Gossip-Extra Credit
I was recently watching a movie that talked about gossip. In this movie they told this story "Gossip is like going to the top of the building with a feather pillow, ripping open the pillow and shaking out the feathers at the top of the building. After you have done this, you now need to put that pillow back together. There is no way that you can now go and collect all those feathers and put them back in the case, some of those feathers will get away, this is what gossip is like" Do you feel this is true? What is your take on gossip? Once gossip has been released can it ever get put back "into the case"
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I think that's a great analogy of gossip because I believe that it's impossible to get every single feather back or every detail of gossip or a rumor that is going around back "into the case". I think that people who constantly gossip have insecurities about themselves and care more about what other people do and say instead of monitoring their own lives. Sometimes I think that people gossip because they are truly bored and I suppose it gives you something to talk about. I feel like whenever you talk about someone else it can be labeled as "gossip," but when you don't mean any harm by it, it should just be regarded as meaningless. I think believing rumors and gossip is foolish because they are never the real truth and there is always exaggeration and "white lies" that lead to a completely different story from the actual facts.
I feel that this is a great way to describe gossip, because its exactly what it is like. Once gossip gets out or starts there is no way to stop it from spreading, and once it is out you will never be able to take back everything that was said. Just like you cant get all the feathers back into the pillow. I think gossip is stupid but lets be real every one likes to know whats going on and know what the scoop is. I don't think all gossip is bad but sometimes it can hurt people and sometimes it is not always true. Gossip will always be around because you will never be abel to put all those feathers back.
I do believe that this is true and I feel that each time the gossip or story is told it gets farther and farther from the truth. I think that it's almost as if you are playing the game of telephone and what each person hears is different no matter what is really said. Gossip is hard to contain and control and once it is released there is no way of ever knowing who knows what anymore. It will be hard to ell what the real story is and who knows the actual truth anymore.
I think this comparison to gossip is perfect. Once the feathers spill out they float from one place to another and the gossip just spreads everywhere. I don't think gossip can ever be "put back into the case" because it just travels from one person to all they people that one person knows and repeats its cycle. No one likes being gossiped about whether it's good or bad. It's hard to tell when what you hear is true because like Erin said its like the game of telephone and people like to have their own versions. Gossip will never disappear and when some people gossip it makes them feel better about themselves.
I believe that, that comparison to gossip is deffinitely true. Like Lisa said the feathers will float everywhere from one place to another, meaning that the gossip with spread. I dont think that gossip can be something you can take back. Once a rumor spreads, it will go from one person to the next and so on. Usually people say the expression that "rumors spread like wild fire" meaning that once there out people will know within minutes about it, especially in highschool. My intake on gossip, is that I think its a back thing. Whether the rumor is bad or good, its still an invasion of someones privacy and most of the time it isnt true. Rumors can be dangerous, in a way that can sometimes ruin relationships and friendships.
After reading this blog, I believe that this anology fits perfectly. Once gossip is passed on through word of mouth, or any form for that matter, you can't stop it from spreading. Just like the feathers, too many people may know and you can't retract what was said or done. I feel that gossip is an awful thing. Everyone has done it, its truly a part of life, but a bad one at that. Gossip can completely ruin a reputation and the worst part is that no one ever really knows if its true or not. I feel that people who constantly gossip are insecure about themselves and do it to in a way make themselves better. Its human nature to feel better when other's lives are worse, only because we don't have to go through what they are. Gossip is hard to control, especially when its spread. And once its spread, its taken to a whole other level.
I do feel this take on gossip is true. When all the feathers come out of a pillow, its going to be hard to stuff them all back in… never mind collect them all. The pillow is now ripped, and will never be the same. Gossip can be comparable to this pillow scenario. When gossip (the pillow) is exposed (feathers fall out of pillow), is it hard to stop the rumors and talking (it is hard to fix the pillow and collect all the feathers). My take on gossip is no matter what, people are going to gossip about other people, or events. Its inevitable in life, when a certain situation arises that has touchy topics, or a scandalous plot, people are going to become interested and talk. I think a lot of the time gossip takes a story and twists it into many lies, which never happened in the first place. Gossip is like the game of telephone, at the begging you have the right info, but by the end of the game the last person retrieving the message is going to wind up with different info, possibly totally irrelevant. I think this is because people love to talk, love to gossip, and love hearing and watching drama if they are not involved, so they will talk the story up as much as they want because it makes the gossip more interesting; and like I said if they are not involved, not their problem. I don’t think gossip can ever be put back into the case. Once many people know something, gossip spreads quickly and even if the truth is resurfaced, there will still be a few people who will believe otherwise and make their own talk for their amusement purposes.
Jennifer Hebert
I really think that gossip is very dangerous. It can seriously hurt someone emotionally and psychologically. Gossip can ruin someone's life by ruining their reputation. I just can't think of someone I could hate that much that I would gossip about.
However, this is only in extreme cases. Most of the gossip that you see in school, is relatively harmless. Although it can be hurtful. Classmates automatically talk about other classmates.
I also think that the analogy is very true. Once gossip spreads, it is impossible to make it disappear. Gossip evolves as it passes from one mouth to another. Another anaolgy for gossip could be a virus--one that resists all attempts to stop it in its tracks. Once out, gossip can never be taken back.
Jennifer Hebert
The quote above, I feel, does explain what gossip is like very well. Once it leaves a persons mouth or the "pillow case" in this example its very hard from that point on to get the facts right. My take on gossip is that unless you really want to hurt the person your talking about don't do it. This is because even if you say something about someone that isn't too bad it can always be turned around. Its like the game telephone, at the end of the line of people sometimes the words first spoken are completely changed. The person who started the chain is most likely not going to end it and the person ending it is the most dangerous because that person only gets their facts from word of mouth. I think in a case when gossip is involved it is very hard to put the "feathers" back into the" case" but it is do-able. If the person who started the gossip got together and set the record straight with everyone they told and the person it was about then I think things could be sewn up. But in life this scenario is unfortunately hard to find and in most case would never happen.
-Lauren Bush Period 1
After reading, I agree that the feather pillow analogy is a good representation of gossip. The way i took it is that it all starts from this one story, the pillow. Then someone lets the story loose and a bunch of different versions start circulating, all the feathers falling. There is definately no way that you could go and pick up all those feathers that you just dropped, and there is no way to really clear up gossip once it has been spread. There are too many different stories and you just have to sit there and wait for it to blow over because eventually a new pillow will be released.
Gina Grant
per.2
I think that people who gossip alot are insecure about themselves. They constantly need to bash someone and say something negative about them. They like to say things about people to make them look bad. Also, when something happens concerning multiple people or a major probelm occured, people will talk about it to hear what others think. Also, they will talk about it to gather more information. Gossip is natural and everyone takes apart of it. I think once gossip is realased it is realased. I do not think that anything can be held completley a secert someone will allows find out or hear something about it especially in high school.
Jenna Tinti
Period 2
I feel like this saying is definitely the way to describe how gossip really is. i also feel that gossip is just how our society is no matter what it will always be around. but i do believe if you want to keep some "feathers in the pillow" is that if hear some gossip just keep it and dont spread it. i usually dont say much because most gossip is only rumors and if i do hear something i usually would respect what i heard and keep it to myself. but also i feel that some people enjoy having gossip about themselves but i believe that if you dont want alot of people to hear about something tell it to a person you know who wouldnt tell, but really you shouldnt tell anyone if you dont want gossip about you out.
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