Old Reddit posts that have emerged and are associated with Simu Liu have led to criticism of the actor.
Worldwide, a lot of individuals are expressing their rage in response to the contentious Simu Liu Reddit status.
These posts serve as a helpful reminder of the need to exercise caution while posting information on social media.
Fans started posting screenshots of Sim Liu’s reportedly old Reddit comments last week.
His Reddit comments were really harmful. Although “NippedInTheBud,” the account linked to these comments, has now been deleted, multiple screen captures of the postings have been shared online, sparking a considerable outcry.
The remarks included blatantly sexist remarks that disparaged women’s athletic prowess in comparison to men’s and expressed disgust for extremists with overt Islamophobia.
Liu has received criticism for being a member of the Men’s Rights Activist community’s Asian-identified subset’s centre on Reddit, the r/AZNidentity subreddit.
After reappearing on Twitter, screenshots from Simu Liu’s previous Reddit account swiftly gained popularity.
They came from the r/aznidentity subreddit, which is known for posting anti-Black views, and were shared on Thursday night.
Men’s Rights Asians, a group notorious for intimidating outspoken Asian women, have been connected to it.
The archived Reddit account “/u/nippedinthebud” allegedly belonged to Simu Liu, according to a Twitter user named @NebsGoodTakes.
The user brought up Liu’s engagement in a racist incel community and questioned his participation in other troubling actions.
In the 2021 movie “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,” which is a part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Simu Liu, a Canadian actor, plays Shang-Chi.
He rose to fame for his portrayal of Jung Kim in the CBC Television comedy “Kim’s Convenience.” For his contributions to the television series “Blood and Water,” Liu has won nominations at the ACTRA and Canadian Screen Awards.
In addition to his acting success, Liu wrote the memoir “We Were Dreamers” in 2022, and Time magazine named him one of the “Artists” category’s 100 Most Influential People in the World.
His parents, Zhenning and Zheng Liu, welcomed him into the world on April 19, 1989 in Harbin, China. His parents met while enrolled in an engineering programme at a Beijing university.
When Liu was five years old, his mother stayed in Beijing and continued to work while his father travelled to the United States to obtain a Ph.D.
Liu was brought up by his grandparents in Harbin at this time. His memories of this time are “idyllic and happy.”
despite not having running water for the majority of the day and residing in a small apartment. Eventually, he moved to Canada with his parents, who eventually settled in Mississauga, Ontario.
Liu’s parents worked as dishwashers to pay for their education and went on to become prosperous aerospace engineers.
In his autobiography “We Were Dreamers,” Liu describes the hardships and suffering his parents went through during China’s Cultural Revolution.
He recalls the tremendous pressure he felt to live up to their expectations and defines their parenting style as rigid.
Since he was a small child, Liu’s parents pushed him to do well in school, emphasising arithmetic and giving him homework that included reading biographies of scientists and learning algebra.
He attended the University of Toronto Schools and went on to the Ivey Business School at the University of Western Ontario to study business administration.
Simu Liu began his career performing stunts and serving as an extra in numerous movies and music videos.
Two notable works are “Pacific Rim” by Guillermo del Toro and “I Could Be the One” by Avicii.
Despite beginning with little jobs, his talent and commitment gradually led to him being given more important opportunities.
Liu received many nominations and awards during the course of his career. In the past, he and his fellow cast members in the 2016 Factory Theatre production of the play Banana Boys were nominated for a Dora Mavor Moore Award in the Outstanding Ensemble category.
He received the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television’s Radius Award at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in January 2023.
For the 2022 Juno Awards, he also took home the Canadian Screen Award for Best Host in a Live Entertainment Special.