Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-4479676-20161211205116/@comment-26917787-20161211220053

No one criticized the casting of those two because of race.. The casting choices were criticized for not being accurate to the comics.

Flash Thompson is a stereotypical high school jock, while Ned Leeds is a 20/30 year old reporter. But MCU Flash and Ned seem to be a normal high schoolers.

It had nothing to do with their race, only their roles.