After watching Larry King Live, what do you think? I always read a different story than what was reported too. Talk about it. Are we automatically guilty just because we are black?
2007-07-02 17:44:49 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Television ➔ Soap Operas
We live in a color conscious society. Most people view things from a black, white or other perspective. We also live in a white dominated society. I don't think Isaiah got a fair deal. I know I have had and seen many situations when it comes down to black and white. The black person will always get let go. If anything, I think all three of them should have been fired or given a warning. Some things will never change. Whites are the majority. I am glad Isaiah came out and finally told his side of the story. I have always admired his work and thought he was attractive. I never watched Grey's and I will not now. I never liked the fact that Isaiah had to be with a Asian woman on the show. Why couldn't he be with a sista? I notice in a lot of movies or shows lately. They always replace a sista with a Latina, white or another minority race. He did everything the white executives asked him to do and they still fired his as*. That's wrong. Yes, I believe we are automatically guilty just because we are black. Why do the Asians follow blacks around in their stores and not other races? We are the ones that buy black hair products and support their stores. How come they (Asian or other minorities groups) can come over here and get bank loans and blacks can't? Most of us have been here all of our lives. Racism. When they are watching us, the other races are stealing from them. Yes. It's all about race. If Isaiah was white or light skin maybe he wouldn't have been fired. It's so sad to say. It's 2007 and we still haven't learned anything. We are still having race relation problems. Blacks and whites view things differently and we always will. Every white person I know was feeling so sorry for Don Indus but no one wants to forgive Isaiah. Double standards between black and white. I bet he wasn't getting as much money as Patrick either. I know how white folks can be. They will lie on you in a minute. They can look at you straight in the eye knowing they are being dirty with you. They don't have any shame about it either. I wish Isaiah well and I will support his future work.
FYI, Sandra Oh the Asian woman on the show only dates white guys. I think she was married to a white man too. She's not attractive to black men.
2007-07-04 03:45:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
At first I thought the network handled the situation correctly. They sent him to get some training on how to handle others in a business setting. Fine, they sent him and he did it.
Unless something else happened that we don't know about, I think it was wrong for them to just fire him like that after he did what they asked of him.
He did the crime, paid the price and lost his job anyway. I think it would have been fair to bring him back, if his return didn't affect their ratings, keep him on. If the ratings suffered and could be connected with him, then they should have released him.
Do I think it had anything to do with race? No.
2007-07-03 02:13:13 · answer #2 · answered by Mollysmom 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
that is why its important to hear both side of a story before making judgments....i never had any thoughts on the whole thing, but i always knew that he was a fine actor and was sad that he was off the show. now that he is able to speak and give the details of the incident, TR Knight should be ashamed of himself for lying and he should be the one to be fired and not Isiah Washington......he is so handsome:)
2007-07-03 02:25:06 · answer #3 · answered by braille 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I don't think it was fair that Isiah Washington was fired.But after his behavior on set,his co-workers probably felt very uncomfortable around him.The producers probably felt that they didn't have a choice,they were trying to do what was politically correct.
2007-07-03 15:55:38 · answer #4 · answered by Candi Apples 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know that he should have been fired, b/c we are supposed to have free speech, I'm sure people have called people names before {no matter how inappropriate}
But I don't think his race should be brought into it, he isn't "guilty" b/c he is black, he is "guilty" b/c he said/did it...
2007-07-03 09:35:06 · answer #5 · answered by TT143 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The gay comment got him fired. End of story. Isiah, shut the hell up playing the race card and sit your unemployed *** down. You should learn to shut the **** up sometime...
2007-07-03 13:06:20 · answer #6 · answered by Louisiana Boy™ - Go Baylor! 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
More and more every day. I had nothing against him before this whole thing started, but he has continued to dig himself a deeper and deeper hole. He is now just seeking attention, which I think will help NBC out when he goes to whatever show that he will be going over there.
2007-07-03 00:48:51 · answer #7 · answered by John 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I dont think that he should have been fired, but I do think that he needs to be quiet and let the issue just die
2007-07-03 20:26:43 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it's not a black thing ! He was being a rude person & bossy. Frankly I'm glad he's gone, I didn't like his acting at all.
2007-07-03 13:02:51 · answer #9 · answered by day by day 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the race card has been played to death...main point his attitude, gay comment got him fired...its too late that after the fact he realizes its stupid and wrong...think before you speak and damn right he should have been fired i support them all the way
2007-07-03 00:50:14 · answer #10 · answered by bluwoofer 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋