What’s Wrong With Gossip?

fiery_preacher · (#1 (**permalink**))

What is the difference between busy bodies,gossiping and grapevine?

When men discuss rumors is it out of concern? Do men gossip also?

sdolphin · (#2 (**permalink**))

Busy bodies i would guess are the ones whose hobby it is to find out other peoples buisnesses. Like your next door neighbour who's always at the window checking what time you leave home, got back and with whom.

By talking about other people behind their back you're gossiping. I wonder if your worried about a friend and asking somebody else for advice to help your friend, is that gossip?

Grapevine - stories heard from others but not sure where it started from i.e rumour mongering(sp)

Apparently men prefer to think that they don't gossip, but rather its just a disscussion.

Go figure.

BBB · (#3 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by fiery_preacher

What is the difference between busy bodies,gossiping and grapevine?

When men discuss rumors is it out of concern? Do men gossip also?

Yes yes men do gossip to much. They even worse than women hehehhee.

Waithera Cherono Akoth · (#4 (**permalink**))

What else can women talk about wen they meet for 4 hrs if they arent allowed to gossip...,wataanza ile story ya...,haki my baby is so cute..,she likes, she daznt like.,..mara he/she did this or did that...,anamaliza story ya mtoi anaenda boyfriend ama husband whicheva..,haki he is so sweet..,mara i cant blv tht he suprised me and bla bla bla.....,aaiiiigggghh full of lies....,i hate it hate it kabisa..,ad rather the gossip...,

sdolphin · (#5 (**permalink**))

@ WCA I hear you girl.

carolecarole · (#6 (**permalink**))

women gossip.
men discuss.
because men do not tell the people who featured in the discussions.
women cannot wait to spill the beans after the gossip.
I choose to remain quiet than to end up in confrontations.."ati ulisema uliona bwanangu wapi?"...
women !i wish we could take advice from the Bible that the tongue "is a small organ but can burn a whole village!!!"

sdolphin · (#7 (**permalink**))

@carole
I don't call that gossip. I'd call it b.i.t.ching, which i don't do.

aluochnora · (#8 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by BBB

Yes yes men do gossip to much. They even worse than women hehehhee.

agree with u totally

Jay-R · (#9 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by sdolphin

Busy bodies i would guess are the ones whose hobby it is to find out other peoples buisnesses. Like your next door neighbour who's always at the window checking what time you leave home, got back and with whom.

By talking about other people behind their back you're gossiping. I wonder if your worried about a friend and asking somebody else for advice to help your friend, is that gossip?

Grapevine - stories heard from others but not sure where it started from i.e rumour mongering(sp)

Apparently men prefer to think that they don't gossip, but rather its just a disscussion.

Go figure.

I think both men and women gossip coz its simply talking /discussing s/one in their absence with very high chances of the truth being totally distorted (ev.one with their version of the same story)

@sdolphin,abt wanting to help a friend, it will depend on the reputation of the person u r getting the advice from ,as in r they notorious gossips in which case they c it as just another oppor. to distribute it more (u will b gossiping)or its s/one who can offer a sol. n also keep the issue to thems(not gossiping).

fiery_preacher · (#10 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by sdolphin

Busy bodies i would guess are the ones whose hobby it is to find out other peoples buisnesses. Like your next door neighbour who's always at the window checking what time you leave home, got back and with whom.

By talking about other people behind their back you're gossiping. I wonder if your worried about a friend and asking somebody else for advice to help your friend, is that gossip?

Grapevine - stories heard from others but not sure where it started from i.e rumour mongering(sp)

Apparently men prefer to think that they don't gossip, but rather its just a disscussion.

Go figure.

Dolphin thanks for the clarification.I also agree that men do gossip,because if two men are discussing politics lets say about Martha karua and Charity Ngilu lets say about their physical attributes,doesn't that amount to gossip?