Pam’s Reviews > You Didn't Hear This From Me: (Mostly) True Notes on Gossip > Status Update
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People reduce a credible allegation, an accusation against someone who has harmed someone else [to gossip as a way to] delegitimize it and undermine it, and make it seem as if its simply a rumor with no weight and no teeth to it. Calling this form of cautionary tale gossip demeans its credibility and injects the stories with a pebble of doubt. Evette Dion
— Jun 17, 2025 02:04PM
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Pam
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We gossip because we want to believe that if we just know enough, we can keep ourselves safe and control our future.
— Jun 21, 2025 06:01AM
Pam
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Due process is not the goal of the whisper network, nor should it be. Conviction is also not the goal. The goal is always consciousness raising, to make you aware of how someone might behave, as of awareness is enough to protect you.
— Jun 17, 2025 02:06PM