Gossip magazines and Gossip TV programs

@jsae29 (1120)
Philippines
July 5, 2012 9:38pm CST
I couldn't sleep the other night so I decided to watch TV. As I was looking for a show to watch, I noticed that there were several Gossip TV programs. And even news channels have segments for celebrity gossip news. This simply means that people like to watch such shows. Why do you think there is such a high demand for gossip magazines and gossip TV programs?
3 responses
@lady1993 (27224)
• Philippines
6 Jul 12
I thin it is because people love gossip. is it in our human nature? We are just curious about a lot of stuff especially other people's lives.. well most of us are. Especially if they are about people we know and celebrities we adore.. even i watch them..if i have the time to.
@katrinapaz (2436)
• Philippines
6 Jul 12
because they would want to sell their celebrities and their lives and so people will also be buying their endoresment or watching their movies. I like to read gossip magazines because I would want to be updated with my idols everyday activities and to know that those celebrities are just like ordinary persons with ordinary days.
@flamez3r0 (319)
• Puerto Rico
6 Jul 12
Hello :D. In simple terms I believe its because we all hate each other, so seeing gossip programs is really all about learning about the imperfections on others, which gives us a moral superiority. On complex terms, its because of our constant learning and adaptation to the idiocy in society. Since we part from the idea that we depend on others, learning about what causes others to be judged or criticized is a way of learning vicariously what is acceptable or not in society. In other words, its the application of the old proverb "learn from the mistakes of others...". So, in the end gossip magazines or gossip TV programs are really guides for our behavior in the society in which they are shown.