Course 2: Becoming a 7 Cups Leader - (Discussion #3) The Detriments of Gossip
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1. Why is gossiping bad?
2. List a statement you learned from this video to stop gossiping in the replies!
3. Please reply to 3 of your peers  in this thread with encouraging or supportive words!
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@Heather225
1. Why is gossiping bad?
Gossiping is bad because it not only gives bad ideas to others about the person in question but lowers others trust in you for gossiping. If you talk poorly about other people, what do you say about them?
2. List a statement you learned from this video to stop gossiping in the replies!
I don't know the other side of the situation, so I don't feel like I can make a comment about the situation.
@LavenderFlower
That's a good point, gossiping can really affect the trust people have in you which can be a really negative thing. I really like your response to gossiping though! :)
@LavenderFlower
That's true, if one person is willing to talk bad about someone then what is stopping them from gossiping about you.
1. Why is gossiping bad?
Gossiping is bad because it affects everyone around you and can create a really negative and potentially toxic environment. It makes people feel bad about each other and themselves, and can also break the trust between people, which is especially important within the community at 7 Cups. It can cause people to subconsciously form negative and untrusting opinions of others, which causes the community to feel unsafe and could prevent people from feeling comfortable to speak freely.
2. List a statement you learned from this video to stop gossiping in the replies!
Sorry, I don't know enough about this situation to comment on it or give my views.
@Izzy274
Certainly, it causes biases to form thus creating an unsafe environment for all.
Gossip can totally affect everyone around us and create a negative and toxic enviornment!
@Heather225
Hello everyone 👋👋👋👋👋
1. Why is gossiping bad?
Gossiping is bad, toxic and harmful. It can cause unnecessary pain and tension within a group or one to one.
2. List a statement you learned from this video to stop gossiping in the replies!
"I don't know enough about the situation to comment." It is important not to continue the "gossiping" discussion or to stop it when the person is not present in the room.
@courageousheart96
Yeah, I love the use of "unnecessary pain" in your statement, because the pain from gossipping isn't warranted.😞
@courageousheart96
Totally +1 with you and @JoyHappyNess on this aspect. Pain from gossiping is never warranted
@Heather225
1. Why is gossiping bad?
If you say something negative about someone else, the person you’re saying it to subconsciously places you with that same negative trait.
Gossipping is poisonous. The intent behind gossip is usually to make someone who isn’t present look bad and to look good through sharing certain information about that someone. If you gossip about someone else, the person listening to you will assume you also gossip about them, which means they aren’t going to trust trust you.
Gossiping is negative,and will leave you and the people you speak with in a more negative state.
2. List a statement you learned from this video to stop gossiping in the replies!
I don’t know enough about the situation to comment on it.
@kindFish9215
Yeah, this "I don’t know enough about the situation to comment on it." Is the wisest statement that I ever heard 😃
@kindFish9215
Indeed. It creates a negative 'you reap what you sow' chain and the outcome is never really pretty.
@Heather225
Really informative
@Heather225
1. Gossiping can be hurtful towards others and make someone look bad
2. I prefer to not discuss what I think they were thinking or feeling in their absence.
@yourfriend5
Yeah I totally agree 😃, gossipping can be sweet until it's you they gossipping about then it hurts😭😭😭
@Heather225
@Heather225
1. Why is gossiping bad?
This is because the person you are gossipping to starts seeing you in negative light, will rarely trust you and wonders what you say about him/her when you are not around. It therefore leaves the speaker and the one listening in a more negative state.
2. List a statement you learned from this video to stop gossiping in the replies!
"I don't know the other person perspective so I refrain from saying what I think they were thinking in there absence."
@JoyHappyNess
Trust does play a huge part in our lives and rightly said, it leaves the speaker, listener and the person being gossiped in a negative state.
@JoyHappyNess I love the statement that you chose!
@Heather225
1. Why is gossiping bad?
Ans: Gossiping, I believe, is unfair to the person being talked about. When we gossip, we don't even take a minute to understand what the other person's intentions or perspective are, we just say whatever *We* think it is. So, without being completely aware of the situation, talking about someone/gossiping is similar to not giving the person a fair chance to explain themselves.
2. List a statement you learned from this video to stop gossiping in the replies!
Ans: "I don't know the other person's perspective, so I prefer to not discuss what I think they were thinking or feeling in their absence".
This sentence was really catchy.
1. Gossiping is bad because it can hurtful towards someone and it also causes erosion of trust and morale.
2. "We do not talk about the other man without his presence because we do not know about his side"
@Moonlemon48 Love the sentence you chose, Moon! :0