Gossip, what does that word mean? Wikapedia says that gossip consists of casual or idle talk between friends. While officially value neutral, the term often specifically refers to talk of scandal, slander, or schandenfreude relating to known associates of the participants, and discussed in an underhand or clandestine manner.  It goes on to say, while gossip forms one of the oldest and still the most common means of spreading and sharing facts and views, it also has a reputation for the introduction of errors and other variations into the information thus transmitted.

 When was the last time your gossip has stayed between friends or was just casual talk? Not for a long time right? Well that’s just exactly what the press does with celebrities. They know that we the public will never just keep the gossip between friends so they feed it to us like peanuts to an elephant. They know that we’re going to eat it up and spread it around. Okay bad example but you get the point right? Gossip about celebrities has dominated today’s society all over the world. Not only do our children or little sisters and brothers know about Lindsey Lohan before they know what the square root of 100 is, but they could also tell you what Lohan did and what rehab she’s “resting” in. emphasis on “resting” Gossip is our life source, some of us cant live with out it, but some can. Think about it, what kind of phone does about 60% of Americans have? A blackberry; and what does the blackberry do? Send emails directly to where ever you are in less than 2 seconds after the person who’s sending the email pressed send. Its making celebrities richer every time we open our mouths because the more we gossip about them the more we are going to pay to see them at some lame premier of a movie they did, and then we get upset because the star of the movie and our gossip cant make it because of a sudden illness called “stoned.” We line up for hours outside of clubs or stores just to get a glimpse of them for 5 seconds. Trust me I did it for Oprah and Bono and will never do it again.

As I leave you until next time, think about who or what kind of gossip has been your main topic in the conversation with your best friend or whom ever; and then try to not talk about that same topic the next day you see them. You wouldn’t have anything to talk about now would you?