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Stellar

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Sun Jul 3, 2016, 08:54 PM Jul 2016

BREAKING NEWS: GREY’S ANATOMY STAR JESSE WILLIAMS TO BE REPORTEDLY FIRED FOR HIS SPEECH AT THE BET A [View all]



You knew this was going to happen. You knew there would be some kind of backlash for Jesse Williams’ speech at the 2016 BET Awards. The speech was too powerful and too truthful for the right wing movement in this country to not respond.

First they pulled Stacey Dash out of post-racial retirement to add her “clueless” comments about the speech into the social discourse. Now reports say there are all out right wing calls for a Grey’s Anatomy boycott.

The reports say that some white fans of the mega-hit ABC show wants Hollywood to conduct a public lynching of Jessie Williams by firing him from Grey’s. Reports say that there is even an official petition launched.

According to reports, the petition is being passed around to collect signatures from those who want him and his “too black sentiments” removed from the show because they allegedly heard his speech as “anti white.”


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Is there a way to find a transcript or recording of the speech? still_one Jul 2016 #1
Jesse Williams speech...I thought everybody saw it by now. Stellar Jul 2016 #3
Thanks. Sorry but I don't see an issue with that speech. Pointing out the "color" of justice, and still_one Jul 2016 #4
Thanks... Is that an unedited version? targetpractice Jul 2016 #10
Sorry I missed your question, but the only other one that I know of is in the New York Times... Stellar Jul 2016 #19
Thanks! n/t targetpractice Jul 2016 #20
Google search found several cojoel Jul 2016 #7
Thanks. I don't see a problem with it. Just calling it like it is still_one Jul 2016 #8
It doesn't say he's going to be fired it says they want him fired MattP Jul 2016 #2
They're talking about it...Change.org has a petition up about it. Stellar Jul 2016 #5
B-o-y-c-o-t-t Uponthegears Jul 2016 #6
Try .. coco77 Jul 2016 #9
short on fact and long on gossip. how can one be "reportedly fired"? nt msongs Jul 2016 #11
I hope it's gossip. nt Stellar Jul 2016 #12
I support what he said lovemydog Jul 2016 #13
Shonda won't do it JustAnotherGen Jul 2016 #14
I don't do twitter either but...and Shonda has spoken... Stellar Jul 2016 #15
I don't buy it EffieBlack Jul 2016 #16
She didn't...see post #15 Stellar Jul 2016 #17
That's what I was thinking.. no way. Cha Jul 2016 #21
BLACK MEN WHO STAND heaven05 Jul 2016 #18
The story seems to be that some people WANT him to be fired. pnwmom Jul 2016 #22
Shonda Coolest Ranger Jul 2016 #23
LOL, Yep, as I posted... Stellar Jul 2016 #24
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