October 11, 2012. 43-year-old Hollywood actress Lucy Liu was accused of racism by several netizens around the world when she said that if she gets really dark, she will start to "look a little Filipino" and it would not match.
Lucy Liu said this remark when David Letterman asked her whether she likes running indoors or outdoors in an episode of "The Late Night Show with David Letterman" when she talked about her upcoming series called "Elementary". She said that she runs in a machine, which is easier for her. After mentioning Filipino, she added, "If I start getting darker, you know what I mean? I can get really dark if I’m in the sun too much". This insinuates that she does not want to become darker so she does not want to look like a Filipino, even just a little.
While some Filipinos did not take offense of her remarks, other Filipinos were infuriated and viewed Lucy Liu's answer to Letterman's question as a racist remark.
Born on December 2, 1968 in Queens, New York to Chinese immigrants, Lucy Alexis Liu started from being an extra and went on to become a big star, as an actress, painter, and film producer. It
When interviewed by a Filipino journalist named Ruben Nepales regarding her controversial remark in "The Late Night Show with David Letterman", Lucy Liu said that she really regrets that her comment was "taken out of context" as she would never affront another ethnicity or group.
Bottomline is...
Lucy Liu does not want to look a little Filipino.But she already does. The truth is, when Lucy Liu gets a little fatter, she would look like the Filipino actress, LJ Reyes. Otherwise, if she gets really dark, she would look like the Filipino comedienne named Pokwang (which sounds like a Chinese name).