Gossip is absolutely destructive. Whether in the work place, at school, the coffee shop or in the news. Destructive socially and economically. Gossip and slander keep us isolated from each other. Developmentally painful for children to be sure.
We have read the accounts of disturbed individuals losing it and injuring themselves and/or others. I am not surprised when I learn that in many of these cases, these individuals have been the object of gossip, slander and bullying either around school or work.
Today, social media can make little tidbits of gossip or slander an overwhelming brutality on a person. Just the nature of social media being accesable to the world, 24 hours a day and 7 days a week. To top that off, a rumor or gossip posted on the internet is searchable for anyone interested in learning about you.
With the static aspect and connected as we are, I can empathize with a person that is the object of gossip. A person who would be overwhelmed and feel devastatingly hopeless. Without an effective support system and coping skill, gossip can literally kill people. If not physicly, surely spiritually.
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