on the Asian experience — Minari , The Farewell , Past Lives , Everything Everywhere All at Once , Crazy Rich Asians and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (which Liu starred in) — adding, “Every single one [was] a financial success.”

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