Grey’s Anatomy — Gay Actor’s Angry
by Jeff Davis
Another interesting celebrity teapot tempest is brewing on the concept of forbidden words proving blacks have limited immunity to Political Correctness. According to the New York Post, “The drama backstage at Grey’s Anatomy is threatening to dwarf the one on-screen. The show’s stars this week are openly fighting over whether Grey’s star (black) Isaiah Washington used a gay slur (faggot) to refer to co-star T.R. Knight earlier this season - and forced him to ‘come out’ in People magazine. The incident was thought to be dead and buried until last Monday night at the Golden Globes when Washington vehemently denied (that he) called Knight a faggot during an on-set argument with another actor, co-star Patrick Dempsey.”
The black actor denies saying it, according to the Post. “‘No, I did not call T.R. a faggot,’ Washington told reporters at a press conference right after the awards show. ‘Never happened, never happened.’…On the show, Washington plays the steely Dr. Preston Burke and Knight plays the bumbling Dr. George O’Malley.” (But of course… We can’t have a strong white male character contrasting with a bumbling, incompetent, Affirmative Action black, now, can we? Where do we think this is, real life?) (more…)