Slog - Comments on Isaiah Washington Fired http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/isaiah_washington_fired Looks like that PSA Isaiah Washington made isn't doing his career any good. Washington has been fired from Grey's Anatomy. While this does mean he's losing out on a lucrative career on a hit show, if he disavows the PSA he made, maybe he can get nominated for Surgeon General.... Copyright 2008 Fri, 08 Jun 2007 09:44:29 -0800 Wed, 13 Jun 2007 18:58:22 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Mr. Poe Shame. Pffft.

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/isaiah_washington_fired#c738371 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/isaiah_washington_fired#c738371 Homo Fri, 08 Jun 2007 09:55:10 -0800 Comment by Dan Savage This news is, I have to say, Bad For The Gays. It's going to look like the pink mafia got his black ass fired -- and play to the right's persecution fantasies. "See? If you criticize homos -- powerful, powerful homos! -- they'll destroy you!"

]]> Dan Savage http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/isaiah_washington_fired#c738383 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/isaiah_washington_fired#c738383 Homo Fri, 08 Jun 2007 10:00:54 -0800 Comment by Aislinn We've found our Schmader!

This is upsetting. As a guy, he's an insensitive, egotistical jerk, and I can understand the decision on a personnel level. As a character on the show, though, I love him, and he's important and there will be a big hole without him.

]]> Aislinn http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/isaiah_washington_fired#c738387 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/isaiah_washington_fired#c738387 Homo Fri, 08 Jun 2007 10:02:23 -0800 Comment by Sally Struthers Lawnchair Is being called a fag a valid criticism? Well...mmm.

Is being a Powerful Homo That Can Destroy something you should worry what the right thinks about?

]]> Sally Struthers Lawnchair http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/isaiah_washington_fired#c738397 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/isaiah_washington_fired#c738397 Homo Fri, 08 Jun 2007 10:07:12 -0800 Comment by Dianna DAMN. I concur with Alslinn.....I love his character. Plus, he's hot.

]]> Dianna http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/isaiah_washington_fired#c738493 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/isaiah_washington_fired#c738493 Homo Fri, 08 Jun 2007 10:58:59 -0800 Comment by hey
I dunno. I'm glad that a guy who uses slurs is held accountable for his actions. I don't think people are blaming the pink mafia; they're blaming him.

Personally, I don't watch the show much, but when I heard about this, I stopped watching entirely. Maybe other people did, too.

However, it it was ratings that got him booted, then they should have taken a look at the main character, Margaret Grey...Cute, but Zzzzz...

]]> hey http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/isaiah_washington_fired#c738495 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/isaiah_washington_fired#c738495 Homo Fri, 08 Jun 2007 11:01:43 -0800 Comment by genevieve I'm with Aislinn - the show will be worse without him. I'm conflicted about the actor, though. On a personal level, I'm happy with seeing repercussions for IW's actions on the job, but I am a little suspicious about the timing. Why wait all these months if they were going to fire him?

]]> genevieve http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/isaiah_washington_fired#c738530 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/isaiah_washington_fired#c738530 Homo Fri, 08 Jun 2007 11:16:13 -0800 Comment by Aislinn @7: They didn't fire him, they just declined to renew his contract. I assume he was still within his contract for the remainder of the season after the hullaballoo.

@6: It's Meredith Grey.

]]> Aislinn http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/isaiah_washington_fired#c738571 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/isaiah_washington_fired#c738571 Homo Fri, 08 Jun 2007 11:34:55 -0800 Comment by alger Remember he also choked Patrick Dempsey. In most sane workplaces slurs and physical attacks are not tolerated - no matter the role of the employee.

]]> alger http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/isaiah_washington_fired#c738631 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/isaiah_washington_fired#c738631 Homo Fri, 08 Jun 2007 12:06:41 -0800 Comment by Gitai @9 You gotta be pulling in $20 million per picture before you can get away with that.

]]> Gitai http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/isaiah_washington_fired#c738809 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/isaiah_washington_fired#c738809 Homo Fri, 08 Jun 2007 14:06:31 -0800 Comment by lawrence clark No, he couldn't make it as Surgeon General because even with his acting role as a doctor and his dislike of T. R. Knight in real life, he would be considered too "uppity" to be accepted.

]]> lawrence clark http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/isaiah_washington_fired#c739261 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/isaiah_washington_fired#c739261 Homo Sat, 09 Jun 2007 00:04:42 -0800 Comment by Bill MSN I NIIPET
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]]> Bill http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/isaiah_washington_fired#c741443 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/isaiah_washington_fired#c741443 Homo Tue, 12 Jun 2007 14:53:38 -0800 Comment by Bill MSN I NIIPET
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]]> Bill http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/isaiah_washington_fired#c741445 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/isaiah_washington_fired#c741445 Homo Tue, 12 Jun 2007 14:54:04 -0800 Comment by Bill MSN I NIIPET
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]]> Bill http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/isaiah_washington_fired#c741446 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/isaiah_washington_fired#c741446 Homo Tue, 12 Jun 2007 14:54:19 -0800 Comment by dat I have been hoping that his smelly black ass was gonna get fired! Justice served!

]]> dat http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/isaiah_washington_fired#c742768 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/isaiah_washington_fired#c742768 Homo Wed, 13 Jun 2007 18:58:22 -0800