Tell us how you REALLY feel

Good Afternoon friends! How is your Thursday? Well mine is going well so far. I had many things to do today and somehow everything is falling into place. Well enough about me, lets get to the reason I am writing this post.


I'm not sure if you've heard about this but here is the background:

Howard Stern had some harsh words for Oscar nominee Gabourey Sibide in a show of just plain bad taste on his radio show Monday. He was offering his non-solicited two cents in response to Sidibe's Oscar nomination alongside star actresses like Meryl Streep as well as Oprah's accolades for her at the ceremony. "There's the most enormous, fat black chick I've ever seen. She is enormous. Everyone's pretending she's a part of show business and she's never going to be in another movie," he said. "She should have gotten the Best Actress award because she's never going to have another shot. What movie is she gonna be in?"

"Oprah's another liar, a filthy liar," said Stern. "She's telling an enormous woman the size of a planet that she's going to have a career."



As if enough people dont already hate him and his unkempt tresses insulting Oprah is a guaranteed way to gain enemies!


I'm just disgusted. I understand Howard is a shock jock and I actually liked his movie Private Parts but how long can he continue to hide his remarks behind the "this is just who I am" cop out? I call it like it is, a COP OUT. I am not a fan of Howard and I dont think I am in his demographic anyway but that does not leave me any less disgusted with his comments. We all know Hollywood is an image driven career but that does not give him the right to insult or discourage Gabourey from doing something she is passionate about and is darn good at. I will be glad when people stop focusing on Gabourey's weight and stop trying to convince her that she should be depressed because of the way she looks. If she is comfortable in her skin why do others see a problem with it?  Do you care?

Go ahead and tell us how you REALLY feel about Howard Stern dissing Gabourey Sidibe!

Alert: 5 Things you should know about your facebook privacy settings!!!

This one is for all of my social networkers. A little over a month ago the powers over at Facebook decided to change a few key things about their privacy settings. According to Facebook's guide to privacy, the changes mean:

• You can now control who can see every post you share, from status updates to photo albums.
• Regional networks (like London or Australia) have been removed.
• A common set of information for all users is now publicly available.
• Facebook-enhanced applications and websites now have access to a limited set of information when you use and interact with them: your publicly available information and information you've made visible to Everyone.
• No changes whatsoever to ads on Facebook. We do not give—and have never given—anyone's data or personally identifiable information to advertisers.

Although the changes were supposed to be user friendly, I was only able to figure out the new layout a few days ago. Based on my experience with securing my profile and the information contained therein, here is my list of the things you should check (and possibly change) in your privacy settings.

1. Public search listing: Before the switch, I had this feature turned OFF but after a quick google of myself I quickly discovered that this feature had been turned ON without any sort of notification to me. To check this setting, log on to your account and click on Settings>Privacy Settings>Search. If the "Allow indexing" box is checked next to "Public Search Listing" then search engines like Google, Yahoo and Bing will be able to index your information. 24 hours after you change this, type your name into any search engine and verify that the public search listing has been deleted. If it has not, double check that the"allow indexing" box is unchecked and then post your question under the "help" option.

2. Publicly available information. This is the information that is available to members of a group, quiz developers or fan page you may be a member of. Even if your Facebook profile is "private," when you take a quiz, an unknown quiz developer could be accessing almost everything in your profile: your religion, sexual orientation, political affiliation, pictures, and groups. Facebook quizzes also have access to most of the info on your friends' profiles. This means that if your friend takes a quiz, they could be giving away your personal information too. The ACLU has created a quiz called "What do Quizzes really know about you?" which will give you a shocking idea of what info is shared about you when you take a quiz. It may make you think twice the next time you feel compelled to answer questions to find out "what kind of girlfriend are you?" or "which boondocks character are you?"

3. Privacy lists. These can be useful when you want to publish information but only allow certain people the privilege of viewing it. With the new changes, You can select a privacy level or choose to customize your privacy. You can easily create Friend Lists from the Friends page and selecting "Custom Setting" any time you set your privacy. This will allow you the opportunity to restrict the information for the intended viewers.


4. Friends lists: You can restrict who sees your friends lists. If you want to restrict who sees your friends list within Facebook, click on the pencil icon next to your Friends widget below your profile picture, and uncheck the box that says "Show my friends on my profile." While you're at it, you may choose to make your gender and yoru current city invisible as well


5. Be careful what you post. As an avid user of social networking sites, I can relate to one's concern about their privacy on the internet. However, I encourage all of you to avoid things that you would rather not share with the world because you never know who may see you or when a hidden camera may just be filming you. Use online communities sparingly and with care. Be honest, polite and meet new people while putting your best (digital) foot forward. Once you post something, you can never truly delete it. Think twice before you post an angry status update about your spouse or family members because the memory of those words will linger long after you have deleted the post.

You can read Facebook's privacy policy here.

Are you concerned about your privacy on facebook? Were these tips helpful for you? Did we miss an important tip? Drop your thoughts and feedback off in the comments area.

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Tell us how you REALLY feel...Cowell set to leave Idol

Tired of being PC on those other blogs? Looking for a place to post your true thoughts about a situation without fear of persecution or being blacklisted? Well here it is! This is the place where you can release your steamy comments. No hold's barred! You can remain anonymous! This is your chance to say what you want and tell us how you REALLY feel!

Background: Simon Cowell, the person who some would say is the true star of American Idol, has announced that he will be leaving Idol following this season in order to shift his efforts to the success of the show "The X Factor." Cowell admits he was offered a lot of money to stay on but insists it is not about the money, he just wants something new. With Cowell gone, will you still tune in to Idol? Does Cowell's decision to leave mean the death of Idol? How will we know who to support just to go against Simon's criticism and prove him wrong?! Further, who is going to have the gonads to tell complete strangers they are tone deaf, unrealistic and infamously crown a new "worst singer in the world?" Do you even care?

Go ahead beautiful people, tell us how you REALLY feel about Cowell leaving Idol!

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Tell us how you REALLY feel...Senator Reid's comments about Obama

Tired of being PC on those other blogs? Looking for a place to post your true thoughts about a situation without fear of persecution or being blacklisted? Well here it is! This is the place where you can release your steamy comments. No hold's barred! You can remain anonymous! This is your chance to say what you want and tell us how you REALLY feel!

Topic: Were Senator Reid's comments racist? Further, should he resign?

The Background: President Obama forgave Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid yesterday for racially insensitive comments. In "Game Change," Reid's book about the 2008 presidential campaign hitting shelves today, Reid asserts that Barack Obama could win the presidency because he is "light skinned" and "with no Negro dialect, unless he wanted to have one." Today, Texas Sen. John Cornyn demanded that Reid resign from his leadership post for his words.




Reid made the comments in an interview for a new book, "Game Change." He called Obama yesterday to apologize, and a range of Democratic leaders, black and otherwise, from the president down, have rallied to his defense.

Go ahead beautiful people of HUSL Today, tell us how you really feel!

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