This is beyond pathetic from his part. This guy NEVER learned his lesson. Katherine Heigl recently said that this whole thing made Isaiah a better man but here is the proof that he will do it again and again. There is no hope for this man. I truly wish that we never hear from him again... This lost cause is making a fool of himself and continue to insult the community on a weekly basis.

is this a joke? nevermind, don't even bother answering.

 one darn question- if he feels he isn't homophobic and all that other junk....WHYYYY did he go to rehab, etc? i mean, if he feels he did nothing wrong....wouldn't he of defended himself and said "um, no way...."   ???

whatever. he's such a loser.

I felt a little sympathy for Washington at first; I thought it was like Davis from The Real World: Denver, where he had that moment where things escalated, and he was so angry he just snapped, and he said the most offensive thing he could think of, but he didn't really mean it, or something.

I was willing to give him the benefit of the doubt; unlike Gibson's antisemitic drunk-driving incident (which was just confirming to everyone what was already suspected of him), this was Washington's first offense.

But this? Wow. Is he trying to destroy his career now?

 I don't think a day has gone by without AE reporting some insignificant detail of this fiasco. I don't care about Knight, Washington, or Grey's Anatomy. Washington is a self-absorbed homophobe plain and simple, I don't care to give him any more attention than that deserves. 

 I call for a moratorium on any and all Grey's Anatomy related "news". 

... that during the altercation with Dempsey, Washington said "I'm not your little f***** like TR?"

If that's true, then how can he say he didn't direct it at TR in the first place?

He really should just shut up and get on with his life, he's making it worse for himself, especially playing the "victim" now. 

I find it hilarious that he is spouting all of this just after saying he'd be "willing" (HA!) to come back to Grey's for cameo appearances in the future. He's stomping on any minuscule chance he ever had of going back to that show, even as a backdrop, and if he doesn't wise up he's going to ruin his entire career.

...which I would love. So, let him say what he wants to say. He's just making himself look an ass.

He seems to think that an apology deserves an award.  If I "do what you ask" and apologize and do a PSA then I deserve another season.

Because he sure as hell didn't apologize or do the PSA because he believes he was hurtful or because he opposes abusing gay people.  Since he "did nothing wrong" then the apology was not for what he did but for what he thought it would get him.

Total jerk.

And this is what Jasmine Cannuck calls "the racism of the white gay male community"?  Sorry Jasmine, you lose credibility for this stunt.

Just when I think this guy can't surprise me anymore, he says something even more idiotic than the last idiotic comment he made. Wow. He really just doesn't know how to keep his mouth shut, does he?

I really hope everyone sees him for the ass he really is, but this poll makes me nervous.

Maybe Isaiah is voting for himself...

I am so tired of this loudmouth getting all the non-stop media attention every time he opens his mouth and his latest diatribe falls from it.

So, in the spirit of my favourite lady, Anne Robinson...

"Isaiah Washington, You ARE the weakest link - goodbye!!"

Ok,

I felt it necessary to create an account just so I could post on this issue. The best way I know how to start is by saying this:

When the concept of social justice and equality is reduced to popular appeal and cultural shifts, then we are living in phony times.

My opinion of IW before all of this drama was that he was an intriguing, regal dramatic actor who understood and respected the craft deeply. That opinion has not changed. Whether he is "arrogant" "rude" or even "ignorant" is of no concern to me as an audience member.

When the buzz around the Oct. 9th incident started up, I was both confused and disappointed by the allegations. But I was equally confused and dissappointed that the incident was being spun into a tabloid story when it seemed that the the show and the network just wanted to continue doing the work that it was doing.

Since then, there have been some clear missteps on behalf of IW, but also on behalf of ABC, T.R. Knight's camp, and **the public at large**.

Mostly, I'm upset that we as a community have participated in such a ridiculous media circus that, in the end, hasn't done much to solidify any sort of legitamate progress, healing, or even mere tolerance.

Like most everyone else, I don't have all of the "facts" on this incident. But in context of what I have read, I don't believe that this termination has meant much of anything beyond a network making a business decision, therefore it's useless to project meaning onto it in terms of some sort of "statement" on tolerance. In the meantime, a perhaps too temperamental human being naively allowed himself to be stringed along by a system that ultimately saw him as a tool.

Please spare me the "what if" hypothetical scenarios. Any and every incident of alleged bigotry must be dealt with individually. Further, I really hope no one on here is vacant enough to try to compare this to the Imess saga. Two completely different incidents, two completely different circumstances under which terminations took place.

It may do us all some good to assess what IW has to say in the wake of all of this:

jason