Howard Stern had a pretty brutal take on it earlier this week, calling her “the most enormous fat black chick I’ve ever seen" and accusing Oprah of lying when she told “this enormous woman the size of a planet that she’s going to have a career.” (The audio is above.) I agree with a lot of what Howard says in terms of Gabourey needing to lose weight. No one can tell that girl that she's absolutely fine and healthy just the way she is. I'm sure she's a beautiful spirit, and she's obviously a brilliant actress, but she's not going to be a brilliant actress for much longer if she doesn't change her diet and exercise regime. That said, a look at Gabourey's IMDB page indicates that she's starring in an upcoming flick called Yelling to the Sky, and this week it was announced she'll have a recurring role opposite Laura Linney in a television show called The Big C, about a suburban mom attempting to find humor in her battle with cancer. So she's working, which is more than most skinny, beautiful actresses in Hollywood can say for themselves. The interesting thing about someone like Gabourey Sidibe being nominated for the best actress role, and for Oprah to so publicly endorse her, is that now you're going to see roles written for Gabourey Sidibe. You're going to see studios pushing for films that use actresses like Gabourey Sidibe and characters like Precious. You're going to see those films mass-marketed, rather than tucked away at indie film festivals or marketed exclusively to the black community. What I find most interesting and potentially inspiring about Gabourey Sidibe is not that she's black or female or overweight, but she's really not pretty. (Your haterade goes in the comments. But it's true.) And we never see that in Hollywood. When you look at the larger women on the Hollywood scene -- black or white -- you'll notice that they all have very beautiful faces. Mo'Nique, Oprah, Queen Latifah, Jennifer Hudson, Kirstie Alley, Jessica Simpson. They all have strikingly beautiful faces. We do not put this constraint on overweight men in Hollywood. So I love that this is an opportunity for Hollywood to start putting more women who look like Gabourey on camera, because the average woman -- even the average overweight or obese woman -- does not have Mo'Nique's perfect face. I think you're incredibly brave and awesome, Gaby, and best of luck to you, kiddo. /> Howard Stern had a pretty brutal take on it earlier this week, calling her “the most enormous fat black chick I’ve ever seen" and accusing Oprah of lying when she told “this enormous woman the size of a planet that she’s going to have a career.” (The audio is above.) I agree with a lot of what Howard says in terms of Gabourey needing to lose weight. No one can tell that girl that she's absolutely fine and healthy just the way she is. I'm sure she's a beautiful spirit, and she's ...