People are people, we do what we do..then we gossip about it. Now some people could be more noble about it, but then the stories wouldn't be as good. That why we like gossip. Everyone gossips. We might as well admit it and be true to ourselves. I am not in anyway washing my hands by pretending I don't do it myself, because I do. The only thing that matters is how close to the truth we are. Everyone gossips, those who would say otherwise would be liars...but not everyone mocks, pokes fun and criticizes people who have done nothing to them. Not everyone pretends to be nice and saccharine sweet to you when secretly they bash and berate you, your family and friends and your actions behind your back. Not everyone creates stories from thin air and questions your merits, achievements, intellect and family background. Not everyone calls people "stupid" or a "freak" or "sexually confused." There's a fine line between gossiping and saying sordid, perverted tales invented from their own delusions then laughing about it with friends. There's a difference between repeating a story to friends and creating your own crazy stories and sharing it to other people, no matter how close you are. Nobody has the right to victimize people (however private it may have been) just because it's a past time or it makes them feel good about themselves. And nobody has the right to put people down for an ego boost or for entertainment purposes. See, there are some people who tell lies out of cruelty better than they do the truth.