Losing Isaiah

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Isaiah Washington, Dr Burke on Grey's Anatomy, has been fired from the cast unceremoniously. Many saw this coming after hearing him refer to costar T.R. Knight as a faggot on two separate occasions. Soon after there was a firestorm of controversy and other costars such as Katherine Hiegl repeatedly expressed their hurt and anger in the media. Then Washington’s character’s plotline was conveniently and quite simply resolved leaving no teaser for the next season.

TMZ.com reports Washington's openly gay co-star T.R. Knight was psychologically injured so badly by the F-word incident that perhaps Washington should be empathetic to his feelings.

Hmm what more can Isaiah do besides going to counseling, publicly apologizing, and recording a PSA so that others can learn from his own mistake. What he said was wrong but hasn't the man done enough atonement? He didn’t even submit himself for a Golden Globe nomination and Lord knows he deserved one after season 2. Isaiah has been quoted as saying, “I’m mad as hell and I’m not going to take it anymore” and I don’t think that he should! They’ve basically made an example out of him and it’s unfair. I don’t want to open old wounds but Don Imus, KKKramer, and Mel Gibson have hardly been held accountable for their hurtful words. Although Imus was fired there are talks of him getting an even more lucrative position on satellite radio!

I’m also joining Washington in his anger because I feel like the media likes to crucify black entertainers. I don’t believe Janet Jackson was entirely innocent during Nipplegate, but she has since apologized PROFUSELY. Yet her career hasn’t bounced back from the controversy. Meanwhile her partner in crime Justin Timberlake emerges from the firestorm unscathed. I can’t help but to worry that Isaiah’s career will suffer the same fate as Janet’s. He is an incredibly talented actor and doesn’t deserve that. One can only hope that he won’t take this lying down, that he will gracefully come out of this mess on top…