A Proper Reaction to David Letterman

The beauty of the internet is open and instant communications with anyone in the world. It enables you to contact people you would not have been able to do in the past, and enables you to bring issues to light that in the past would have been left in the dark. Most importantly, it lets you register your disgust as a consumer and responsible citizen with inappropriate activities. There are many good and decent people in this country, and if we enable them, good things can and do occur.

With that being said, I am sure many of you were upset about David Letterman's jokes the other night which ranged from sexist to disgusting. He followed that up by a non-apology, and then when the issue didn't go away, he laughed it off with another non-apology. His behavior should not be endorsed or supported. I'm not saying he should be fired, but when a dog poops in the house, we shouldn't ignore him or give him a treat- there should be repercussions.

There are a lot of good companies run by decent people that advertise on his show. Through the magic of the internet, you can now email them and let them know you are upset by Letterman's actions. Look on the left hand side of the website. It is pretty easy- just copy and paste the sample letter (or create your own), sign your name, copy an advertiser's email address (pick one at random if you like), and hit send. It takes under a minute to do something about this.

Here is the website to go to- David Letterman.