slur-related stories
Posted Jun 21st 2007 3:25PM by Anna Johns
Filed under: Grey's Anatomy, Watercooler Talk, Celebrities
At this point, it just feels like we're watching Isaiah Washington self-destruct. Since
being fired from
Grey's Anatomy, he has said some pretty
stupid stuff. But this one takes the cake.
Washington gave an interview to the
Houston Chronicle, his hometown newspaper, where he says that actor T.R. Knight is the one who should have been fired from
Grey's Anatomy. Sure, Washington is the one who practically
got into a fistfight on set with co-star Patrick Dempsey after Washington used a derogatory gay slur referring to Knight. But, Washington says, Knight went on to have the nerve to be offended by it and ended up creating a negative work environment.
Continue reading Isaiah Washington says T.R. Knight should've been fired
Posted Apr 12th 2007 2:18PM by Anna Johns
Filed under: Programming, Daytime, Celebrities, Talk Show
Oprah is changing up her scheduled programming today in order
to interview members of the Rutgers women's basketball team. The women were the subject of a racial and sexist slur by radio host Don Imus recently. On his show, Imus inexplicably called them "nappy-headed hos" after they lost the NCAA women's championship game. As a result, he was suspended by CBS Radio and has been
fired by MSNBC.
Today, coach Vivian Stringer and ten players will appear on
Oprah via satellite. It's only the second time they have spoken out in response to Imus' April 4th comments. Yesterday, the coach and several players said they found Imus' comments to be hurtful and insensitive.
Does Imus also deserve a live-via-satellite interview with Oprah?
Posted Jan 23rd 2007 8:10AM by Anna Johns
Filed under: ABC, OpEd, Grey's Anatomy, Celebrities
The New York Times is reporting that ABC and Disney execs are "mulling the future" of Isaiah Washington. He's in hot water with fans, critics, and his own co-stars for using the word "faggot" to describe gay co-star T.R. Knight. His use of that word may be in violation of Disney's corporate antidiscrimination policy (plus, there's an
online petition to get him canned).
Let me sum up: He got into a verbal and then physical argument with Patrick Dempsey on the set of
Grey's last year, in which Washington used the f-word to refer to Knight. It all simmered down until
Golden Globes night when Washington told a room full of reporters that it never happened and he repeated the f-word. Co-stars Katherine Heigl and
T.R. Knight went on different television shows blasting Washington. Since then, Washington
has apologized, claimed he's "getting help", fired his publicist (why? because
he's the bigot?), and hired a crisis management team. Yesterday, he met with
gay activists.
Continue reading Isaiah Washington may get fired
Posted Jan 19th 2007 2:13PM by Joel Keller
Filed under: ABC, Industry, OpEd, Grey's Anatomy, Celebrities
Grey's Anatomy star Isaiah Washington re-opened an old wound at the Golden Globes on Monday night, denying he ever called T.R. Knight a "faggot" in a highly-publicized incident last fall. Since then, Knight
confirmed that Washington used the slur against him and co-star Katherine Heigl basically told the press that Washington
should just shut his piehole.It's a-gettin' ugly out there, so Washington and ABC have decided to tell the press that they're all working on a solution to this. The network said that they are "greatly dismayed" at Washington's use of the slur yet again and that "his actions are unacceptable and are being addressed." What "being addressed" means is anyone's guess. Homophobe rehab, perhaps?
Continue reading Isaiah Washington apologizes again for slur against T.R. Knight; ABC "greatly dismayed"
Posted Jan 16th 2007 6:33PM by Anna Johns
Filed under: American Idol, Celebrities, Judges, News and Gossip
Late last week, Paula Abdul appeared drunk or stoned on a morning television show in Seattle. She was doing a live satellite interview with the affiliate from New York. In the interview,
which I posted last week, Paula swayed back and forth on camera and she slurred her speech.
Last night she appeared on
The Tonight Show and explained her behavior to Leno. She said that she had two television stations asking her questions in her earpiece. Instead of calling an end to the interview(s), she just went with it. She thinks she was answering questions from Alabama while appearing on television in Seattle. She denied being drunk or on medication, but she couldn't really explain away her slurring. Maybe that's just how she talks now? Paula said it's a big deal out of nothing and all she was trying to do was have fun with a challenging situation.
Do you guys believe her?
Posted Jul 14th 2006 8:01AM by Adam Finley
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, OpEd, Retro Squad, Comedy Central, Strangers With Candy
(S01E07)
Mr. Noblet (after showing his class a tape of Martin Luther King, Jr's "I Have A Dream" speech): King's dream was of an America without racism of any kind. The tragedy of course is that all this footage is in black and white. Imagine how powerful it would have been in color.
In this episode, a student spray paints the N-word in the hallway, and all of Flatpoint High is turned upside down as they try to figure out who did it. The easiest humorous route to take would have been to mock those blatantly racist enough to do such a thing, but this episode, like the "Ginger Kids" episode of South Park, cuts much deeper, exposing the varying degrees of prejudice that exist in all of us. Or, as one student says, "The only thing we hate more than a racist is spics."
Continue reading Strangers with Candy: Let Freedom Ring
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