I apologize for my angry response too, Jeri. My point was that "organized" boycotts can be very dangerous. The best plan of action to stop racism is to pull support, but as we saw with the blacklist - simple thoughts can be controlled. We live in a dangerous age where EVERYTHING is circumspect.    While we need to fight against racism and intolerance, the methods that we choose and how we go about doing it can impact on our freedoms.

If Don Imus worked for me, I would have fired him too. However, I would also have paid attention to what his show was about and tried to stop it before it reached this point.   For CBS and MSNBC to fire him now is hypocritical. I believe in progressive discipline and giving people a chance. What Imus said about the Rutger's team was wrong - but if he had been allowed to make previous statements of a similar nature and was rewarded for his actions (large contracts, no reprimands, etc.) then what he did was not abnormal behavior in the eyes of his employer.