Chloe Bennet scene lives rent-free in your head
Asian-born actress, 'Agents of SHIELD' star Chloe Bennet speaks out against racism in Hollywood.
In fact, her name is Chloe Wang. Actress Chloe Bennet has just revealed that she changed her last name because "Hollywood is racist" and that she was struggling to find roles because of her surname. The one who plays the important role of Daisy Johnson in the giant Marvel's "Agents of SHIELD", made this comment in an Instagram post in response to a fan who asked her why she had changed her name.
“Changing my last name doesn't change the fact that my blood is half Chinese, that I lived in China, that I speak Mandarin or that I was culturally raised as American and Chinese,” she explains. “Hollywood is racist and won't give me a last name that makes them uncomfortable. I do everything I can with the platform given to me to make sure that no one will need to change their name in the future in order to work. Kind kisses and fuck you!”, she concludes annoyed.
This resounding declaration goes in the direction of comedian Ed Skrein's decision to refuse a role in the reboot of "Hellboy", again a superhero film, where he had to play a character of Asian origins when he himself did not. is not.
"Clearly portraying this character in a culturally accurate way holds meaning for people and neglecting that responsibility would go along with a disturbing trend of obscuring the stories and voices of ethnic minorities in the arts. . I think it's important to honor and respect that,” the Hollywood actor said. A message also welcomed by Chloe Bennet.
