http://perezhilton.com/topics/gay_ga...y_20070118.php

We're not letting this die until the hatemonger is fired from Grey's Anatomy!

And, we're not the only ones who feel this way.

- Gay blogger Andy Towle says: "Unfortunately, the time for hand-holding and apologies has long passed. Washington had his opportunity to make amends over the remarks, and instead he chose to lie. Isaiah Washington needs to be fired from Grey's Anatomy. It is past time for ABC to take action and show that they will not tolerate the use of hateful language towards gay people now, or at any point in the future. The longer ABC waits to formulate a response to these incidents, the more they become complicit in what has occurred."

- Openly gay writer/director Paris Barclay says: "Here's what needs to happen: ABC, from Steve McPherson [ABC President] on down, need to condemn this kind of hate-speak, and Isaiah needs to be fired. It's just that simple. He needs to go. He's a homophobe and a liar, and no matter how important he may appear to be, there has to be a line on what behavior is acceptable both on the set and when representing the show to the press."

We feel very strongly about this issue!

If Isaiah Washington's comments had been racial and not gay-oriented, he would have been fired instantly.

Imagine if it were Patrick Dempsey throwing around the "N" word. And then to add insult to injury, denying it!

He would have been fired faster than we could finish typing this sentence.

ABC's reluctance to remove the toxic Washington from Grey's Anatomy is disgusting and inherently homophobic.

Why must there be a double standard?

Hate is hate, regardless of who it's targeted towards.

If you agree with us then we call on you to boycott ABC and their advertisers.

And, we will do what we can on our part.

In addition to boycotting ABC, we will no longer mention ABC or any of their stars on PerezHilton.com - and we will refuse their advertising money - until they properly address this matter and deal with it.

This saddens us, because we know we're gonna wanna talk about Rosie or Ugly Betty.

But, we gotta stand by our convictions.

Hopefully ABC will step up to the plate. Soon!




Say what you want about Perez...but I do agree with him on this one. They probably should have let this guy go a while ago after his initial homophobic comments...

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Can someone give me the reader's digest version of this drama? I tried to go a google search but every single article was tedious and biased.

Grey's Anatomy actor Isaiah Washington called colleague T.R. Knight (I think that's his name???) a "faggot" on the set a few months ago. At the Golden Globes they asked him about the incident, and he rather stupidly said "I never called anyone a faggot...I wish I was gay" or something to that effect.

I removed the guy from ABC's email, it is on the Perez Web site though for anyone interested...

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He sounds an idiot regardless of whether he is homophobic or not. What's more, he doesn't seem to grasp the concept of professionalism. You're on a HUGE show, Jesus Christ, show some maturity and decorum.

you need to be careful with this boycott calls because they can easily become a with hunt. Well if he really said it I don't care but you need to be sure.