Isaiah Washington isn’t any stranger to controversy, and it appears like he is discovered himself in sizzling water as soon as once more.
On Saturday, the previous Gray’s Anatomy star shared a narrative on his private Fb account concerning the fondness he shared for his college academics and previous neighbors, who simply so occurred to be Ku Klux Klan members.
“I had a number of the finest elementary college academics and even some neighbors that I knew had been Klan Members, again in Texas whereas rising up,” Isaiah wrote in his put up, accompanied by a photograph of two white girls and a child wearing KKK garb.
“I knew the place They stood with me, and In addition they knew the place I stood with Them. The boundaries had been very, very clear, and I nonetheless performed with Their children.”
Regardless of taking part in with their children, he revealed he nonetheless wasn’t capable of drink from their outdoors water hose or come inside their houses to eat. Isaiah additionally talked about their houses tended to be noticeably smaller than the one he grew up in.
And regardless that Isaiah wasn’t allowed of their houses, he confirmed his mom by no means turned these children away. They’d eat summer time lunch at his home whereas sipping out of the Washington household’s “classic JFK water glasses.”
“I can’t assist however surprise right now, if Their children are vigorously supporting me as an actor right now, just because I confirmed Them love and respect as a real Texan and a real American…”
“…even when Their mother and father and grandparents forbid Them to reciprocate it publicly. I ponder.”
Isaiah’s put up was met with blended responses, with the vast majority of them being backlash.
Like this one, which described his put up as “dangerous rhetoric”:
Or this one, which included a commenter’s private expertise with having KKK neighbors:
This particular person did not perceive why some Black folks take the ethical excessive street once they’re met with hate:
Whereas this particular person strongly doubted these kids grew as much as “vigorously” help his profession:
This particular person believed if one thing ever occurred to one of many kids whereas below Isaiah’s mother’s care, the youngsters’s mother and father might’ve reacted heinously:
This particular person reminded Isaiah that he (and quite a lot of Black folks) was taught to show the opposite cheek relating to hate as a method for survival:
And this particular person felt Isaiah’s story was “really disturbing”:
Some praised Isaiah’s mother, whereas others did not see any profit in permitting the opposite kids in her residence:
Lastly, this commenter famous that the actions of KKK members ought to by no means be excused:
For extra context, this is a full have a look at Isaiah’s Fb put up:
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