It's kinda true. Gossip has been feminised and sometimes I understand that it is wrongly thought to always mean speaking about people even without the maliciousness. I did read The Giver of Stars recently and....
‘He’s a pig,’ said Beth. ‘And that damn Peggy Foreman is always
strolling past him in her finest, with her girls, trying to catch his eye.’
‘Ssh,’ said Margery, evenly. ‘No need for gossip. Alice is our friend.’
‘I meant it nicely,’ Izzy protested.
‘Doesn’t stop it being gossip,’ Margery said.
Jojo Moyes uses the term Gossip a lot in that book, well only about 18 times but..., it always has the connotation of women speaking about something either during quilting, baking sessions or about neighbors and friends.
Yesss. It's a heavily feminized word, especially in English. In other languages, they have different words for talking maliciously about someone and talking about someone. It's so interesting how language affects the psyche and behavior.
This is so true, men always assume that wherever women are gathered there must be gossip.
They refuse to accept that it's normal and also deny participating in it.
In Gambia gossip is called "kaa" and whenever
the word is mentioned women gather to listen ,pass down information ,socialize,talk about literally anything without feeling self conscious.
Wowwww. How interesting! Yesss. Chatting with other women can be very empowering.
It's kinda true. Gossip has been feminised and sometimes I understand that it is wrongly thought to always mean speaking about people even without the maliciousness. I did read The Giver of Stars recently and....
‘He’s a pig,’ said Beth. ‘And that damn Peggy Foreman is always
strolling past him in her finest, with her girls, trying to catch his eye.’
‘Ssh,’ said Margery, evenly. ‘No need for gossip. Alice is our friend.’
‘I meant it nicely,’ Izzy protested.
‘Doesn’t stop it being gossip,’ Margery said.
Jojo Moyes uses the term Gossip a lot in that book, well only about 18 times but..., it always has the connotation of women speaking about something either during quilting, baking sessions or about neighbors and friends.
I believe I agree with you.
Yesss. It's a heavily feminized word, especially in English. In other languages, they have different words for talking maliciously about someone and talking about someone. It's so interesting how language affects the psyche and behavior.