I'm glad that he apologized but something should be done to him. This is twice now that he's said it. The first time might have been a slip of the tongue and said out in anger but it still hurt T.R. What his excuse this time? This subject was almost dead and he alone brought it back to life. And another thing, there is a big double standard because if T.R were to turn around and call Isaiah the n-word because he's gotten fed up with being called the f-word T.R. would be fired by the end of the day. But T.R. is being a bigger man about it. God Bless him because I, for one, know that if someone kept provoking me I would come out swinging.
I also feel I need to wade in and defend IW in this mess. As many have said it is just a sympton of how much power and influence the media wields and how we as thinking human beings need to get a grip, take a step back and view this dispassionately.
This was a workplace incident between 3 people that got out of hand because of - the media. They and the network have tried to deal with the fallout and the dust had settled (doubtful) until unfortunately IW made a mistake and here we all go again villifying him from our pulpits. He did not repeat faggot to humiliate TRK or insult gay people, he was simply (mistakenly) trying to end what had obviously been a painful subject for him and everyone else. He went about it in a clumsy manner but I am convinced he meant no harm. What is also sad is how unforgiving and one-sided KH appears to be and how TRK is so not over this despite declarations by all and sundry that they had all "moved on". Clearly it has never been so and I am so afraid that this time there will be no rest till IW's head is served up on a platter.
If that happens I do not think I will be watching GA again not because I am trying to make a statement but it will not be as exciting for me. Goodness knows there is so much to watch out there that whatever I do see must have meaning in some form or the other for me to enjoy it. Burke is the best part of the show for me. Hello ladies, it's been a while. Hope you are all well. (despite all the controversy) especially you BB.
Burke Backer Says:
January 19th, 2007 6:30 PM
Yes, MP. It was directed at Patrick. Isaiah told Patirck, "I am not your faggot." What planet do you live on that you don't already know this?
Burke Backer Says:
January 19th, 2007 6:33 PM
Grey, on the red carpet, Isaiah did not call anyone a slur. He said that he did not call TR a faggot. He was defending himself against false statements and misrepresentation of what happened. He used the word in anger once on a closed set and not directed at TR. This is part of the problem. People have their minds made up without having the accurate information. There are far worse people in the world for us to focus on.
Burke Backer Says:
January 19th, 2007 6:47 PM
Thatericguy, that is just the problem. You don't know anything about this man. You don't know if his apology was sincere or not. You are making an assumption that he was forced to do it. I don't think he had nearly enough help in working through the fallout from the first incident and he obviously didn't have very good advice about how to help himself in this situation since he made matters much worse by discussing it yet again after the GGs. However, I do believe his apology was sincere and I do not believe he lied. He did not call TR a faggot from his perspective. He used the word in an argument with Patirck. I don't believe he even knew TR was in hearing distance. That is what he said and also what TR, Patrick, and Jim Pickens said. TR said he overheard Isaiah refer to him as a faggot during the argument between Isaiah and Patrick. He didn't say he called him one to his face. Now maybe it is just semantics and obviously this is not a word to be thrown around even on a closed set during an argument, but it is not the same thing as calling TR a faggot to his face in a hurtful, mean spirited way that indicated his feelings for his castmate. It is not the same thing at all. People who are out to get Burke, whom I happen to think is a very important character on the show, do not want to take into consideration the circumstances or context or intent. They simply want to blame, hate, and demand. That's what I take exception to. If Isaiah were someone who has had trouble with the other members of the GA cast all along and this was just a sample of bad behavior, I would feel differently. But this was, as far as we know from any reliable source the only time he has had a problem on the set of GA in several years. And it was one incident. The unprofessional way he addressed it at the GGs was not an altercation with his castmates. It was trying to set the record straight with the media. He apologized. There is no reason not to accept the apology and move on.
Burke Backer Says:
January 19th, 2007 7:05 PM
Okay, this is my last response to the nonsense on this comment section because you all know by this point in time that I am a strong supporter of Isaiah Washington. Nikki, you have no idea what would have happened if anyone had called Isaiah the N word. You have no idea if anyone has called Isaiah the N word on the set or anywhere else for that matter. That is all nonsense and speculation. Last Monday Isaiah was trying to set the record straight. He did it in a clumsy and embarrassing way. It was wrong. But, it was not calling anyone a name, it was saying that he did not call anyone a name to begin with. I feel very sorry for Isaiah. I don't think anyone at GA or ABC/touchstone took any time at all to help Isaiah deal with the backlash from the inital episode. I don't think they helped him understand how to respond to the media or offered him any guidance. I don't think they acknowledged the pain he was in having so many fans turn against him for one word spoken in anger without intent to hurt TR. These are all people not used to the kind of attention that being on GA has given them. He was left out there on his own when someone on the set sold him out to the tabloids, as Patrick said in his interview. This is a man who needed some help and didn't get it. He was trying to defend himself against the continuous guestions by the press and bad jokes by the preshow interviewers like Ryan Seacrest. Should he have said anything to the reporter after the GGs, no. Clearly he should not. But someone other than Isaiah needed to speak up for him. If this is all about a misunderstanding between castmates, it needs to be handled by the people involved. The media attention has made it worse and threatens to ruin the show, because frankly, as angry as some of you are at Isaiah is as angry as I am at George and Katherine Heigl. I don't think it is very brave to go on national television with a gay hostess and talk about being gay when you have the support of everyone. It is lovely for you, but it made Isaiah out to be a liar when it was a misinterpretation of what was said. He should have been talking to Isaiah about why he was offended. He should have been talking to Isaiah to find out his feelings surrounding the whole thing. And KH really needs to stop the theatrics. She was almost quoting line for line her speech to Cristina about giving the scrub cap back to Burke. All of it should have been handled privately. I love the show. I don't want anything to drastically change. Everyone else needs to butt out and let them heal the hurt feelings and move on. If anyone is fired over the use of the word faggot one time in an argument there is really something wrong with the world and many of the sanctimonious people in it.
quixos Says:
January 19th, 2007 7:37 PM
he called him faggot in two different events and got away with it?
nobody in their positions would have gotten away with calling anyone a nigger. it's as simple as that.
mj Says:
January 19th, 2007 8:06 PM
Okay, here a thought Why don't you let the cast work this out themselves. IW didn't apology because of ABC. He had to stand back and realize just what had been done, and find a way to make amends. The cast are hurting, including IW, and their trying to find a way to work through this. Why don't we just let them. IW leaving GA is not the solution, it wouldn't be the same. IW and SO have lots of fans, and we would like to see it continue. People just need to let them work this out. Yes, he made a mistake again, but he still should be given another chance. I think he should be given the three strikes rule.
TexasGreysFan Says:
January 19th, 2007 8:22 PM
BB - You go girl......couldn't have said it all any better myself!
mj Says:
January 19th, 2007 8:41 PM
TR said he didn't know why he said what he said, and my question is why didn't he ask. This has gone to far, and they need to work it out amongst themselve (IW, TR and the GA cast), and they can if people would just step back and let them.
mj Says:
January 19th, 2007 8:51 PM
First its, he needs to apologize, then once he apolgizes, then it not enough, or he's not sincere. Well, it may not be enough for you, but why you let the people involved decide that.
karen Says:
January 19th, 2007 10:15 PM
Ok, Sandra Oh has been working with IW the most in the show. Apparently, apparently, she does NOT have any problem with him.
So what is the complain. Faggot is not a nice word. It is derogatory, but so what?
I am Chinese, and if someone calls me Chink, I wouldn't be offended..because while Chink is used as a derogatory term, I don't take defense to heart..because that is not who I am...
and Honestly, this DOES look like a publicity stunt..as No Publicity is BAD PUBLICITY..
i am just so tired of this..
i want to see the characters arch over...
GINA Says:
January 19th, 2007 10:29 PM
I AM SO UPSET ABOUT THE WHOLE SITUATION. I WOULD THINK THAT A MAN OF COLOR WHO I AM SURE HAS BEEN THE TARGET OF IGNORANCE AT SOME POINT OF HIS LIFE (WE ALL HAVE) WOULD NOT ONLY HAVE MORE COMPASSION FOR HIS FELLOW CAST MATES BUT ALSO FOR THOSE WHO STRUGGLE WITH THE DAY TO DAY HATE THAT IS DISHED OUT LEFT AND RIGHT BY SOCIETY AS A WHOLE. PERSONALLY I DONT BELIEVE A MAN WHO CALLS ANOTHER MAN A "FAGGOT" HAS THE ABILITY THE WRITE SUCH A HEARTFELT APOLOGY, I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT SOMEONE DID THE APOLOGIZING FOR HIM AND I DONT BELIEVE HE IS SORRY. I THINK IT IS TIME TO REPLACE WASHINGTON!
mj Says:
January 19th, 2007 11:15 PM
This is just getting so ridiculous, he can't win. He makes the apology, and their still something to say, if he didn't make the apology, there would still be something said. Well, you know what that says... Unbelievable!! This is why the outsiders need to butt out.
nt Says:
January 19th, 2007 11:16 PM
SO IS ISAIAH WASHINGTON FIRED OR NOT? I AM SO CONFUSEDD
Milly Says:
January 19th, 2007 11:25 PM
I will definitely not continue watching the show if Isaiah Washington is still part of the cast. His comments to Access Hollywood's Nancy O'Dell and Billy Bush and his persistent insistence that he did not use the word completely evaporated any credibility he may have had. Had he confessed from the beginning and not have worsened an already bleak situation by adding "liar" to the list, he might have come off fairly well, because we can be a forgiving public. He clearly does not understand the consequences of his actions and this apology wreaks of damage control. Well it's too late in my book, and I feel strongly enough about this to discontinue watching a show I love dearly if this individual is still being paid to play a part that can be giving to a more deserving person.
Milly Says:
January 19th, 2007 11:32 PM
That'd be reeks* and given* (typos galore!). :)
mj Says:
January 19th, 2007 11:33 PM
Well, for everyone that says they won't watch if he stays on, their is someone who won't watch if he leaves. So the bottom line is that GA will be gone sooner than later. So if want to see that happen, than you're not a GA fan anyways.
Milly Says:
January 19th, 2007 11:37 PM
Sometimes it goes beyond how much you love a program, so please don't make assumptions on what it means to be a fan.
mj Says:
January 19th, 2007 11:39 PM
BB, I agree with you about KH. Her comment to a reporter was "I don't think Washington means it the way it comes out", but yet she blows it all out of proportion. I don't get her at all. She even when on to say "she didn't know if he [Knight] was hurt". I think someone needs to sit down with her too and find out whats going on, because there is something straight about her behavior.
Kitty6464 Says:
January 20th, 2007 1:27 AM
GETTING FIRED FROM SEATTLE GRACE...
Well, here it is, a whole 4 months after the first incident between our beloved male characters, and it rears its ugly head again. The "F" word from Isaiah has become the focal point that should not have been.
I've been hoping he would grow up in the months passed, but apparently, he didn't get that memo.
I LIKE HIM, I LIKE HIS CHARACTER, BUT I DESPISE HIS ATTITUDE OFF-SCREEN.
Here's where my duck gets plucked:
If you said it, fine, admit it; apologize sincerely, and then move the hell on.
If you didn't say it, don't say it! If you apologize for saying it, don't bring it up again months later and say you never said it. Otherwise, what was the frickin' apology for in the first place?
It's understandable that people have personal opinions of others. The point is, some things are not to be said out loud, and especially if national cameras are rolling to pick it up. You'd think Mel and Mr. Richards would've made that very obvious. And, by the way, ANGER is NOT AN EXCUSE FOR CRUEL LANGUAGE AND HURTFUL NAME CALLING SUCH AS THIS.
I think our friend Isaiah realizes the position in which he's placed himself and he now needs to try to save his own a*#. He needs to save his job.
Popular opinion (which is now more gay and lesbian-based) seems to feel that he should be fired. I for one agree, only because if you have a great show like "Grey's" you cannot afford to have one bad apple ruin it for everyone.
Like it or not, what a person says off-screen effects the number of people who watch what happens on-screen. If you piss off your audience, they turn you off. If they turn you off, the ratings go down. If the ratings go down, you get cancelled.
T.R. Knight has been nothing but a gentleman, and if it were anyone's choice, it should be him who says whether or not he'd be willing to continue to work with Mr Washington.
mj Says:
January 20th, 2007 3:13 AM
Apparently, I'm not makiing "assumptions" if there are people who don't feel he deserved to be let go. And popular opinion, well CNN conducted a poll on whether he should be let go and the results: 45% yes, 52% no.
Grey Says:
January 20th, 2007 8:03 AM
mj, sweety, 45 and 52 don't add up to 100. It's more like 49-51. Anyway, it looks to me as though IW is on the down-low.
Oh and my 2 cents. Should IW be fired? No. Who turned out to be much more of a man? TRK!
I think we should all just shut up now.
Christopher Says:
January 20th, 2007 8:59 AM
I will no longer watch Grey's Anatomy until Washington is fired.
As long as he's on the program, I know there's a subtext of homophobia among the cast and it's a distraction and offensive.
Imagine if one of the cast members had referred to Washington as a "n****r?" All hell would've broken loose -- as well it should.
This is just not something I want to know is happening behind the scenes of an otherwise fine program.
Too bad Issah Washington had to ruin it.
katherinefan Says:
January 20th, 2007 10:59 AM
HAHA...i loveee how katherine stood up for TR, i hate isaiah, he can never shut up about anything!he always try to say sorry because he can never keep anything in him....
January 19th, 2007 3:47 PM
I'm glad that he apologized but something should be done to him. This is twice now that he's said it. The first time might have been a slip of the tongue and said out in anger but it still hurt T.R. What his excuse this time? This subject was almost dead and he alone brought it back to life. And another thing, there is a big double standard because if T.R were to turn around and call Isaiah the n-word because he's gotten fed up with being called the f-word T.R. would be fired by the end of the day. But T.R. is being a bigger man about it. God Bless him because I, for one, know that if someone kept provoking me I would come out swinging.
January 19th, 2007 6:03 PM
I also feel I need to wade in and defend IW in this mess. As many have said it is just a sympton of how much power and influence the media wields and how we as thinking human beings need to get a grip, take a step back and view this dispassionately.
This was a workplace incident between 3 people that got out of hand because of - the media. They and the network have tried to deal with the fallout and the dust had settled (doubtful) until unfortunately IW made a mistake and here we all go again villifying him from our pulpits. He did not repeat faggot to humiliate TRK or insult gay people, he was simply (mistakenly) trying to end what had obviously been a painful subject for him and everyone else. He went about it in a clumsy manner but I am convinced he meant no harm. What is also sad is how unforgiving and one-sided KH appears to be and how TRK is so not over this despite declarations by all and sundry that they had all "moved on". Clearly it has never been so and I am so afraid that this time there will be no rest till IW's head is served up on a platter.
If that happens I do not think I will be watching GA again not because I am trying to make a statement but it will not be as exciting for me. Goodness knows there is so much to watch out there that whatever I do see must have meaning in some form or the other for me to enjoy it. Burke is the best part of the show for me.
Hello ladies, it's been a while. Hope you are all well. (despite all the controversy) especially you BB.
January 19th, 2007 6:30 PM
Yes, MP. It was directed at Patrick. Isaiah told Patirck, "I am not your faggot." What planet do you live on that you don't already know this?
January 19th, 2007 6:33 PM
Grey, on the red carpet, Isaiah did not call anyone a slur. He said that he did not call TR a faggot. He was defending himself against false statements and misrepresentation of what happened. He used the word in anger once on a closed set and not directed at TR. This is part of the problem. People have their minds made up without having the accurate information. There are far worse people in the world for us to focus on.
January 19th, 2007 6:47 PM
Thatericguy, that is just the problem. You don't know anything about this man. You don't know if his apology was sincere or not. You are making an assumption that he was forced to do it. I don't think he had nearly enough help in working through the fallout from the first incident and he obviously didn't have very good advice about how to help himself in this situation since he made matters much worse by discussing it yet again after the GGs. However, I do believe his apology was sincere and I do not believe he lied. He did not call TR a faggot from his perspective. He used the word in an argument with Patirck. I don't believe he even knew TR was in hearing distance. That is what he said and also what TR, Patrick, and Jim Pickens said. TR said he overheard Isaiah refer to him as a faggot during the argument between Isaiah and Patrick. He didn't say he called him one to his face. Now maybe it is just semantics and obviously this is not a word to be thrown around even on a closed set during an argument, but it is not the same thing as calling TR a faggot to his face in a hurtful, mean spirited way that indicated his feelings for his castmate. It is not the same thing at all. People who are out to get Burke, whom I happen to think is a very important character on the show, do not want to take into consideration the circumstances or context or intent. They simply want to blame, hate, and demand. That's what I take exception to. If Isaiah were someone who has had trouble with the other members of the GA cast all along and this was just a sample of bad behavior, I would feel differently. But this was, as far as we know from any reliable source the only time he has had a problem on the set of GA in several years. And it was one incident. The unprofessional way he addressed it at the GGs was not an altercation with his castmates. It was trying to set the record straight with the media. He apologized. There is no reason not to accept the apology and move on.
January 19th, 2007 7:05 PM
Okay, this is my last response to the nonsense on this comment section because you all know by this point in time that I am a strong supporter of Isaiah Washington. Nikki, you have no idea what would have happened if anyone had called Isaiah the N word. You have no idea if anyone has called Isaiah the N word on the set or anywhere else for that matter. That is all nonsense and speculation. Last Monday Isaiah was trying to set the record straight. He did it in a clumsy and embarrassing way. It was wrong. But, it was not calling anyone a name, it was saying that he did not call anyone a name to begin with. I feel very sorry for Isaiah. I don't think anyone at GA or ABC/touchstone took any time at all to help Isaiah deal with the backlash from the inital episode. I don't think they helped him understand how to respond to the media or offered him any guidance. I don't think they acknowledged the pain he was in having so many fans turn against him for one word spoken in anger without intent to hurt TR. These are all people not used to the kind of attention that being on GA has given them. He was left out there on his own when someone on the set sold him out to the tabloids, as Patrick said in his interview. This is a man who needed some help and didn't get it. He was trying to defend himself against the continuous guestions by the press and bad jokes by the preshow interviewers like Ryan Seacrest. Should he have said anything to the reporter after the GGs, no. Clearly he should not. But someone other than Isaiah needed to speak up for him. If this is all about a misunderstanding between castmates, it needs to be handled by the people involved. The media attention has made it worse and threatens to ruin the show, because frankly, as angry as some of you are at Isaiah is as angry as I am at George and Katherine Heigl. I don't think it is very brave to go on national television with a gay hostess and talk about being gay when you have the support of everyone. It is lovely for you, but it made Isaiah out to be a liar when it was a misinterpretation of what was said. He should have been talking to Isaiah about why he was offended. He should have been talking to Isaiah to find out his feelings surrounding the whole thing. And KH really needs to stop the theatrics. She was almost quoting line for line her speech to Cristina about giving the scrub cap back to Burke. All of it should have been handled privately. I love the show. I don't want anything to drastically change. Everyone else needs to butt out and let them heal the hurt feelings and move on. If anyone is fired over the use of the word faggot one time in an argument there is really something wrong with the world and many of the sanctimonious people in it.
January 19th, 2007 7:37 PM
he called him faggot in two different events and got away with it?
nobody in their positions would have gotten away with calling anyone a nigger. it's as simple as that.
January 19th, 2007 8:06 PM
Okay, here a thought Why don't you let the cast work this out themselves. IW didn't apology because of ABC. He had to stand back and realize just what had been done, and find a way to make amends. The cast are hurting, including IW, and their trying to find a way to work through this. Why don't we just let them. IW leaving GA is not the solution, it wouldn't be the same. IW and SO have lots of fans, and we would like to see it continue. People just need to let them work this out. Yes, he made a mistake again, but he still should be given another chance. I think he should be given the three strikes rule.
January 19th, 2007 8:22 PM
BB - You go girl......couldn't have said it all any better myself!
January 19th, 2007 8:41 PM
TR said he didn't know why he said what he said, and my question is why didn't he ask. This has gone to far, and they need to work it out amongst themselve (IW, TR and the GA cast), and they can if people would just step back and let them.
January 19th, 2007 8:51 PM
First its, he needs to apologize, then once he apolgizes, then it not enough, or he's not sincere. Well, it may not be enough for you, but why you let the people involved decide that.
January 19th, 2007 10:15 PM
Ok, Sandra Oh has been working with IW the most in the show. Apparently, apparently, she does NOT have any problem with him.
So what is the complain. Faggot is not a nice word. It is derogatory, but so what?
I am Chinese, and if someone calls me Chink, I wouldn't be offended..because while Chink is used as a derogatory term, I don't take defense to heart..because that is not who I am...
and Honestly, this DOES look like a publicity stunt..as No Publicity is BAD PUBLICITY..
i am just so tired of this..
i want to see the characters arch over...
January 19th, 2007 10:29 PM
I AM SO UPSET ABOUT THE WHOLE SITUATION. I WOULD THINK THAT A MAN OF COLOR WHO I AM SURE HAS BEEN THE TARGET OF IGNORANCE AT SOME POINT OF HIS LIFE (WE ALL HAVE) WOULD NOT ONLY HAVE MORE COMPASSION FOR HIS FELLOW CAST MATES BUT ALSO FOR THOSE WHO STRUGGLE WITH THE DAY TO DAY HATE THAT IS DISHED OUT LEFT AND RIGHT BY SOCIETY AS A WHOLE. PERSONALLY I DONT BELIEVE A MAN WHO CALLS ANOTHER MAN A "FAGGOT" HAS THE ABILITY THE WRITE SUCH A HEARTFELT APOLOGY, I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT SOMEONE DID THE APOLOGIZING FOR HIM AND I DONT BELIEVE HE IS SORRY. I THINK IT IS TIME TO REPLACE WASHINGTON!
January 19th, 2007 11:15 PM
This is just getting so ridiculous, he can't win. He makes the apology, and their still something to say, if he didn't make the apology, there would still be something said. Well, you know what that says... Unbelievable!! This is why the outsiders need to butt out.
January 19th, 2007 11:16 PM
SO IS ISAIAH WASHINGTON FIRED OR NOT? I AM SO CONFUSEDD
January 19th, 2007 11:25 PM
I will definitely not continue watching the show if Isaiah Washington is still part of the cast. His comments to Access Hollywood's Nancy O'Dell and Billy Bush and his persistent insistence that he did not use the word completely evaporated any credibility he may have had. Had he confessed from the beginning and not have worsened an already bleak situation by adding "liar" to the list, he might have come off fairly well, because we can be a forgiving public. He clearly does not understand the consequences of his actions and this apology wreaks of damage control. Well it's too late in my book, and I feel strongly enough about this to discontinue watching a show I love dearly if this individual is still being paid to play a part that can be giving to a more deserving person.
January 19th, 2007 11:32 PM
That'd be reeks* and given* (typos galore!). :)
January 19th, 2007 11:33 PM
Well, for everyone that says they won't watch if he stays on, their is someone who won't watch if he leaves. So the bottom line is that GA will be gone sooner than later. So if want to see that happen, than you're not a GA fan anyways.
January 19th, 2007 11:37 PM
Sometimes it goes beyond how much you love a program, so please don't make assumptions on what it means to be a fan.
January 19th, 2007 11:39 PM
BB, I agree with you about KH. Her comment to a reporter was "I don't think Washington means it the way it comes out", but yet she blows it all out of proportion. I don't get her at all. She even when on to say "she didn't know if he [Knight] was hurt". I think someone needs to sit down with her too and find out whats going on, because there is something straight about her behavior.
January 20th, 2007 1:27 AM
GETTING FIRED FROM SEATTLE GRACE...
Well, here it is, a whole 4 months after the first incident between our beloved male characters, and it rears its ugly head again. The "F" word from Isaiah has become the focal point that should not have been.
I've been hoping he would grow up in the months passed, but apparently, he didn't get that memo.
I LIKE HIM, I LIKE HIS CHARACTER, BUT I DESPISE HIS ATTITUDE OFF-SCREEN.
Here's where my duck gets plucked:
If you said it, fine, admit it; apologize sincerely, and then move the hell on.
If you didn't say it, don't say it! If you apologize for saying it, don't bring it up again months later and say you never said it. Otherwise, what was the frickin' apology for in the first place?
It's understandable that people have personal opinions of others. The point is, some things are not to be said out loud, and especially if national cameras are rolling to pick it up. You'd think Mel and Mr. Richards would've made that very obvious. And, by the way, ANGER is NOT AN EXCUSE FOR CRUEL LANGUAGE AND HURTFUL NAME CALLING SUCH AS THIS.
I think our friend Isaiah realizes the position in which he's placed himself and he now needs to try to save his own a*#. He needs to save his job.
Popular opinion (which is now more gay and lesbian-based) seems to feel that he should be fired. I for one agree, only because if you have a great show like "Grey's" you cannot afford to have one bad apple ruin it for everyone.
Like it or not, what a person says off-screen effects the number of people who watch what happens on-screen. If you piss off your audience, they turn you off. If they turn you off, the ratings go down. If the ratings go down, you get cancelled.
T.R. Knight has been nothing but a gentleman, and if it were anyone's choice, it should be him who says whether or not he'd be willing to continue to work with Mr Washington.
January 20th, 2007 3:13 AM
Apparently, I'm not makiing "assumptions" if there are people who don't feel he deserved to be let go. And popular opinion, well CNN conducted a poll on whether he should be let go and the results: 45% yes, 52% no.
January 20th, 2007 8:03 AM
mj, sweety, 45 and 52 don't add up to 100. It's more like 49-51. Anyway, it looks to me as though IW is on the down-low.
Oh and my 2 cents. Should IW be fired? No. Who turned out to be much more of a man? TRK!
I think we should all just shut up now.
January 20th, 2007 8:59 AM
I will no longer watch Grey's Anatomy until Washington is fired.
As long as he's on the program, I know there's a subtext of homophobia among the cast and it's a distraction and offensive.
Imagine if one of the cast members had referred to Washington as a "n****r?" All hell would've broken loose -- as well it should.
This is just not something I want to know is happening behind the scenes of an otherwise fine program.
Too bad Issah Washington had to ruin it.
January 20th, 2007 10:59 AM
HAHA...i loveee how katherine stood up for TR, i hate isaiah, he can never shut up about anything!he always try to say sorry because he can never keep anything in him....