Joining Up

By Val Castronovo, Matthew Cooper, Autumn De Leon, Daniel S. Levy, Lina Lofaro, Chris Taylor and David E. Thigpen

NO PEEKING! As the fall TV season heats up, so do the boycotts. Minority groups are fighting the whiteness of network prime time with the biggest flurry of boycotts ever. Here's a guide to what not to watch.

THE BOYCOTTERS La Raza/Nat'l Latino Media Coalition

WHAT THEY'RE BOYCOTTING Will & Grace (NBC)

WHY In season opener, a character calls her Salvadoran maid a "tamale" (NBC replaced the word with "honey")

[THE BOYCOTTERS] Media Action Network for Asian Americans

[WHAT THEY'RE BOYCOTTING] Dharma & Greg (ABC), Suddenly Susan (NBC)

[WHY] Both shows are set in San Francisco--which is 35% Asian--but have no Asian characters

[THE BOYCOTTERS] American Muslims For Jerusalem

[WHAT THEY'RE BOYCOTTING] All Disney-owned programs, especially ABC's

[WHY] An exhibit in Disney's EPCOT Center showing Jerusalem as Israel's capital