Community Chat

[newziesuzie]

My post was messed up so I'll try again.😃

I saw another post with a poem about gossip and all it's damage that can be done or pain caused and wondered if people feel differently about gossiping about celebrities than opposed to gossiping about our friends and acquaintances.

I'm not sure and want to say up front I'm not making a judgement call so that's why I wondered about some opinions.✌

[terrier3]

IMO it's a totally different thing.

Gossiping about people you know is wrong....gossiping about celebrities is doing them a favor - that's how they make their money.

In this day of social media, many celebrities set up accounts and encourage discussion. The more clicks, the more they can make in advertising.

Alsom in re: to cable reality shows, not much about them is "real". So the gossip is about fake, scripted situations anyway....similar to discussing a mini-series or comedy.

[SydneyH]

I think the gossip poem is tiresome, everyone does it and will continue to do it imo.

[newziesuzie]

Thanks for the comments, I think the Gossip poem is spot on but I like seeing all the different opinions and points of view.👍

[tansy]

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@newziesuzie wrote:
Thanks for the comments, I think the Gossip poem is spot on but I like seeing all the different opinions and points of view.👍

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I like that poem, too, but I also get a kick out of the quote that goes something like:  If you don't have anything good to say about anyone, come sit by me.

[Perkup]

So can someone direct me to the Gossip Poem?   We've had a serious problem with one relative who lives nearby, and I'd like to see it and possibly pass it on this person. Maybe it would help!!!

[Beeonthewall]

My Name is Gossip

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"My name is Gossip.

I have no respect for justice.

I maim without killing.

I break hearts❤️ and ruin lives.

I am cunning and malicious and gather strength with age.

The more I am quoted the more I am believed.

My victims are helpless.

They cannot protect themselves against me because I have no name and no face.

To track me down is impossible.

The harder you try, the more elusive I become.

I am nobody’s friend.

Once I tarnish a reputation, it is never the same.

I topple governments and wreck marriages.

I ruin careers and cause sleepless nights, heartaches and indigestion.

I make innocent people cry in their pillows.

Even my name hisses.

I am called Gossip."

{author unknown}



Before you repeat a story, ask yourself:
Is it true?
Is it harmless?
Is it necessary?
If it isn’t, don’t repeat it.

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[kittymomNC]

What happened to that siggy under the poem?  It was there when the poem was posted the first time on another thread:  "active poster *over there* but not who you think" .  I thought posting the poem was a little cynical given that a lot on the thread was about another board and started for the purpose of recruiting posters to  that board... it has since been closed for comments. 

[newziesuzie]

KittymomNC on the topic though do you have an opinion about gossip?

[biancardi]

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@tansy wrote:

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@newziesuzie wrote:
Thanks for the comments, I think the Gossip poem is spot on but I like seeing all the different opinions and points of view.👍

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I like that poem, too, but I also get a kick out of the quote that goes something like:  If you don't have anything good to say about anyone, come sit by me.

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  the first time I heard that quote was in Steel Magnolias.  I love it... haha