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| - | {{Template}}'''Gossip''' consists of casual or idle talk between [[friend]]s. While officially value neutral, the term often specifically refers to talk of [[scandal]], [[slander and libel|slander]], or [[schadenfreude]] relating to known associates of the participants, and discussed in an underhand or [[clandestine]] manner. | + | [[Image:The Trees Have Ears and the Field Has Eyes by Hieronymus Bosch.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[The Trees have Ears and the Field has Eyes|''The Trees have Ears and the Field has Eyes'' by Hieronymus Bosch ]]]] |
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| + | "There is another work which reflects the [[erotic moral]]s of France during the eighteenth century quite as faithfully, although it is not composed on so wide a background. This is the compilation of the [[Memoires secrets]] by the Royal Censor, Matthieu Frangois Pidausat de [[Mairobert]]. […] In his compilation of anecdotes not every bit of [[gossip]] is garnered up without criticism. All the little [[scandal]]s that had been aired with gusto in the salon of [[Madame Doublet de Person]] by the daily visitors like [[Madame de Tencin]], [[Du Deffand]], [[Geoffrin]], [[Lespinasse]], [[Claude-Henri de Fusée de Voisenon|Voisenon]], or [[Piron]] underwent a very strict criticism as to their truthfulness; only after truth had been conscientiously sifted from fiction were they written down by [[Bachaumont]] and his successors."--''[[The Erotic History of France]]'' | ||
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| + | "This [[reign of terror]] lasted for four years. Considerable, but unacknowledged assistance was given [[Robert Harrison (publisher)|Harrison]] by two of New York’s established [[gossip]]ists, [[Walter Winchell]] and [[Lee Mortimer]]."--''[[Hollywood Babylon]]'' (1959) by Kenneth Anger | ||
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| + | '''Gossip''' consists of casual or [[idle talk]] between [[friend]]s. While officially value neutral, the term often specifically refers to talk of [[scandal]], [[slander and libel|slander]], or [[schadenfreude]] relating to known associates of the participants, and discussed in an underhand or [[clandestine]] manner. | ||
| - | While gossip forms one of the oldest and (still) the most common means of [[broadcasting|spreading and sharing facts and views]], it also has a reputation for the introduction of errors and other variations into the [[information]] thus transmitted. The term also carries implications that the news so transmitted (usually) has a personal or trivial nature. Compare [[conversation]]. | + | While gossip forms one of the oldest and (still) the most common means of [[broadcasting|spreading and sharing facts and views]], it also has a reputation for the introduction of [[errors]] and other variations into the [[information]] thus transmitted. The term also carries implications that the news so transmitted (usually) has a personal or trivial nature. Compare [[conversation]]. |
| Some people commonly understand ''gossip'' as meaning the spreading of [[rumor]] and [[misinformation]], as (for example) through excited discussion of [[scandal]]s. Some newspapers carry "[[gossip columnist|gossip column]]s" which retail the social and personal lives of [[celebrity|celebrities]] or of [[elitism|élite]] members of certain [[community|communities]]. | Some people commonly understand ''gossip'' as meaning the spreading of [[rumor]] and [[misinformation]], as (for example) through excited discussion of [[scandal]]s. Some newspapers carry "[[gossip columnist|gossip column]]s" which retail the social and personal lives of [[celebrity|celebrities]] or of [[elitism|élite]] members of certain [[community|communities]]. | ||
| Gossip has recently come into the [[research|academy]] as a fruitful avenue of study, particularly in light of its relationship to both overt and implicit [[power (sociology)|power]] structures. Compare [[discourse]]. | Gossip has recently come into the [[research|academy]] as a fruitful avenue of study, particularly in light of its relationship to both overt and implicit [[power (sociology)|power]] structures. Compare [[discourse]]. | ||
| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | * [[Blackmail]] | ||
| + | * [[Curiosity]] | ||
| + | * [[Dubious anecdotes: Suetonius, Brantome and Tallemant]] | ||
| + | * [[Eavesdropping]] | ||
| + | * [[Gossip magazine]] | ||
| + | * [[Libel]] | ||
| + | * [[Misinformation]] | ||
| + | * [[Popularity]] | ||
| + | * [[Rumor]] | ||
| + | * [[Scandal]] | ||
| + | * [[Sexual selection in human evolution]] | ||
| + | * [[Social status]] | ||
| + | * [[Table talk (literature)]] | ||
| + | * [[Talk of the town]] | ||
| + | * [[Word of mouth]] | ||
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"There is another work which reflects the erotic morals of France during the eighteenth century quite as faithfully, although it is not composed on so wide a background. This is the compilation of the Memoires secrets by the Royal Censor, Matthieu Frangois Pidausat de Mairobert. […] In his compilation of anecdotes not every bit of gossip is garnered up without criticism. All the little scandals that had been aired with gusto in the salon of Madame Doublet de Person by the daily visitors like Madame de Tencin, Du Deffand, Geoffrin, Lespinasse, Voisenon, or Piron underwent a very strict criticism as to their truthfulness; only after truth had been conscientiously sifted from fiction were they written down by Bachaumont and his successors."--The Erotic History of France "This reign of terror lasted for four years. Considerable, but unacknowledged assistance was given Harrison by two of New York’s established gossipists, Walter Winchell and Lee Mortimer."--Hollywood Babylon (1959) by Kenneth Anger |
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Gossip consists of casual or idle talk between friends. While officially value neutral, the term often specifically refers to talk of scandal, slander, or schadenfreude relating to known associates of the participants, and discussed in an underhand or clandestine manner.
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. The term also carries implications that the news so transmitted (usually) has a personal or trivial nature. Compare conversation.
Some people commonly understand gossip as meaning the spreading of rumor and misinformation, as (for example) through excited discussion of scandals. Some newspapers carry "gossip columns" which retail the social and personal lives of celebrities or of élite members of certain communities.
Gossip has recently come into the academy as a fruitful avenue of study, particularly in light of its relationship to both overt and implicit power structures. Compare discourse.
See also
- Blackmail
- Curiosity
- Dubious anecdotes: Suetonius, Brantome and Tallemant
- Eavesdropping
- Gossip magazine
- Libel
- Misinformation
- Popularity
- Rumor
- Scandal
- Sexual selection in human evolution
- Social status
- Table talk (literature)
- Talk of the town
- Word of mouth
