Gossip is...

Gossip is the lowest form of discourse.

I am not sure if got this quote correct or not.  I heard it in a movie last night.  I thought it was an comment to make.  If you look at the checkout counter at the grocery store or view online there are lots of gossip outlets.  Not to mention the tv shows that are on about gossip.  It seems like everywhere is gossip in the world.  

Why is it that we want to hear gossip?  Generally gossip has half truths and inaccurate.  For some people gossip becomes their way of life.  Look at Prez Hilton on he only likes to speak about gossip.  How many times has gossip hurt other people.  I remember seeing a movie a while back called Gossip and the just of the movie is that gossip can get out of hand and have a life of its own.  Once we begin to pass gossip on to another person it is no longer under our control what happens.  How many times have you heard something about someone at work and then what you thought was true was not.  How long did it take to correct the misunderstandings and hurtful reactions.

I guess the bottom line for me is that why involve ourselves in gossip?