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Saturday, January 20, 2007

Feuds R' Us

They're at it again. Those wacky celebs are engaging in public fights for the whole world to see. This time the Grey's Anatomy clan has reignited the age-old question of whether Isaiah Washington called T.R. Knight the F-word. Washington reinterated that he didn't call T.R. a "faggot" (his exact word) in the Golden Globe press room, which of course was televised throughout the word. Well, his words of denial started another shit storm and debate. Why would he say it again?

As always I see things from different sides. They need a very special episode of Grey's Anatomy that tells the story from three points of view-T.R.'s, Isaiah's and the truth because what I've heard so far doesn't make sense. What caused Washington to come to blows with Patrick Dempsey in the first place? It had to be more than the reported call time. If not, these small screen doctors take their job seriously. If Knight was late, how did he know that Washington referred to him as the F-word? Was the entire crew and cast there to hear the exchange? Or are they working off hear say? Either way this has become a cluster fuck.

My good friend JR came up with an idea for the show. They should write in a gay character in for a 2 or 3 episode run to have a confrontation with Dr. Preston. In other words, work this issue out on screen. First I have to say, why do we care what Washington says? If he used this word in front of the cast, everyone now knows he's a small man with limited vocabulary. He might be one of these people that thinks by using the F-word, it takes some of the power away. Like saying nigger instead of the N-word. Anyway, he sets no legislative or moral policy so why do we care that he might be homophobic. Shame on him but at the end of the day who cares what he thinks. The bigger problem is his use of it in the workplace and in the media. This is an issue that should have stayed in-house. He definitely needs to be reprimanded and possibly released.

Knight on the other hand has taken a righteous tone to the issue. He would have never come out publicly had this not gotten in the media. It's a shame that he had to be Lanced and thrown out of the closet. He says he was never called the F-word to his face before. Well, he's very fortunate because I'm sure many of his gay brothern face that word everyday. It's a shame but it's true. This could be a pivotal moment for him to come forward as an advocate. We'll see what he does with the opportunity.

What is your take on this feud? Do you care?

1 Comments:

Blogger lady t said...

I'm not a Grey's fan so this feud doesn't affect me that much but on the other hand,there's no excuse for using that kind of language towards a co-worker(and based on Katherine Heigl's reaction to Washington's statement at the Golden Globes,he probaly did say it)and that needs to be rectified pronto.

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