Some call it "punishment," I call it "discernment."
She's still free to say whatever she wants. We all are (unless we're in college). And we're all free to bear the consequences of our beliefs.
Most Hollywood types would never make it as bloggers or online pundits. They don't have the moxie to put it out there and reap the fruit of their thoughts and get knocked around a bit and learn to THINK. Spineless whiners. They can't defend their stand, so they just whine that they're being censored. No, not censored, Whoopi, shunned. A good old-fashioned, time-honored way of expressing disapproval for one's words or deeds.
"discernment."
Theres an ocean of difference between discernment and censorship. When one woman (tipper Gore) leads a crusade to keep people from hearing John Denver saying Rocky mountain "high", its censorship. When the public stands up en masse and says "we dont want to hear your crap" its discernment.
That is one word I rarely see or hear, yet it is one of the most important words there is, along with "prejudice". The latter is a word that's been hijacked and misused for years. Wise use of discernment and prejudice is probably the most important function a thinking person can do.
FMCDH(BITS)
Agree... as in repudiation for her conduct/language. It's not punishment... it's REJECTION!