Wow. Are you serious? Nevermind that a fellow cast member had to deal with a very derogatory attack, and another cast member almost dealt with a physical attack. Poor fake Christina.

You mean Christina's not a real person???!!!??? Grey's isn't a reality show???!!!!!????

When I first heard the news, I was mad at ABC for firing him. But the truth is as much as love Dr. Burke's character, the real life actor has made some very wrong choices and those have consquences. Since Addision is leaving for "Private Paratice" what sort of new characters do you think they will introduce?

From what I have read, there were a couple of other factors involved. Isaiah Washington had also gotten into a physical altercation and had been "released" from a previous television show. Sounds like a pattern of behaviour. Also, I think that the cast was very upset that he used the Golden Globes to deny what happened when the whole cast knew what happened.

Shinerbock, what you do in your off-time is your business. If Washington wanted to make comments when he was away from the studio, that's his right. But, if you use derogatory language directed at a co-worker and you are at work? Then it does become the company's problem and issue.

Do Sheffield, Rocker, and Washington have the right to believe what they want to believe and freedom of speech? Absolutely. Then stick up for what you believe in and don't whine about the consequences of saying what you believe.

PS - I do not believe, condone or agree with the statements that Sheffield, Rocker, and Washington say. They do have the right of speech. But, again, accept the consequences for your speech and actions.

I agree, and if I thought the firings of people like Imus, Rocker, Washington, etc...were entirely the natural product of their actions, I'd be completely comfortable with it. However, while I think what you say should be the way things are, I don't think they are in fact that way. Almost everyone around the Imus situation thinks the assertion that he was fired for sponsor pullout is absolutely ridiculous. I'm not as familiar with the Washington situation, and frankly I don't care as much as my post may have indicated. I'm more discouraged by the general culture, and some of the comments even in this thread, indicating that "you can't get away with saying things like that." Are there consequences for actions? Sure, and they generally occur naturally. However, I think you should be able to be a racist, a sexist, biased against gays, whatever, and if it doesn't impact your work, you shouldn't be fired. I'm not really arguing a slippery slope here, but rather that some of the underlying motivations and the responses of people to situations like this are very disturbing.

I already said what I had to say about the Washington. The person before me said they were getting tired of Grey's but thought it would be interesting to see how things changed and my comment was in response to that.

So stop being so critical for nothing, I've had plenty to say on the serious situation side of this thing...

Well you know there is a whole Grey's Anatomy thread right?

I thought this was specifically to discuss Isaiah's firing?

I saw this coming. I wasn't surprised by the news at all after the season finale of the show.

OK, you are correct in that is why I gave it it's own thread, but someone commented and I was responding. I didn't really see the harm in that...

OMG INBD, Idk, my BFF Jill?

I was actually surprised to read that they JUST NOW fired him. I heard months ago that Burke was going away (walking out on the wedding) due to the behind-the-scenes stuff happening on the set, so when he indeed did do that on the finale, I considered the rumor confirmed.

I'll wait to see whether the rumor of the other major character leaving becomes truth.

Umm...what other major character? PM me if you don't want to spoil it.

I can believe that he was terminated but I refuse to believe he actually quoted the movie "Network". :rolleyes:

Isaish Washington has officially lost his mind. Now he's playing the race card:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070629/...ItKTUUWdAE1vAI

- "someone heard the booming voice of a black man and got really scared and that was the beginning of the end for me."

- "My mistake was thinking black people get second chances."

- "Well, it didn't help me on the set that I was a black man who wasn't a mush-mouth Negro walking around with his head in his hands all the time. I didn't speak like I'd just left the plantation and that can be a problem for people sometime"

Well, it was only a matter of time before he did this. I'm not surprised. It's far easier to play the race card than to admit you're a homophobic creep.