Simu Liu calls out HuffPost for suggesting 'tokenism' landed him 'Ken' role in 'Barbie

Simu Liu has slammed an op-ed published by HuffPost for suggesting he was hired as the "token" Asian actor in the upcoming movie "Barbie." In the article titled “We Love Simu Liu, But He’s Not The Only Talented Asian Thirst Trap In Hollywood,” writer Ian Kumamoto wrote that “Asian Twitter collectively scratched its head” over Liu's casting in the movie. Don’t get us wrong — we love Liu and we’re all for an Asian king thriving.

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