08.21.08
Honesty Box. Promoting Cowardice Since 2005
I tried to avoid talking about Facebook for a bit, but it’s just as popular in everyday life as Barack Obama taking a sh*t. Today I wanted to discuss the Honesty Box, since there has been a lot of recent geeky chatter about the glitch that exposed its code. For those that aren’t aware and need to be schooled, the Honesty Box is an application on Facebook that allows people to send you comments “anonymously”. A stalker person can go to your page, check out your profile, then tell you how they really feel about you without any repercussions. At least in theory that’s how it should work. In an ideal world, the Honesty Box would be used for people to confess their secret love for that special somebody who they haven’t built up the courage to tell them in real life. Unfortunately, people are inherently evil and/or crude and use it for a variety of sexual and offensive other purposes. I don’t have one on my page. I have enough enemies to fill the box up with unpleasantries that might actually almost hurt my feelings. Here are some examples of comments people have/will/just recently left in honesty boxes across the country:
- I wanna splash all over you.
- You are ugly and look like *insert some ugly animal or cartoon character*
- You ain’t nuttin but a ho. Stay away from my man!
- Can I beat?
- I saw you leave Lamont’s (I always use this name) room/apartment last night. I hope he burnt ya ass like he did me. B*tch!
- I heard you got that good thang. Can I filet your mignon?
- I love you and always have. Why won’t you just be with me?
Yes, people say stuff like this thinking it’s all peachy…and the last example is peachy unless it’s your stalker. But what happens if the system ever has a glitch and comments and identities are exposed? Stutter, stutter, stutter…”I was just playin. You know I ain’t really mean that.” How quickly the cowardice rears its ugly head. The big and bad, become tiny and sad. Only the truly gangsta would be able to honestly admit to “anonymous” comments they made. “Yeah I said it. And what?!” would be truly bold. But just how many people would actually have the balls courage to say that? People often overestimate the extent to which technology can protect their identities. I wish the glitch had exposed all the Honesty Box comments across the world. There would be a lot of sweating, umming, and “I’ve felt the same way about you! I love you too!”.
Sasha Two Pistols said,
August 21, 2008 at 10:14 pm
I thought the honesty box was retarded in the first place because I was not about to open myself to someone saying something dumb to me and being able to get away without me getting in their face. I knew it would open up a world of craziness that I just didn’t feel like dealing with. But I haven’t heard about any crazy things being done on other people’s pages who I know have one. But I”m sure there are some out there that are outrageous.
ChokLitFactory said,
August 22, 2008 at 4:45 am
I’ve left a couple comments on the Honesty boxes of some of my friends’ pages and they both guessed it was me!! Mind you, i had nothing but good things to say
I haven’t recieved any dirty messages yet tho…that would actually interest me a lot more than the ‘nice’ comments.
Vanessa aka Miss V said,
August 22, 2008 at 8:46 am
so as i was reading this post, i remembered that i had an honesty box on my profile. of course, i go to check it to see if anyone was revealed, only to find a couple freaky (how do I do that cross out thing??), ahem “interesting” messages (1. I think you’re lickable 2. amazing breasts!). while i’m assuming these are backhanded compliments, they are almost useless since i do not know who sent me those messages (so I can stay away of course)!
as someone who has written in a few honesty boxes, i must say that 99% of the people that got a msg from me knew it was me just based on what i said (which is usually some specific/characteristic of a convo/relationship with that person). however, i haven’t used it in a while because it’s so much better to say what i have to say in person =). though, i do like the honesty box because it can be an ego-booster.
confessionsofasbw said,
August 22, 2008 at 12:35 pm
I haven’t used that site. I finally decided to do a blog so I’ll see how it goes before venturing out into the other stuff.
slimjackson said,
August 22, 2008 at 2:50 pm
No Facebook or Myspace? Aw cmon? Haha. Blogging is a whole world of its own. Sites and FB and ’space don’t require as much updating and commenting at all. But you’re safe here. Thanks for the comment!
BrownskinBeauty said,
August 22, 2008 at 3:49 pm
Safe here?? Is that so, Slim! LOL.
ChokLitFactory said,
August 22, 2008 at 5:37 pm
Why does everyone on Facebook have to be a ’stalker’? And there ain’t nothin wrong with a little stalking now and then, perfectly healthy hahaha!
Whatup BrownSkin!
slimjackson said,
August 24, 2008 at 6:02 pm
There’s a fine line between curiousity and stalking.lol.
lolipopbumdumdum said,
July 29, 2009 at 6:59 pm
i think honesty box is great, i had the question “would you date me” and someone replied yes. we started talking and when i found out it was my best friend we started dating