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Liu referenced her 2003 \"Kill Bill\" character O-Ren Ishii and how she's labeled \"a dragon lady\" -- a cunning but cold Asian woman who uses her sexuality as a tool.

Referencing that \"'Kill Bill' features three other female professional killers in addition to Ishii, \"why not call Uma Thurman, Vivica A. Fox or Daryl Hannah a dragon lady?\" she said.

Saying she \"could have been wearing a tuxedo and a blond wig\" in the movie and still would have been labeled as such, Liu called for Hollywood to separate itself from the stereotype.

She finished the piece by signing off with, \"It's time to Exit the Dragon.\"

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