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Apparently, Gossip isn't Always True and Sometimes it Hurts People
By Kayla - Mar 6th, 2008 at 10:59 am EST
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The Chronicle of Higher Education reported that Matt Ivester of campus gossip blog JuicyCampus.com has posted a call for a ceasfire from posters. Ivester says he's received complaints from people claiming to be defamed.  He also calls some of the posts "mean-spirited."

Mean-spirited is an understatment.  Some of the comments include slurs based on sexual oreintation, claims that specific students have STDs and other juvenile name calling.  I'm not going to link to comments or quote them because I refuse to perpetuate such hate.  Which, according to Ivester, is "not Juicy."

Ivester describes "Juicy" as "the topics that are most important, interesting and entertaining to you."

To which I ask, since when has gossip ever been important?


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agreed.
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By Nazik Mar 6th 2008 at 5:23 pm EST
newsflash: simulating a high school cafeteria online is probably not a great idea.
  
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By Shauna Mar 7th 2008 at 9:58 am EST
See, these same students who are being defamed may be the same kids who end up loading up their 9mm's and running around campus on killing sprees. We need to watch how we treat people...Karma is a B!#&h!!! and motivation is even richer!!!
  
Ridiculous
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By Preston Mitchum Mar 7th 2008 at 10:12 am EST
This is the most ridiculous I have ever heard. I guess this guy wanted to re-enact "Mean Girls"." How horrible of a person do you have to be to post comments and pics of people, defaming their character and your integrity. The students that are being defamed may come back with avengeance, and I am talking about the kind that we see on the news.

Wake up people...this is reality. We have to stop treating our brothers and sisters like nothing. We all deserve respect.
  
Inevitable
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By Erika A Mar 7th 2008 at 10:54 am EST
I agree - what did he expect the site to turn into? Not that I've never gossiped, but it's hard to think of an example of harmless gossip, especially when it's given a platform to spread. Creating an environment that no just allows, but encourages people to take part in spreading gossip is a set up for disaster.
  
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