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So Katherine Heigl told The Emmys to eff off because she "did not feel that I was given the material this season to warrant an Emmy nomination and in an effort to maintain the integrity of the academy organization." While many (including brother site Defamer) think Katherine is being an ungrateful C-U-Next-Tuesday, crapping all over Grey's Anatomy, the television show that brought her fame, maybe she's just taking a stand against the Grey's constant portrayal of women as victims. Over on Radar's website, my girl Willa Paskin points out that Meredith Grey is the ultimate victim. "The pinnacle of the Grey's star's victimhood really came last year, when the thinnest "doctor" in North America was pushed into the ocean and elected not to swim, in a genuine, if slightly halfhearted, suicide attempt." As Willa says, televised victimhood is not defined by how bad your sob story is; its' your reaction to your lot in fictional life. In short, it's all about attitude. "True victims don't have any." Who's the biggest tv victim of the past 20 years? More »
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