Isaiah Washington says that he wasn't fired from Grey's Anatomy because of his homophobic slur, and we believe him – it's obvious that Isaiah Washington was fired from Grey's Anatomy because he's a stupid bell-end who just won't shut up.
How stupid is Isaiah Washington? Is Isaiah Washington stupid enough not to keep his mouth closed and let everyone forget that he shouted the word "faggot" at a Grey's Anatomy cast member so he can slowly go about rebuilding his career? Partly. Is Isaiah Washington stupid enough to be interviewed by a newspaper in order to tell the whole wide world that it was TR Knight who should have really been sacked for acting like such a pussy just because someone called him a faggot even though he is one anyway? Bang on.
Poor Isaiah Washington. Doesn't he know that there's a blueprint for this sort of thing? As Mel Gibson, Michael Richards and Don Imus have shown, when you've stirred up a global controversy with your off-colour remarks about other people's orientation, all you need to do is apologise, then apologise to a community leader, then go off to some kind of rehab until the storm quietens down again, or else you'll get fired.
But Isaiah Washington strayed slightly from the document. After a homophobic slur was roared during a big Grey's Anatomy actor-fight, Isaiah Washington has done all he can to put things right. Not only was there the obligatory triple-header of the apology, the apology to community leaders and the trip to rehab, but Isaiah Washington also made a series of 'I love gay people' adverts just to show how sorry he was. But then something went wrong and Isaiah Washington was sacked from Grey's Anatomy anyway.
Now, obviously anyone with a shred of common sense would realise that the best thing that Isaiah Washington could do would be to lay low, start piecing together the scattered fragments of his career and, if asked about the sacking, stay gracious and pragmatic while reiterating his regret for what was said. But that didn't happen. First Isaiah Washington immediately yakked about the sacking, hinting at how angry he was. And now, just to make it clear, Isaiah has given an exceptionally misguided interview where he says that TR Knight should have been fired for being a great big cry baby boo boo and making such a big fat fuss about everything. Isaiah told The Houston Chronicle:
"They fired the wrong guy… I feel like all this was about him getting a raise, and getting his character to stop being perceived as a dopey, kooky kinda character. He perceived himself as a leading man, which is why you could see change this past season. That was his whole impetus behind it. And I was used and I was exploited to raise Grey's and TR's profile."
Ultimately, in the interview Isaiah Washington says he made just three mistakes, which were:
1 – Believing the cast of Grey's Anatomy were like family,
2 – Believing he had the freedom to express himself with family and that they could resolve their issues, and
3 – Trusting ABC was going to take care of him.
Whereas we, you see, have been able to boil down Isaiah Washington's problem's down to one perfectly salient reason:
1 – Isaiah Washington is a colossal shithead.
Read more:
Hargrove says
I knew T.R. Knight was lying when he avoided Ellen Degeners’ question about whether or not he had first hand knowledge that Isaiah had called him a faggot, “So you’re around the corner and you hear this?” T. R. dodged the question by changing the subject, saying “It’s an awesome word, isn’t it?” revealing that he does not know what Isaiah said.
You don’t go on national television claiming that someone “referred” to you, a gay person, as a faggot unless you have first hand knowledge that it’s the truth. The word for T.R. Knight’s claim about Isaiah is slander, and Isaiah ought to sue him and ABC too because ABC engaged in behavior, right up to this firing, which inferred that Isaiah used the word faggot in a homophobic way.
I’m sure ABC “declined to comment,” they don’t want to add to their potential losses since they know the homophobic deal is a lie, and they are beginning to see that what looked like a kick in the ass for free, might become quite costly.
Carl Fletcher says
This is a classic example of sacred cow migration. The past few years have seen a battle brewing between black males and homosexuals for the holy of holies “Most persecuted because I’m different” status.
We currently live in a world where the term “minority” has little or no meaning except for those who seek to use it as leverage for their personal agenda. Eventually when the big clue bird lands these privileged personages will realize
its not about race, religion, color,creed, sex or sexual preference. It’s about your behaviour. Be who you are and stop trying to rub everybody’s face in your personal beliefs. If you behave like a mincing nancy boy and expect everyone
to just deal with it, well, not everybody is going to deal with it in an acceptable fashion. If you are concerned about the inordinate number of black males in jail, write them letters and tell them to stop committing crimes. And remember: It’s TV.
It’s as far from reality as you can get without leaving the planet.
Jay says
I’m so sick and tired of people saying that Isaiah Washington was fired because he’s black. Wake up, people! Isaiah brought it upon himself. He has a history of being a colossal pain in the ass. If you were a studio head, and you wanted to get rid of somebody that’s part of the Grey’s Anatomy cast, who would you choose? They wanted to ditch Isaiah because he was among the highest paid actors on the show’s cast (does anybody remember the salary disputes that were happening the past few months?). By ditching him, they not only save the cost of paying another pompous actor but also spare the future possibility of another embarassing press moment. Did anybody think it was acceptable that Isaiah stands up at the microphone at the Golden Globes and utter the word “faggot” in front of an entire audience. Let’s put the shoe on the other foot–what if somebody called Isaiah a “nigger” and they claimed that it was not directed at him but somebody else. Are you going to believe that person? Especially if that person has a history of running their mouth all the time. Besides, Isaiah stated in another interview that he had asked several times to leave the show. He pretty much got what he asked for.
Andrew says
What we know so far.
1) Isaiah, has a big mouth and he doesn’t know when to shut it
2) Isaiah is a brilliant actor
3) T.R Knight purposely lead the world to believe Isaiah was a homophobe, which helped him get a raise and a build up of his character
4) Most black gays support Isaiah and white gays do not, so its nots not a gay issue but a race issue, between the gay community
5) Isaiah is a much better actor than T.R Knight
6) Isaiah needs to shut up and keep doing what he does, because the whole world knows he was set up by T.R
7) ABC would never forgive Isaiah for messing with their money
Todd says
Umm….to the ignorant bitches that responded to this:
You’re morons. I.W. was fired cause he’s an ignorant crybaby that can’t shut his mouth. Period. No one likes a crybaby. I.W. = ignorant crybaby = fired.
Coming off the whole Don Imus thing, it’s amazing that he has the gall to state that blackmen in the country “apparently don’t get a second chance.” Did he forget that Al Sharpton made Imus look like a fool, made him apologize and he was fired anyway.
Here’s the deal. Apologies are by definition not apologies, if you are only doing it to save your own ass. It is pretty clear that this is what IW was hoping for. He obviously could give a shit whether or not he used a slur.
The amusing thing to me is that right after he used it, the NAACP gave him their image award. Way to condone ignorance NAACP!
Hargrove: T.R. doesnt have to hear the word said because the fact is he said it. Isaiah admitted it and then said it again! You’re a dumbass. Who gives a shit if T.R. heard it.
Andrew: I have no idea where you got your facts from, but you sound like a conspiracy theory idiot.
Carl Fletcher: Your obviously a bigot. Oh yeah, a moron too. The biggest difference between discrimination between blacks and gays right now is the fact that it’s still legal to discriminate against gays all over the country. Last time I looked, blacks can get married, get special preference for jobs and school admissions. Gays have none of those privileges and in many states can be fired solely for being gay. Oh yeah, and gays can’t serve in the military. Maybe the US would have a better chance finding Bin Laden if we had not fired 20 Arabic and 6 Farsi linguists between 1998 and 2003 because they were homosexual ! You are more than likely a white male who has absolutely no understanding of anything or anyone outside yourself. Try going to college, then move to a major city, then make some friends who aren’t white males. Educate yourself you moron.
Jay: You make a good point
Sarah says
Jay, Todd… love you guys!
I threw up a little in my mouth today when I read that IW believes he was fired because the “black man can’t get a second chance…”-
Ok Andrew… let’s look at what we know (moron):
OJ Simpson did it and got away with it… Admitted to doing it (albeit in a book that thank goodness will never get published)- was found responsible for the deaths of those two people (who weren’t even confirmed lovers) and hasn’t paid one bloody-red-cent to their families… but walks free anyway.
R Kelly can have sex with a 14 year old and still isn’t in jail being someone’s biatch and being gang rapped in the shower. Nope, he can drop the soap if he chooses.
Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown would both be in county lock up for lots and lots of years for the drugs that they’ve possessed. Do you know how many crazy homeless drug addicts are in jail right now simply because they can’t kick the habit? Yet they are allowed to sit around and piss away their lives.
I’m not even going to go into Kobe and others who can shoot each other and yet the case goes cold because “no one saw anything…”
Don’t tell me black people don’t get a second chance… Please. How foolish are you people?
IW got sacked because he didn’t keep his head down and his rear covered… he had it coming anyway because of salary bitch fests that he use to throw… And he was fired because he was the least compelling character on the show! Everyone on that show played and integral part, except that arrogant, lying, manipulative turd. The rich complain of wanting more money so they sack you. Its how it goes. Nobody wants to hear uber-rich crybabies demand more money.
I’m glad he’s gone. I can’t remember anything else he’s done although he seems vaguely familiar… I use to confuse him though with the “Make 7- Up Yours!” guy. That goes to show how much of celebrity I thought he was. Prat.
Hargrove says
For those who think race wasn’t an issue in Isaiah’s firing, I offer the following challenge. Have you ever seen a white person treated like that? Even when they’re not a star . . .
When Imus hurled racial insult at Rutger’s women’s basketball players, his employer made it clear that they didn’t want to do anything to him. First they did nothing, but as the protest grew, they offered to give him 2 weeks off, the clamor grew, and they fired him. By contrast, ABC treated the destruction of Isaiah’s career and livelihood like sport. They didn’t just fire him, they set him up to be fired. Who knew that you can’t use the word faggot in any context, not even to say that you did not use it in a particular way. Who knew that use of the word faggot is something treatable in rehab. Finally, who knew that the use of the faggot, in any context makes you a homophobe.
African Americans are only 12.5% of the population, and their numbers in television are much less than that. In the past two years, African-Americans are the only people who I have observed to be summarily dumped, when they were top performers, in humiliating, unceremonious ways. The list includes Judge Mabline, Starr Jones, Page Kennedy and now Isaiah Washington.
Someone in power at ABC must be a sadistic racist.
Merle says
I believe Isaiah’s side of the story. Isaiah has said more than once that TR Knight lis a liar. If it isn’t true then why doesn’t TR Knight sure Isaiah for slander. The truth shall set you free.