Oh. Freakin'. PLEASE.

“There has been much discussion of the effect language like this has on our young people, particularly young women of color trying to make their way in this society. That consideration has weighed most heavily on our minds as we made our decision.”

-- Leslie Moonves
CBS President and CEO
on firing Don Imus today

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RELATEDLY, I AM SURE Sumner Redstone, chairman of both CBS Corp. and sister corporation Viacom, will order Viacom entities BET and MTV Networks to remove all but the most wholesome rap and hip-hop videos from those networks' programming.

After all, he did order Les Moonves to "do the right thing" in relation to Don Imus and, apparently, ridding the airwaves and cable spectrum of "language like this" is a corporate priority of both companies because of its effect "on our young people, particularly young women of color trying to make their way in this society."

RIIIIIIGHT.