JamesG
08-31-2017, 04:44 PM
"Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s" Chloe Bennet Says she Changed her Chinese Last Name because of "Racist" Hollywood
by Aurelie Corinthios
August 31, 2017
Chloe Bennet is speaking out against discrimination in show business.
The "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." star posted an Instagram praising actor Ed Skrein for stepping down from playing Major Ben Daimio in the upcoming Hellboy reboot after learning that in the original comic, the character is of mixed Asian heritage, which Skrein is not.
A commenter then brought up the fact that the actress, who is half-Chinese, changed her last name from Wang to Bennet — and the 25-year-old didn’t hold back.
“Changing my last name doesn’t change the fact that my BLOOD is half Chinese, that I lived in China, speak Mandarin, or that I was culturally raised both American and Chinese,” Bennet replied.
“It means I had to pay my rent, and Hollywood is racist and wouldn’t cast me with a last name that made them uncomfortable,” she continued. “I’m doing everything I can, with the platform I have, to make sure no one has to change their name again, just so they can get work. So kindly love, f— off.”
Fans have since flooded the post with comments applauding Bennet for her response. The original commenter’s Instagram account appears to have been deleted.
http://ew.com/tv/2017/08/31/chloe-bennet-racist-hollywood/
by Aurelie Corinthios
August 31, 2017
Chloe Bennet is speaking out against discrimination in show business.
The "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." star posted an Instagram praising actor Ed Skrein for stepping down from playing Major Ben Daimio in the upcoming Hellboy reboot after learning that in the original comic, the character is of mixed Asian heritage, which Skrein is not.
A commenter then brought up the fact that the actress, who is half-Chinese, changed her last name from Wang to Bennet — and the 25-year-old didn’t hold back.
“Changing my last name doesn’t change the fact that my BLOOD is half Chinese, that I lived in China, speak Mandarin, or that I was culturally raised both American and Chinese,” Bennet replied.
“It means I had to pay my rent, and Hollywood is racist and wouldn’t cast me with a last name that made them uncomfortable,” she continued. “I’m doing everything I can, with the platform I have, to make sure no one has to change their name again, just so they can get work. So kindly love, f— off.”
Fans have since flooded the post with comments applauding Bennet for her response. The original commenter’s Instagram account appears to have been deleted.
http://ew.com/tv/2017/08/31/chloe-bennet-racist-hollywood/