While comics fans -- joined by none other than Stan Lee himself -- line up to lambast screenwriter David S. Goyer for his recent podcast comments about She-Hulk, Scriptnotes co-host Craig Mazin has stepped forward to clarify his own remarks, insisting, "I wasn’t saying that I think she’s a slut."

Goyer, the writer of Man of Steel and the upcoming sequel Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, sparked controversy by asserting that She-Hulk was created as “a giant green porn star that only the Hulk could fuck." However, Mazin has also been criticized for suggesting, "The real name for She-Hulk was Slut-Hulk. [...] The whole point of She-Hulk was just to appeal sexistly to 10-year-old boys. Worked on me."

Writing Thursday on the Scripnotes blog, Mazin emphasized that he "used the word 'sexist' in the podcast," and explained, "I said this because I believe it. Unlike the Hulk, whose appeal was clearly divorced from any kind of normative standard of physical beauty, She-Hulk was initially drawn (and consistently drawn for many years) as slender, long-legged and large-breasted with flowing locks. Her face was the same old media-model-pretty version we see time and time again."

As to his use of the word "slut" and accusations that "I slut-shamed She-Hulk": "First off, my point wasn’t that I think She-Hulk is a slut. I don’t. I don’t think anyone is a slut. I don’t think there’s anything shameful about female sexuality or the female body."

"I wasn’t saying that I think she’s a slut," Mazin continued. "I was saying I think the people who created her were at one time pushing a visual image of Hulk as Slut in order to make money. And I don’t like that. My comment was entirely about the illustration of a fictional character. It was not a reflection of my opinion of the mind or actions of the character."

Still, he conceded, he shouldn't have used "slut," as "It’s far too loaded, it’s not even accurate to what I meant, and for many it obscured my point. It may be obscuring my point right now, so lesson learned … and I’ll not use it again."

Mazin also acknowledged that the depiction of She-Hulk has changed considerably since her introduction in 1980, saying there's "no question that the appearance and character of She-Hulk has evolved dramatically and positively over the years. My comments were entirely about the early appearance of the character. She-Hulk isn’t being drawn in the style of a cheesecake model anymore. I think that’s a very good thing."