Some thoughts of mine after seeing the wildly popular, and ridiculously critiqued, Black Panther.
#MiddleGroundPodcast – Netflix’s Iron Fist – Converts and Authenticity
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In this episode, Imam Marc discusses Netflix’s new series, Iron Fist, and relates it to the struggles of Muslims converts and their challenges of authenticity.
Iron Fist is an orientalist-white-man-yellow-fever narrative. Asian actor would have helped subvert that offensive trope, and reclaim space.
— Marjorie Liu (@marjoriemliu) February 25, 2016