A post shared by Chloe Bennet (@chloebennet) on Jun 12, 2017 at 5:16pm PDT

The star of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Chloe Bennet recently spoke about changing her Chinese last name due to Hollywood’s racist ideals. She spoke candidly in an Instagram post referencing Ed Ekrein, who stepped down from playing Major Ben Daimio in Hellboy — a Japanese-American character.

“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,” Chloe said in reply to a commentator who brought up that she changed her name from Wang to Bennet. “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. 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.”

DAMN, that’s a man. Thank you @edskrein for standing up against hollywoods continuous insensitivity and flippant behavior towards the Asian American community. There is no way this decision came lightly on your part, so thank you for your bravery and genuinely impactful step forward. I hope this inspires other actors/film makers to do the same.👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼–Also, dayum cute af AND a pioneer for social injustice?! Fellas, take note. That’s how it’s done.

A post shared by Chloe Bennet (@chloebennet) on Aug 28, 2017 at 11:57pm PDT