A Shaggy Haired, Pop-Star Dating John Mayer Weighs In Three-Month-Old Grey's Anatomy Incident

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Think you've heard the last of the Isaiah Washington gay-bashing incident? Think again. Despite the fact that the incident is already three months old (and we've completely lost interest), Jessica Simpson's shaggy-haired musician/boyfriend has decided to toss his hat into the ring.

That's right, John Mayer, evidently inspired by supermodel Gisele's earlier crazy, unsolicited musings about fashion, and has decided to weigh in with his own completely original solution to ABC's PR nightmare.

Because, according to Mayer, the only way to combat the homophobic Isaiah Washington is with a homo-friendly Dr. Burke:

Now, far be it from me to chime in on other people's business, but just like the man standing in line for a movie overhears a stranger behind him whom he knows has confused the finer points of the film "Throw Mama From The Train" with those of "Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot!", sometimes you have to turn around and butt into a situation that doesn't concern you in order to offer a little bit of assistance.

ABC may fire Mr. Washington, and it seems as if the pressure to do so is mounting by the day. They may also choose to placate all parties involved with some well-constructed press releases and the soothing touch of time, but in my mind, neither outcome succeeds in making any strides in promoting the tenets of tolerance and understanding.

I would like to offer my suggestion for a solution; produce an episode of Grey's Anatomy in which Mr. Washington's character, Dr. Burke comes out to his friends and colleagues as a gay man!!! What better way for an actor to get to the roots of his discrimination than by portraying the very the subject of his own ire for the remainder of his contract? That'll learn ya!

Lest you think that we're joking, please allow us reassure you that Mayer then goes on to script out a few "hypothetical" Grey's Anatomy scenes, as per his aforementioned Dr. Burke-is-a-homosexual storyline. And not surprisingly, the end result is so campy/awful/unfunny that we're actually rendered speechless and virtually incapable of mockery. Suffice it to say that highlights include Dr. Burke baking tea cookies for Jake Shears of Scissor Sisters, a gay club in Seattle called "The RamRod," a mime with a scalpel in his chest, and, most improbably of all, the self-involved, narcissistic Meredith Grey relegated to a single, solitary line of dialogue??

We assure you the whole thing reads like an unfunny joke that's gone on for way too long, but should you have any interest in seeing how the creative genius behind "Your Body Is A Wonderland" envisions a very gay episode of Grey's, the full "script" is available after the jump.

SCENES FROM 'GREY'S ANATOMY', by John Mayer

INT: NIGHT, ON LOCATION

(THE RAMROD, A large rock club is packed to the rafters with energetic, bold looking twenty-somethings. On stage, an almost impossibly flamboyant group of performers are rocking out to a psychedelic beat that has the crowd whipped up into a primal frenzy.)

(CHRISTINA leans into the ear of PRESTON, struggling to be heard over the music)

CHRISTINA:

I think it's really cool that you wanted to take us to a SCISSOR SISTERS concert, Burke! I gotta say, I never pegged you for the type. You're always talking about how much you love Ultimate Fighting Championships and Adult Video Award shows.

(CHRISTINA's eyes skitter from left to right, enlightened.)

Pretty much all the time, come to think of it.

BURKE:

(cautiously)

A friend of mine gave me their CD for Christmas. I figured I'd give it a listen. Turns out they weren't bad. They have a pleasant enough sound. Besides, I figured it would be nice to show you guys a fun time for once.

CUT TO:

STAGE

(The band plays the final exciting beats of "Kiss You Off". Jake Shears, The SCISSOR SISTERS lead singer [himself] takes the mic.)

JAKE:

Thank you very muuuuuuch Seattle!!! This next song is called "I Don't Feel Like Dancing" and tonight, we want to send this song off to a very special man in the crowd, Preston Burke, webmaster of the biggest SISTERS fan site, idontfeellikedancing.com!!! Thanks Preston! The tea cookies you left backstage were deeelish!!!

(CROWD APPLAUDS WILDLY WHILE THE BAND LAUNCHES INTO THEIR HIT SINGLE. PRESTON, now downright sheepish, grabs his coat and small pleather DKNY bag, fumbling towards the exit.)

BURKE:

I think I left a scalpel in that mime today. See ya!!!

And, SCENE.

"But John", you ask, waking up your roommate, "how can anyone be sure that Mr. Washington will abide by the agreement to play an openly homosexual Cardiothoracic surgeon?"

I present to you a potential storyline that will ensure the power lies with the writing team:

INT., DAYTIME, DR. BURKE'S OFFICE.

(Dr. MEREDITH GREY pokes her head into BURKE's office)

MEREDITH:

Burke, I just wanted to let you know the mime with the scalpel you left in him is going to make a full reco-

(MEREDITH is shocked)

What is that??

BURKE:

(casually)

What is wha- Oh, this. This is my pet cougar, Dolce. Ferocious little guy.

(a large cougar in a cramped wire crate growls loudly and swipes his giant paw at nothing in particular. Burke is unfazed, studying an EKG print-out)

All I gotta say is, I'm glad he spends all day in his discount cage. If he should ever break out of that rickety thing I'd be a dead man. And I'm a gay doctor working IN a hospital. Sweet nature's fury!

And, SCENE.

Again, I have very little grounds for offering my advice, but I'm just calling it as I see it - After all, "Throw Mama From the Train" had Ann Ramsey in it, while Estelle Getty was in "Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot!" Couldn't let that go.

Earlier:
Orange You GLAAD We Didn't Say Banana Hammock?
ABC is Sorry Isaiah Washington Had to Make His Homophobia Public Again
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  • Comments (13)

    No. 1 Cindy says:

    Whoa, John Mayer is even crazier than that nut-job Cindy Adams!

    Posted: Jan 22, 2007 at 2:08 pm
    No. 2 Gayle King says:

    Talk about a closet-case!

    Posted: Jan 22, 2007 at 2:08 pm
    No. 3 Jackie Green says:

    If Isaiah Washington were White and did what he did, he'd have been fired the next day.

    Posted: Jan 22, 2007 at 3:06 pm
    No. 4 C-List says:

    OMG, is Mayer smoking crack or what?? What kind of crazy sits around coming up with "hilarious" fake scripts for Grey's Anatomy? Geez, what a nerd.

    Posted: Jan 22, 2007 at 3:45 pm
    No. 5 chunkstyle says:

    It isn't really 3 months old controversy given that Isaiah uttered the slur again just last week and reignited the whole thing over again himself! Mayer's idea would be funny were it not for the fact that you would be playing into Isaiah's homophobic hands by saying that "playing gay" would be his worst punishment. Still, kind of a funny idea.

    Posted: Jan 22, 2007 at 4:43 pm
    No. 6 Jayden says:

    I don't think the writer of this article knows a joke when he sees it.

    Posted: Jan 22, 2007 at 6:49 pm
    No. 7 Renee May says:

    I thought it was funny. I wasn't rolling on the ground holding my sides, but whatever, it's just his blog. And I have learned to take all of Johns blogs with a grain of salt.

    The only thing I can't believe is that "the daughters guy" wrote a BLOG, and there are about 8 articles on it.
    Dude, it's not that big of a deal.

    With any luck, Lindsay Lohan will break out of rehab, steal a mongoose and a cab charge to texas, so you can all go back to your usual suspects…

    Posted: Jan 22, 2007 at 10:28 pm
    No. 8 René says:

    really… there's no need to be soooooo serious. There are important things and thoughs worth one's time, but this one is not one of them.

    Posted: Jan 23, 2007 at 11:35 am
    No. 9 Kristin says:

    WHOA!!! This is completely taken out of context! It was written satirically, you FOOLS.

    For those of you who have spoken before you had all your information straight, John Mayer offers blog entries for his FANS to read. If you are one of his fans who have taken the time to read these entries and learn his writing style, you would find that Mayer has made several such tongue-in-cheek observations/suggestions. (Why don't you read his letter to Smuckers, morans). If you still don't get it, ask someone you trust to introduce you to SARCASM–you have obviously never met.

    If you are one who has read his pitch and only came to the conclusion that he seriously expected this episode to run, then you are painfully naive. Save yourself embarrasment and us frustration by never bothering to read anything that requires you to think outside the box. You're not capable, but I'm sure you can still find some way to be a productive citizen in your community.

    Keep writing, Mr. Mayer!!! You are hilarious! :)

    Posted: Jan 26, 2007 at 2:21 pm
    No. 10 anncoulter'sass says:

    let me ask all you people something………in 100 years, do you think any of these would matter?

    Posted: Jan 26, 2007 at 3:47 pm
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