....I REALLY WANT PRESTON TO COME BACK TO GREYS ANATOMY i meant i want ISAIAH WASHINGTON TO COME BACK...hes such a HOTTIE...

hey people, lets get over it already! it was wrong, yeah yeah, but he apologised! he's only human. we are all guilty of that sin. sometimes we just cannot hold back our irritation over something, no matter how hard we try.

T.R should be proud of his sexuality, or what do u think?

Hi, I am 17 yrs. old and I love grey's Anatomy, sexy baby, but I do not think he should have been fired. Yes, he did say some demeaning things to his co-star but come on he adds depth and character to this show. No one else in this show can be strick, sweet, smart, and direct with the utmost confidence as Berk. On the hand George, the loser of Grey's Anatomy whom basically has the depth of a piece of paper in this show is still on here. Berk come back Grey's will suck with out you.

I am from Barbados and I just love the show Grey's Anatomy. But most of all I love the cast, particularly the characters. They all seem to bring a special blend to the show which somehow creates variety and at the same time a sense of balance. However, the character of Preston Burke is exceptional and at the same time warm and endearing. Additionally,his role is a very positive portrayal of a black male in a world where sometimes it is very hard to see or hear positive things about black people.The character of Dr. O'Malley is also an endearing one he brings a very humanistic approach to the entire picture. For the future of the picture. I would beg you to bring back Isaiah Washington and give us a happy ending of him tying the knot with Dr. Yang.(Again something positive) His performances are solid and very realistic.He has apologised and I do believe that it is time to get beyond all that and remember that these shows are all about acting and ratings are very important. Without Dr. Burke's character, I see no need to watch this picture anymore.

silly abc ! firing a man for no good reason.. and more silly is this baby Knight << i use to like him

Don Imus apologized and he got fired. Michael Richards will be lucky if he works again and he's apologized. Should they be excused under the idea of "free speech"? I don't think insulting someone's race, religon, sex, sexual orientation.. should be excused as "free speech". If Washington doesn't want someone calling him the "N" word, then he should give the same consideration to Knight and the "F" word. I believe if you want respect, you have to give respect.

Mr. Washington.. you weren't fired for being black.. you were fired for being a jerk.

There is not many series out there today that potrays a smart, intelligent, young black male. I have watched IW for quite sometime. Grey's ratings will not escalate by any chance without him. Someone please hurry and grab him up for a role because he has what it takes to be a good actor.

Its just so annoying when certain racial or religious or sexual groups think that they have the "trademark to tragedy"

Personally i think some people just have too much time on their hands and are too sensitive.

If i was a homosexual and someone called me a "F----T" i will be like " yeah whatever" and move on with my life.

Comeon, we have bigger problems in the world.

Leave the poor guy alone.

You know, it's kind of funny how everyone's trying to make this out to be more than what it really is...a guy called someone a really ugly name...then he realized that it wasn't so nice (to the other person or for his career is not ours to judge), and he apologized. What else could he do? Okay, this is America---I thought we still had the right to say what we want---and if we realize that our words are going to hurt someone or ourselves--we have the right to try to soften the blow and make ammends...can you fault a guy for trying to fix an almost "unfixable" situation? I mean, really! Mr. Washington has just as much a right to say what's on his mind as the next person---as ugly as his words may be. My problem is that when he tried to fix it with the only tools that he has in this society---a public declaration that his words were hurtful and that he wants to get over his hate (whatever that means), people still want to see him go down in flames. What gives? Do we not understand? HE TRIED TO FIX IT PEOPLE!! That means that all further comments about what he said and how bad it was and all the other stuff is irrelevant!! But after all, this is America and if you want to say something utterly stupid---it's your right... just remember that when you try to censor him...

Funny. if you don't agree with the gays your "Homophobic".

I don't agree with them pushing their lifestyle onto others or telling ME I HAVE TOO except it. Sorry No can do and never will.

I'm sorry for all of those who were offened by Mr Washingtons words. But it is a choice to be offended. If we are truley tolerant then we will be tolerant of other people being intolerant. This is America. Should we all try to be nice to each other yes but we are allowed to say things what we think.(freedom of speach) Don't get so upset over what other people say. So you don't agree with him. You don't have to like him or agree with him.

You can not make amends for bigotry. If someone on the show had called him the dreaded "N" word, there would have been tons of pressure from black groups and community leaders like Al Sharpton to have that person fired... and deservedly so.

There is no excuse for sexism, racism, bigotry or hatred. Anyone who makes excuses for people who demonstrate proclivities towards hate should... as one person intelligently and succinctly stated above... GET A LIFE.

I'm glad he was fired from the show. Frankly, he got what he deserved. He demonstrated not just ONCE but TWICE he is ignorant and bigoted. Therapy, and apologizing are nice gestures but not enough. Actions have consequences. Hate in our society has been tolerated for far too long. As a member of a group that has experienced hate and violence, he should have been more tolerant and not acted so ignorantly.

Again, if someone on the show had used the "N" word to describe him TWICE I would almost guarantee they would have been fired within an episode from the sheer pressure. The fact he lasted the rest of the season was generous enough. I will miss the character, but NOT the actor.

is this a foxnews forum?
really? you people see NOTHING wrong with calling someone a f----t?
so if one of his co-workers had called IW a n----r, that would be okay? because he's black and he should just accept that, well, that's a name people give to blacks?

you're all digusting.

do you think abc gives two s---s if ten of you stop watching the show because IW is gone?
surprise! THEY DON'T.
did you ever stop to think that the rest of the cast no longer wants to work with him?

besides, the show sucks anyway. maybe you all should get over yourselves.

First of all I absolutly love the show! I think that Isaah Washington plays an amazing character and is an amazing actor. We all make mistakes and say things we don't mean. We're human. Not that what he said wasn't wrong, but he did apologize and admit to his mistake. I think that he should not be fired for what he said and I truly believe that the show will suffer greatly without him as part of the cast.

Has anyone noticed that we are not required (or even supposed to!,) like/value others equally. And indeed, it's built-in that men (of which I am one,) dislike gays. This is perfectly natural, for so many reasons. And not only do I dislike them but I noticed that the God of the Bible took time to say that he hate's them too, So I'd say that IW is in very good company.

A friend of my wife is a lawyer and mentioned something that Mr. Washington should know, (basically, he might have recourse; I don't know, but I do hope that he speaks to an entertainment lawyer right away.)

Of course no one knows the future, but if IW gets some professional career advice from someone who has been around the industry for sometime, this incident just might turn into a real boost for him.

On the other hand, not many actors who are known to be gays are around for very long; (Yes their are lot's of gays in Hollywood but most of them who are in front of the camera are not "out", whereas T. R. Knight is.) Exit TRK?

Right now IW should be talking to the wisest people he can find -- and this won't be the first time the God of the Bible takes sides. People who think he's distant or out to lunch have been watching too much television!