"They were concerned about the racial issue. They thought it was not a safe issue to go Asian, unfortunately"
- Lucy Liu
About this Quote
In this quote, Lucy Liu is going over the subject of race and how it was viewed by others. Using the word "they" suggests that she is referring to a group of people who were discussing this issue. The phrase "racial issue" indicates that there was a specific problem or dispute related to race that was causing concern. Making use of the word "safe" suggests that this group of individuals thought that going over or addressing this issue could possibly be dangerous or questionable. The addition of "sadly" at the end of the quote indicates that Liu disagrees with this belief and believes that the concern of race must be resolved and gone over freely.
This quote is written / told by Lucy Liu somewhere between December 2, 1968 and today. She was a famous Actress from USA.
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