Save Dr. Burke!

To:  Steve McPherson, ABC Entertainment, Disney ABC Television Group

To: Steve McPherson, ABC Entertainment, Disney ABC Television Group, and Isaiah Washington Fans Around the World:

The decision to not bring back our beloved Dr. Preston Burke, played by actor Isaiah Washington, on the next season of "Grey’s Anatomy" just further adds to a disturbing new trend at ABC wherein six people have been dismissed. Four Blacks, including Isaiah Washington ("Grey's Anatomy"), Star Jones ("The View"), Harold Perrineau "Lost"), and Page Kennedy ("Desperate Housewives") have been let go. Add to that George Lopez, a Latino, of the "George Lopez Show" and out lesbian Rosie O'Donnell of "The View." Now mind you,, these are some of your networks most highly rated shows and so one must ask themselves, what is going on?

It's a fact that Isaiah has been the target of an orchestrated campaign focused on getting him fired from "Grey’s Anatomy" since the incident with his co-stars was unleashed in the media. And while we don’t approve of his use of the f-word at the Golden Globes, Washington has since apologized and go onto to perform community service by way of a Public Service Announcement for the very organizations that have been orchestrating his dismissal. But it seems it wasn't enough.

Isaiah Washington doesn’t deserve to lose his job and ABC can't afford to let another minority actor go, especially an African American considering you have so few to begin with.

Keep Dr. Preston Burke on "Grey's Anatomy!"

If you want Isaiah Washington to stay on "Grey’s Anatomy,” please sign this petition and forward the petition to your mailing list.

Thank you for taking the time out to read this.

Sincerely,

The Undersigned

The Save Dr. Burke! Petition to Steve McPherson, ABC Entertainment, Disney ABC Television Group was created by and written by Jasmyne A. Cannick (savingdrburke@sbcglobal.net).  This petition is hosted here at www.PetitionOnline.com as a public service. There is no endorsement of this petition, express or implied, by Artifice, Inc. or our sponsors. For technical support please use our simple Petition Help form.