Gossip

I know I have been subjected to much gossip in my life...Let me tell you firsthand, it's not nice! It's not nice to spread untrue rumours about people, it's not nice to spoil people's image, it's not nice to wreck people's life and it's definitely not nice to go about talking untrue facts which blows out of proportion.

I'm not merely referring to minor gossip about who is he/she with, who he/she angered, what he/she did that so irritated you, but spreading really UNTRUE facts about people's life and making up stories. Trust me, I've been asked many things that I myself was shocked beacuse it didnt even happened to me...like seriously??!

This is a definition from wikipedia:  Gossip is idle talk or rumour, especially about the personal or private affairs of others. It forms one of the oldest and most common means of sharing (unproven) facts and views, but also has a reputation for the introduction of errors and other variations into the information transmitted. The term also carries implications that the news so transmitted (usually) has a personal or trivial nature, as opposed to normal conversation.


Let me emphasise the "UNPROVEN FACTS"...These are NOT proven. So, the next time you want to spread rumours about other people, at least have the courtesy of proving it first. Otherwise, keep it to yourself. Life would be much better that way.

Celebrities are THE people to have been subjected to most rumours. Tabloids such as US weekly, life and style, OK!, Hello and many others are top-notch magazines to spread those gossips. Celebrities had to deny rumours then and again to avoid it being blown out of proportion...

Here are some ridiculous rumours that I've heard; Zach Braff, the actor from Scrubs have committed suicide(ahem, he is very much alive), Michael Jackson's death is just some scam to popularize him and that on the day of his burial he will come out from his hiding place(this is really WTF!), Kim Kardasian is Justin Bieber's girlfriend(I'm rolling on the floor laughing now!), Lady Gaga has a penis(she may have ridiculous outfit at times, but come on! She's a lady and this is the most ridiculous rumour ever. Btw, she has proven herself in her 'telephone' video that she is very much a lady if you watched the uncensored version)

Now, the rumours that have been denied time and again; Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson are together, Mariah Carey is pregnant, Matthew morrison(from Glee) is gay, 50 cent is gay(hmm, though he did not comment on that) I really do not care if R.Pattz is with Kristen though I ship them, or whether Mariah is pregnant or whether Matthew and 50 cent are gay because these are very talented people. Why must these rumours overshadow their acting or music skills??!

I read this book called 'Gossip' which was made into a movie

Both the book and the movie were entertaining. It's about this gossip that turned awry and fatal. Because of one silly rumour, it wrecked the lives of 4 teenagers.

Also, I do watch Gossip Girl as stated in the previous post, but did not read the books. It really showed how a rumour could spread so fast through means of technology and the characters' private lives are not private anymore as every single details of their lives are being published by 'Gossip Girl'

See how irritating, annoying and hateful a rumour can be? What if it happens to you? How would you react? Bottom line is, do not spread untrue rumours about people because you never know how it could affect someone. It may present such a distorted picture that no one may ever want to friend that person. So, "Do not do to others what you would not want done to you."