Story highlights Character's co-creator used the term "Oriental"The show has been accused of "whitewashing"(CNN) In addition to excitement surrounding the debut of the Marvel show "Iron Fist," there has also been controversy. The Netflix series came under fire after casting Finn Jones, who is white, as the martial arts superhero Iron Fist. Roy Thomas was Marvel's editor-in-chief when he co-created the character of Iron Fist in 1974 with Gil Kane. "Don't these people have something better to do than to worry about the fact that Iron Fist isn't Oriental, or whatever word," Thomas said in a recent interview with Inverse . "I know Oriental isn't the right word now, either."

Source: CNN March 22, 2017 19:14 UTC