Why does the general population find excitement in gossiping?


Think about it. From the news, to newspaper, to the radio, even to simple conversations between friends, gossiping has infiltrated our lives.  


Gossiping has even begun to reach the newsroom. The recent controversies with Newt Gingrich, and Herman Cain, show how the general public base all opinion on petty gossip that they over hear on media centers.


Herman Cain, a man who was running for the GOP, but dropped out due to sexual scandals with coworkers, made the conscious decision to leave the candidacy, because he didn't want his private life to become public.


But Herman Cain isn't the only one who faces the prying eye of the public.


Think back to any recent magazine that you have read. For example, Kim Kardashian was married for 72 days, and instead of being left alone, trying to get over her divorce, everyone insulted her and began to talk about her recent escapades.


Why does modern society find joy in the horrible act of peaking behind the private curtain of someones' life?

Is it for entertainment purposes?


Are people really that bored with their own personal lives, that they have to pry into the life of another?


There may never be an answer to any of these questions, because gossiping is a look into a someones'







life. A chance to forget your own problems, and focus on something that seem substantially worse than your own

But does that make it condonable?


My answer is no. Mostly because I have been on the other side of the gossiping. It hurts.

But whenever you talk about someone else, think to yourself, "what if that was me?"