It's Time to Pay the Piper

[wlotus]

It seems David Letterman and CBS are beginning to pay a price in the market of public opinion for his "jokes" about Governor Palin looking like a "slutty flight attendant" and her underage daughter being raped by Alex Rodriguez.
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Hello New York Area PUMAs! It's time to stand up for women's rights and take action to let the MSM and their sponsors know that jokes at women's and girls' expense will not be tolerated!

FIRE DAVID LETTERMAN RALLY

When: Tuesday, June 16, 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm.

Where: Outside the Ed Sullivan Theater, 1697 Broadway @ 53rd and 54th Streets, New York City.

Bring your own signs (be creative but PG rated!)

Keep telling your friends on the internet and in person to sign the letter to CBS asking them to fire David Letterman at http://www.firedavidletterman.com.

Progress is being made:

1. CBS has received so many negative comments about Letterman they have shut down the comments section of their website.

2. A leading New York State Legislator, Brian Kolb, publicly called for CBS to fire Letterman.

We hope you can make it. Some of us will join in after work. Let's turn it out!

Comments

[arkadelos.livejournal.com]

"Bring your own signs (be creative but PG rated!)"

So... Lotus, you mean, there can't be any eye-for-an-eye signs saying, "Letterman, why don't you make jokes about someone raping your son?"

I have started writing protests to his sponsors, but I ran out of ink. Will try again Monday.

[wlotus.livejournal.com]

That would be a very good one!

[verucas-chaos.livejournal.com]

I'm not a fan of what David had to say in anyway. It was crass any "man on the street" said such things they would be called a letch. The thing is....that many men do this everyday and noone puts a stop to it - they talk inuendo about teen girl stars all the time. I just don't know if my voice even makes a difference. It is truly one of the reasons I don't much like most men.

[wlotus.livejournal.com]

You aren't the only one. The outcry suggests there are a LOT of people who are sick and tired of women and girls being made into jokes by men. It has to stop, and perhaps if an example is made of Letterman (whose audience is far larger than the average man on the street's audience), it will make other men think twice about saying such things as a "joke".

[faerie-spark.livejournal.com]

I had no idea this had happened!

Grrr.....

Not, funnny, Letterman, not funny!
Thanks for bringing this to our attention, Lotus.

I spend most of my time around women, so I forget about this stuff at times.

[flewellyn.livejournal.com]

Good!