Isaiah Washington Speaks His Mind, Laments His Firing to Newsweek Comments (Page 6)
119 Comments
whitney
June 28th, 2007 6:08 PM
what if t.k. had used the "n" word in a heated argument to refer to washington? i wonder how washington would respond to that. i doubt there would be a forgiving tone. i honestly can't believe how ignorant washington is here! minorities should respect one another and at least acknowledge that all minorities, gays, racial minorities, women etc etc etc all have hardships and should support one another. completely unprofessional. fire him!
Julia
June 28th, 2007 5:51 PM
Ugh, now he's just being ridiculous and sounding as if he's just trying to get people riled up.
Black men DO get second chances, a**holes don't!
Emma
June 28th, 2007 5:47 PM
I'll say it here like I said it in my blog, all I hear is, "whine whine whine RACE CARD."
I'm officially glad ABC canned his stupid ass.
gypsydiane7
June 28th, 2007 5:39 PM
My own personal opinion is that he wasn't a team player and appeared to be quite the instigator. He dished it out and this is the consequences. Move on. Race has nothing to do w/it. More like a lack of tact.
Cat
June 28th, 2007 5:39 PM
Memo to Isaiah: This isn't about you being black. This is about you being an idiot. If you were a white idiot, you'd still be an idiot, and your white ass would be just as fired as your black ass. Has it occured to you that maybe that HR rep told you people were afraid you, not because of your skin colour, but, uhm, just a wild guess here, BECAUSE YOU'RE A LUNATIC???!!!
Becky
June 28th, 2007 4:41 PM
Unfortunately, I believe IW is correct. There is still a double standard in this country. No matter how far we think this country as progressed, we haven't
Sheila
June 28th, 2007 4:37 PM
Knight needs to take into consideration that if you choose to live a different lifestyle - you must be man enough to accept that not everybody can accept it. Grow up! I am a big fan of Grey's but - if Burke(Isaiah) doesn't come back and if they make Christine a lesbian to appease Knight - - I will quit watching the show as well as quite a number of people that I know! The network is making a HUGE mistake - Burke is crutial to the cast - - George and Izzie aren't. I mean come on - Izzie you only knew Dennie a short time - - and YOU killed him - - grow up - spend some money and quit whining!
Dutchie
June 28th, 2007 3:50 PM
OMG it's so pathetic IW is now acting like the sad black man, who is being mistreated just because he's coloured.. Nobody cares, the only one making a big deal out of it is him!
At first I thought it was a shame ABC decided to let him go, but after all that's happened and everything he said, I think it serves him right.. What a jerk..
kim
June 28th, 2007 3:38 PM
It sounds to me like Isaiah needs to go back to that executive counseling program and work on anger management.
Meredith: People change, but they don't change.
June 28th, 2007 6:08 PM
what if t.k. had used the "n" word in a heated argument to refer to washington? i wonder how washington would respond to that. i doubt there would be a forgiving tone. i honestly can't believe how ignorant washington is here! minorities should respect one another and at least acknowledge that all minorities, gays, racial minorities, women etc etc etc all have hardships and should support one another. completely unprofessional. fire him!
June 28th, 2007 5:51 PM
Ugh, now he's just being ridiculous and sounding as if he's just trying to get people riled up.
Black men DO get second chances, a**holes don't!
June 28th, 2007 5:47 PM
I'll say it here like I said it in my blog, all I hear is, "whine whine whine RACE CARD."
I'm officially glad ABC canned his stupid ass.
June 28th, 2007 5:39 PM
My own personal opinion is that he wasn't a team player and appeared to be quite the instigator. He dished it out and this is the consequences. Move on. Race has nothing to do w/it. More like a lack of tact.
June 28th, 2007 5:39 PM
Memo to Isaiah: This isn't about you being black. This is about you being an idiot. If you were a white idiot, you'd still be an idiot, and your white ass would be just as fired as your black ass. Has it occured to you that maybe that HR rep told you people were afraid you, not because of your skin colour, but, uhm, just a wild guess here, BECAUSE YOU'RE A LUNATIC???!!!
June 28th, 2007 4:41 PM
Unfortunately, I believe IW is correct. There is still a double standard in this country. No matter how far we think this country as progressed, we haven't
June 28th, 2007 4:37 PM
Knight needs to take into consideration that if you choose to live a different lifestyle - you must be man enough to accept that not everybody can accept it. Grow up! I am a big fan of Grey's but - if Burke(Isaiah) doesn't come back and if they make Christine a lesbian to appease Knight - - I will quit watching the show as well as quite a number of people that I know! The network is making a HUGE mistake - Burke is crutial to the cast - - George and Izzie aren't. I mean come on - Izzie you only knew Dennie a short time - - and YOU killed him - - grow up - spend some money and quit whining!
June 28th, 2007 3:50 PM
OMG it's so pathetic IW is now acting like the sad black man, who is being mistreated just because he's coloured.. Nobody cares, the only one making a big deal out of it is him!
At first I thought it was a shame ABC decided to let him go, but after all that's happened and everything he said, I think it serves him right.. What a jerk..
June 28th, 2007 3:38 PM
It sounds to me like Isaiah needs to go back to that executive counseling program and work on anger management.