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Entertainment January 26, 2017
Constance Wu isn’t the type of woman to stand down.
If not for her comedic and refreshing role as the sassy mother on “Fresh of the Boat,” the actress is known for her unapologetic attitude off-screen.
She tells it like it is and will call out anything she feels is unjust, even if it rouses controversy.
But that is why ENTITY celebrates her. She is truly a woman who stands up for what she believes in and stays true to her values. Plenty of #WomenThatDo could learn a thing or two from her example.
We’ve compiled some of Constance Wu’s best candid moments. Here are seven times Wu wasn’t afraid to keep it real.
Here’s a thing I wrote during an convo w/ @PeterShinkoda about how Casey Affleck’s win will be a nod to Trump’s. pic.twitter.com/FjrRsniS9d
— Constance Wu (@ConstanceWu) January 24, 2017
At the risk of a controversy, Constance Wu has called out Casey Affleck, a 2017 Academy Award nominee for Best Actor for his role in “Manchester by the Sea.”
In saying that Affleck’s win will be a “nod to Trump’s,” she is referencing how both Affleck and President Trump have been slammed with sexual assault scandals. The actor was sued for sexual harassment in 2010, but he ended up settling the case out of court.
I’ve been counseled not to talk about this for career’s sake. F my career then, I’m a woman & human first. That’s what my craft is built on.
— Constance Wu (@ConstanceWu) January 24, 2017
The actress was told to quiet down about Affleck’s controversy, but to that she simply said: “I’m a woman & human first.” That statement speaks for itself.
When asked why she was going to attend the Women’s March on Jan. 21, Constance replied, “I’m in an industry that supports that patriarchal structural framework. And I think having a march in Washington that is headlined and front-lined and led by women is a statement about the patriarchal standards that we don’t even see because they are so woven into the fabric of our existence.
“And Hollywood is just a heightened example of that, because Hollywood is where storytelling and narratives are made. I think they actually have a significant impact on perpetuating this type of thinking. So I think it’s important that artists stand up and that women, in particular, to stand up for other women who are flawed and talented and smart and interesting and human and whole. So that’s why I’m going.”
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It’s hard to increase diversity on-screen and off-screen when there are limited roles available for people of color.
“[Diversity] doesn’t mean we want the white people to write Asian stories,” Constance says. “What I want is to foster the Asian-American writers and directors and producers and actors … foster their stories to come into the spotlight a little bit.”
“I wouldn’t say that just visibility is important. I would say visibility as the stars of a show is important. That says that our stories matter. We’re not here to do the taxes of the white person, or to be the chipper best friend to the white person.
“It’s important to see Asians in those leading roles because it changes what I’m calling the anglo-heteronormative status of TV.”
READ MORE: Kerry Washington Fights Hollywood’s Lack of Diversity
For Constance, it’s not about the money. “Make sure that your work is never results-oriented. The result is a by product of the work in a way.
“[The goal] should be to create meaning by getting as close to the truth as possible in everything you do, whether it’s the character you play [or] the choices you make.”
When asked if she has ever played younger characters, the 34-year-old actress has said that she always plays younger people.
“Here’s a prime example of Hollywood ageism. You know how there’s a concept called an “It” girl? How come there’s no “It” boy? There isn’t because Hollywood likes their girls to feel like, ‘Oh, I discovered her in a pizza parlor. Fresh plucked. New. Still sweet.’ Not battle-tested and wise and smart and strong.
“I always played younger, and sometimes people, once they found out I was older, would be like, ‘Oh.’ Knowing I was older and not so fresh to the game diminished my value in their eyes. And that has absolutely no basis, because usually somebody who’s older is way more valuable, especially on a set and in terms of being an actor and having more life experiences from which to draw. But it isn’t. The “It” girl is a very f-cked-up idea when you think about it.”
