Gay Bravo exec on what to do about Isaiah Washington...
If you have checked out my blogroll on the right column of Out In Hollywood, one of the links is to Andy's Blog. Andy isn't just some dude like me who is gay and likes to write about entertainment; he's a gay who is gay and CREATES entertainment as the senior vice president of programming for the Bravo network that has brought us such gay-friendly shows as "Project Runway," "Top Design," and, of course, "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy." AfterElton.com posts a nice Q&A with Andy today which is recommended reading. I have excerpted the remarks he makes about Isaiah Washington and the whole "Grey's Anatomy" situation which I think are interesting:
"I would actually weirdly feel funny about firing him. I feel like firing him is really dangerous. I know a lot of gay people think that he should be fired. I think that he probably is being publicly being humiliated and he may never bounce back, and I think that he will never use the word again... I think that the guy needs therapy. And I think that if he is causing a work situation in which none of the other cast members can now make a productive show, then he should be fired. I think that if his cast members can forgive him and work with him and teach him why this is wrong and he shouldn't do this, then I think that's OK. I think if it becomes an untenable situation and no one can forgive him, then he should be gone."



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