Gossip is idle talk or rumor , especially about the personal or private affairs of others; the act is also known as dishing or tattling .
63-452: SuperXclusivo (also known as La Comay ) is a Puerto Rican gossip show that airs on TeleOnce (WLII-DT). The show, originally premiered on WAPA-TV as SuperXclusivo on January 24, 2000. It was hosted by puppet gossiper La Comay — The Gossiper, created, voiced and puppeteered by Antulio "Kobbo" Santarrosa . La Comay was joined by a co-host and sidekick, which has been filled by Héctor Travieso , Roque Gallart and, Yan Ruiz. La Comay,
126-570: A morality tale in which the gossips uphold the social order . Sir Herbert Maxwell Bart, in The Chevalier of the Splendid Crest [1900] at the end of chapter three portrays the king as referring to his loyal knight "Sir Thomas de Roos" in kindly terms as "my old gossip". Whilst a historical novel of that time the reference implies a continued use of the term "Gossip" as a childhood friend as late as 1900. Judaism considers gossip spoken without
189-406: A comeback. The concert announcement was filmed in a full recreation of the set of SuperXclusivo. On the reason why he chose to "revive" La Comay, the singer commented the show was "very present in the popular culture of Puerto Rico" as well as it was part of his family and his childhood in the early decade of 2000, "everybody grew up watching La Comay"; this reappearance led to continue speculations of
252-456: A constant target of La Comay. Among those interviewed, included public figures who were either involved or affected by La Comay, such as journalist Carmen Jovet , analyst Rubén Sánchez , former mayor of San Juan Jorge Santini , radio host Jorge Seijo , LGBT activist Pedro Julio Serrano , and others. Kobbo Santarosa himself was also interviewed in his home in Orlando . Gossip The word
315-514: A constructive purpose (known in Hebrew as "evil tongue", lashon hara ) to be a sin . Speaking negatively about people, even if retelling true facts, counts as sinful, as it demeans the dignity of man — both the speaker and the subject of the gossip. According to Proverbs 18:8: "The words of a gossip are like choice morsels: they go down to a man's innermost parts." The Christian perspective on gossip typically aligns with modern cultural assumptions of
378-670: A female cultural event which springs from and perpetuates the restrictions of the female role, but also gives the comfort of validation." (Jones, 1990:243) In early modern England , the word "gossip" referred to companions in childbirth , not limited to the midwife . It also became a term for women-friends generally, with no necessary derogatory connotations. (OED n. definition 2. a. "A familiar acquaintance, friend, chum", supported by references from 1361 to 1873). It commonly referred to an informal local sorority or social group, who could enforce socially acceptable behavior through private censure or through public rituals, such as " rough music ",
441-541: A gossip", first appears in Shakespeare . The term originates from the bedroom at the time of childbirth. Giving birth used to be a social event exclusively attended by women. The pregnant woman's female relatives and neighbours would congregate and idly converse. Over time, gossip came to mean talk of others. Gossip can: Mary Gormandy White, a human resource expert, gives the following "signs" for identifying workplace gossip: White suggests "five tips ... [to] handle
504-461: A greater extent than positive and neutral social information during a binocular rivalry task. Binocular rivalry occurs when two different stimuli are presented to each eye simultaneously and the two percepts compete for dominance in visual consciousness. While this occurs, an individual will consciously perceive one of the percepts while the other is suppressed. After a time, the other percept will become dominant and an individual will become aware of
567-475: A heart attack. Following the news of his friend's death, Gallart cried on live television. In April 2015, Gallart declared on his radio show that "Lo se Todo" television personnel were victims of workplace harassment by show producer Niria Ruiz , also mentioning Joe Ramos in his comment, calling Pedro Juan Figueroa a hypocrite and traitor who never took the other hosts side against "Lo Se Todo" producers during arguments, affirming that Frankie Jay , another of
630-642: A hiatus during the aftermath of Hurricane Maria 's impact in Puerto Rico and returned months later. Over a year after the cancellation of SuperXclusivo , Héctor Travieso accepted a contract to join Dando Candela on Telemundo. Travieso reportedly called Santarrosa before accepting, and Santarrosa encouraged him to take it. Travieso joined Dando Candela in January 2014; however, he quit in May, after less than four months at
693-451: A lighthearted way of spreading information. Authorities or would-be authorities may have a negative view of gossip as something undesirable or dangerous. Philosophical analysis by Emrys Westacott points to the role of gossip in (for example) cementing friendships and combatting abuses of power. A feminist definition of gossip presents it as "a way of talking between women, intimate in style, personal and domestic in scope and setting,
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#1733085941266756-410: A new television show named "Lo Se Todo" in 2013. "Lo Se Todo" became a successful and highly rated show on Puerto Rican television, but internal turmoil plagued the show almost from the beginning. In 2014, Gallart once played a Black character in the show, with monkey sounds played in the background. As a consequence, the network received several calls from complaining viewers, which led to Gallart issuing
819-497: A possible return of La Comay to television. Most rumors indicated that she would make her comeback on Mega TV ; other rumors claimed that her return would be on Univision Puerto Rico . In November 2014, Héctor Travieso publicly said that La Comay would return in 2015 with Santarrosa and him at the helm, though it was never specified which network or platform the return would take place. In an article published in February 2015, rumors of
882-608: A public apology in which he stated his intention was never to offend anyone based on race, religion, birthplace, or sexual preference, and a network producer to be fired. Early in 2015, Gallart decided to leave "Lo Se Todo" after his radio employer, SBS , told him he would not be allowed to work with them and at WAPA-America consecutively. Offered a contract by WAPA-America on 6 December 2014, Gallart did not sign it, deciding instead to keep working on radio. The contract offer by WAPA-America came only 4 days after Mamery, who had also left "Lo Se Todo" and whom Gallart had befriended, died of
945-509: A return to TV, which Santarrossa stated, in November 2018, the idea was not discarded. After years of speculation, it was confirmed that La Comay would be returning to television to Mega TV in a show titled after the puppet character. Sylvia Hernández, who previously worked in SuperXclusivo , returned as a field reporter on the new show after leaving other gossip/analysis shows. In March 2019, it
1008-607: A school bus picked him up as a little kid. Roque, Jr. became interested in radio work during this era in his life. In 1995, at age 16, he was hired by the radio station where his father worked, 95X , in the Puerto Rican city of Bayamon . He studied communications at Universidad del Sagrado Corazon in Santurce . Rocky the Kid became a well-known radio host in Puerto Rico over the years, and his fame allowed him to branch out into other areas of
1071-411: A study done by Turner and colleagues (2003), having a prior relationship with a gossiper was not found to protect the gossiper from less favorable personality-ratings after gossip was exchanged. In the study, pairs of individuals were brought into a research lab to participate. Either the two individuals were friends prior to the study or they were strangers scheduled to participate at the same time. One of
1134-792: Is also in favor of group accountability (Ephesians 5:11; 1st Tim 5:20; James 5:16; Gal 6:1-2; 1 Cor 12:26), which may be associated with gossip. Gossip as a breach of secrecy has parallels with confession : the medieval Christian church sought to control both from its position as a powerful regulator. Islam regards backbiting as the equivalent of eating the flesh of one's dead brother. According to Muslims, backbiting harms its victims without offering them any chance of defense, just as dead people cannot defend against their flesh being eaten. Muslims are expected to treat others like brothers (regardless of their beliefs, skin-color, gender, or ethnic origin), deriving from Islam's concept of brotherhood amongst its believers. The Baháʼí Faith labels backbiting as
1197-773: Is effective regardless of whether it is positive or negative Some theorists have proposed that gossip is actually a pro-social behavior intended to allow an individual to correct their socially prohibitive behavior without direct confrontation of the individual. By gossiping about an individual's acts, other individuals can subtly indicate that said acts are inappropriate and allow the individual to correct their behavior (Schoeman 1994). Individuals who are perceived to engage in gossiping regularly are seen as having less social power and being less liked than those who gossip less frequently. The type of gossip being exchanged also affects likeability, whereby those who engage in negative gossip are less liked than those who engage in positive gossip. In
1260-443: Is from Old English godsibb , from god and sibb , the term for the godparents of one's child or the parents of one's godchild, generally very close friends. In the 16th century, the word assumed the meaning of a person, mostly a woman, one who delights in idle talk, a newsmonger, a tattler. In the early 19th century, the term was extended from the talker to the conversation of such persons. The verb to gossip , meaning "to be
1323-481: Is very little evidence to suggest meaningful sex differences in the proportion of conversational time spent gossiping, and when there is a difference, women are only very slightly more likely to gossip compared with men. Further support for the evolutionary significance of gossip comes from a recent study published in the peer-reviewed journal, Science Anderson and colleagues (2011) found that faces paired with negative social information dominate visual consciousness to
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#17330859412661386-409: The cucking stool and the skimmington ride . In Thomas Harman 's Caveat for Common Cursitors 1566 a ' walking mort ' relates how she was forced to agree to meet a man in his barn, but informed his wife. The wife arrived with her "five furious, sturdy, muffled gossips" who catch the errant husband with "his hosen [trousers] about his legs" and give him a sound beating. The story clearly functions as
1449-646: The "worst human quality and the most great sin..." In their faith, murder would be considered less negative than backbiting. Bahá’u’lláh , the Prophet-Founder of the Baháʼí Faith stated: "Backbiting quencheth the light of the heart, and extinguished the life of the soul." From Robin Dunbar 's evolutionary theories, gossip originated to help bond the groups that were constantly growing in size. To survive, individuals need alliances; but as these alliances grew larger, it
1512-426: The 'out' person. We draw a line between ourselves and them; define them as being outside the rules of Christian charity... We create a gap between ourselves and God's Love." As we harden our heart towards more people and groups, he continues, "this negativity and feeling of separateness will grow and permeate our world, and we'll find it more difficult to access God's love in any aspect of our lives." The New Testament
1575-618: The March 9, 2010 murder of 8-year-old Lorenzo González Cacho . SuperXclusivo conducted their own investigations throughout the murder's course and came to conclusions that exposed irregularities in the investigations, which differed from official evidence and investigations presented in court. Among those, was the crime scene, which was not secured and was cleaned after investigators recorded their findings, before forensics could thoroughly analyze it. Long after Santarrosa's resignation from WAPA-TV in 2013, several rumors arose on multiple occasions about
1638-598: The New Testament that see gossip as dangerous negative speech. Thus, for example, the Epistle to the Romans associates gossips ("backbiters") with a list of sins including sexual immorality and with murder: According to Matthew 18 , Jesus also taught that conflict-resolution among church members ought to begin with the aggrieved party attempting to resolve their dispute with the offending party alone. Only if this did not work would
1701-569: The amount of power that the gossiper has over the recipient, which will in turn affect how the gossip is interpreted. There are four types of power that are influenced by gossip: Some serious negative consequences of gossip may include: Turner and Weed theorize that among the three main types of responders to workplace conflict are attackers who cannot keep their feelings to themselves and express their feelings by attacking whatever they can. Attackers are further divided into up-front attackers and behind-the-back attackers. Turner and Weed note that
1764-441: The character, presents celebrity and political gossip, as well as news and social commentary on local issues. Through its original run, SuperXclusivo maintained the top position in local ratings. The show ended its original run on WAPA-TV on January 9, 2013, after Kobbo Santarrosa resigned from the network amid boycotts against him for homophobic allegations he made on air through the puppeteering of La Comay. On December 19, 2018, it
1827-401: The day of the final show TeleOnce aired a special called ¡Qué Bochinche! Donde todo comenzó which recounted the trajectory of Santarosa and the character of La Comay . On July 25, 2024, Kobbo Santarrosa announced on Social Networks that La Comay would return to TeleOnce "for one final season" due to popular demand. The show returned on August 5, 2024 and saw the return of Rocky The Kid as
1890-406: The disclosure of unflattering information, the blackmailer is arguably ethically superior to the gossip. Block writes: "In a sense, the gossip is much worse than the blackmailer, for the blackmailer has given the blackmailed a chance to silence him. The gossip exposes the secret without warning." The victim of a blackmailer is thus offered choices denied to the subject of gossip, such as deciding if
1953-468: The discussion of social media such as Facebook . Roque Gallart Roque José Gallart Ortiz , (born September 21, 1977) also known as Rocky the Kid , is a Puerto Rican broadcaster personality and occasional actor. Gallart was host of a Mega-TV television show named Descarao Por La Noche (2017). Later on, Gallart and Danilo Beauchamp created a comedic sketch called Los HP . Gallart replaced Héctor Travieso as co-host La Comay for
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2016-449: The exposure of his or her secret is worth the cost the blackmailer demands. Moreover, in refusing a blackmailer's offer one is in no worse a position than with the gossip . Adds Block, "It is indeed difficult, then, to account for the vilification suffered by the blackmailer, at least compared to the gossip, who is usually dismissed with slight contempt and smugness." Contemporary critiques of gossip may concentrate on or become subsumed in
2079-468: The final years of SuperXclusivo' s run, continued their work as field reporters on Lo Sé Todo until Gallart, Serrano and Hernández eventually left the program, the latter two for Dando Candela , the show's main competitor; Mamery died in December 2014. Gossip journalist Pedro Juan Figueroa joined the show in March, after leaving Dando Candela , which led to improved ratings. He left the program, months after
2142-409: The form of offhand remarks about someone's tendencies such as "He always takes a long lunch," or "Don't worry, that's just how she is." TLK Healthcare cites as examples of gossip, "tattletaling to the boss without intention of furthering a solution or speaking to co-workers about something someone else has done to upset us." Corporate email can be a particularly dangerous method of gossip delivery, as
2205-461: The hearer learn about another individual's behavior and helps them have a more effective approach to their relationship. Dunbar (2004) found that 65% of conversations consist of social topics. Dunbar (1994) argues that gossip is the equivalent of social grooming often observed in other primate species. Anthropological investigations indicate that gossip is a cross-cultural phenomenon, providing evidence for evolutionary accounts of gossip. There
2268-434: The individuals was a confederate of the study, and they engaged in gossiping about the research assistant after she left the room. The gossip exchanged was either positive or negative. Regardless of gossip type (positive versus negative) or relationship type (friend versus stranger) the gossipers were rated as less trustworthy after sharing the gossip. Walter Block has suggested that while gossip and blackmail both involve
2331-412: The latter "are difficult to handle because the target person is not sure of the source of any criticism, nor even always sure that there is criticism." It is possible however, that there may be illegal, unethical, or disobedient behavior happening at the workplace and this may be a case where reporting the behavior may be viewed as gossip. It is then left up to the authority in charge to fully investigate
2394-643: The matter and not simply look past the report and assume it to be workplace gossip. Informal networks through which communication occurs in an organization are sometimes called the grapevine . In a study done by Harcourt, Richerson, and Wattier, it was found that middle managers in several different organizations believed that gathering information from the grapevine was a much better way of learning information than through formal communication with their subordinates (Harcourt, Richerson & Wattier). Some see gossip as trivial, hurtful and socially, spiritually and/or intellectually unproductive. Some people view gossip as
2457-513: The medium is semi-permanent and messages are easily forwarded to unintended recipients; accordingly, a Mass High Tech article advised employers to instruct employees against using company email networks for gossip. Low self-esteem and a desire to "fit in" are frequently cited as motivations for workplace gossip. There are five essential functions that gossip has in the workplace (according to DiFonzo & Bordia): According to Kurkland and Pelled, workplace gossip can be very serious depending upon
2520-475: The phenomenon, especially with the assumption that generally speaking, gossip is negative speech. However, due to the complexity of the phenomenon, biblical scholars have more precisely identified the form and function of gossip , even identifying a socially positive role for the social process as it is described in the New Testament . Of course, this does not mean that there are not numerous texts in
2583-419: The positive social information did not produce greater perceptual dominance of the matched face indicates that negative information about an individual may be more salient to our behavior than positive. Gossip also gives information about social norms and guidelines for behavior, usually commenting on how appropriate a behavior was, and the mere act of repeating it signifies its importance. In this sense, gossip
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2646-452: The process escalate to the next step, in which another church member would become involved. After that if the person at fault still would not "hear", the matter was to be fully investigated by the church elders, and if not resolved to be then exposed publicly. Based on texts like these portraying gossip negatively, many Christian authors generalize on the phenomenon. So, in order to gossip, writes Phil Fox Rose, we "must harden our heart towards
2709-400: The puppet's co-host La Comay, the character, is a life-sized puppet created and puppeteered by Antulio "Kobbo" Santarrossa , a professional ventriloquist. Santarrosa himself is never credited as the performer of the character, as La Comay always states he is her manager. La Comay is meant to represent a society matron who recounts rumors, gossip, and comments on social and political news. She
2772-402: The recent murder of a local public relations agent was related to a promiscuous homosexual lifestyle. The comments sparked a backlash, particularly on social media, and started a movement to boycott the show led by LGBT activist Pedro Julio Serrano . The movement crowd-sourced requests for sponsors to drop support for the show, and within a week, sixteen sponsors had removed their commercials from
2835-560: The regularly-scheduled program was substituted by a movie; later that night, the TV station confirmed Santarrosa's resignation. In February 2013, Santarrosa's timeslot in WAPA-TV was replaced by a new live gossip show titled Lo Sé Todo ( I Know It All ) starring Frankie Jay, Roque Gallart , Sylvia Hernández, Jessica Serrano, and radio producer, Carlos "Topy" Mamery . Jay, Serrano and Hernández, who previously worked as field reporters for Santarrosa in
2898-556: The remainder of the show's run on Mega TV . In 2023, the word perreo was included in the dictionary of the Real Academia Española and Rocky The Kid was the first to use that Spanish slang term in 1999 on the radio program "El Despelote" to describe or to say when they have a romantic date. "voy a tener un perreo" . Roque José Gallart Ortiz is the son of Roque Gallart, Sr., himself a well-known radio announcer. Roque, Jr. would visit his dad's radio station and stay there until
2961-440: The return of La Comay again surfaced of a comeback on Mega TV. On October 9, 2018, both La Comay and Héctor Travieso reappeared in online media and television (including the airwaves of WAPA-TV , where SuperXclusivo originally aired) to announce a 2019 concert date for Bad Bunny in Puerto Rico, marking their first television and media appearance since SuperXclusivo was cancelled in 2013 and further fueling longtime rumors of
3024-491: The second percept. Finally, the two percepts will alternate back and forth in terms of visual awareness. The study by Anderson and colleagues (2011) indicates that higher order cognitive processes, like evaluative information processing, can influence early visual processing. That only negative social information differentially affected the dominance of the faces during the task alludes to the unique importance of knowing information about an individual that should be avoided. Since
3087-456: The show business world, starting in 2010, when he participated in " Que Despelote! La pelicula ", playing himself along with fellow radio personalities, actors and friends Tony Banana and Billy Fourquet . He then re-joined Fourquet in a 2011 comedy film named " Que Joyitas! ", where he again played a version of himself. In 2013, Gallart again played himself in Que Joyitas! II , in which he
3150-494: The show to move to TeleOnce as of March 1, 2021, with comedian Yan Ruiz as the new co-host and sidekick. At the end of the December 4, 2023 episode of La Comay , the character announced that the show would be ending the same month, airing its last episode on December 22, 2023. TeleOnce and its owner Liberman Media Group indicated they had planned on continuing to air the show but Kobbo Santarosa had decided to retire from television and that they supported his decision completely. On
3213-457: The show's hosts, did so, and describing working conditions at "Lo Se Todo" as a "living hell". As a consequence of those statements, on 31 August 2015, WAPA-America sued Gallart for the amount of $ 2,000,000 dollars , accusing him of defamation . On 9 March 2015, Gallart began a new television show on Mega-TV, a Hispanic channel in the United States. The show, named "Descarao' Por La Noche"
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#17330859412663276-472: The show's timeslot, including dental hygiene products, telecommunication companies, health care providers and supermarket chains. On January 8, 2013, after being asked to pre-record the show rather than present it live, Santarrosa abruptly left WAPA-TV approximately an hour before the show was slated to air; the episode that aired that day was a re-run of the previous day. The next day, January 9, 2013, Santarrosa presented his resignation in person at WAPA-TV, and
3339-455: The show. Rumors stated that Travieso's resignation was related to management concerns about a possible return to TV with Santarrosa. In September 2014, Manolo Travieso-Hurst, son of Héctor Travieso, announced the release of a documentary he was co-producing based on La Comay. The documentary, La Comay: Aparente y Alegadamente , had a theatrical release in November 2014 and was told via interviews conducted by former Univision reporter Liza Lugo,
3402-450: The situation with aplomb : Peter Vajda identifies gossip as a form of workplace violence , noting that it is "essentially a form of attack." Gossip is thought by many to "empower one person while disempowering another" (Hafen). Accordingly, many companies have formal policies in their employee handbooks against gossip. Sometimes there is room for disagreement on exactly what constitutes unacceptable gossip, since workplace gossip may take
3465-401: The time, Santarrosa was accompanied by host Eddie Miró . Santarrosa left Telemundo in 1999. Santarrosa joined WAPA-TV where he took La Comay to her new gossip program, creating SuperXclusivo , accompanied by Cuban actor/comedian Héctor Travieso as co-host and journalist Leo Fernández III as field reporter, who would later leave the show. During the 13 years that SuperXclusivo aired, it
3528-564: Was announced that La Comay would be returning to TeleOnce. The show will return on August 5, 2024. Before SuperXclusivo , Kobbo Santarrosa had created two characters, La Cháchara ("The Tittle-Tattler") and La Condesa del Bochinche ("The Gossip Countess") which were featured on various gossip and entertainment news shows in Puerto Rico. He created the character of La Comay in 1995, featuring her first segments in El Show de las 12 on Telemundo , and then on its own show called X-clusivo . At
3591-416: Was confirmed that La Comay would be returning to television to Mega TV after years of speculation. The new show, titled after the puppet gossiper, premiered on January 28, 2019 and ended on December 18, 2020, after Santarrosa decided not to renew the show's contract with the network. This resulted the show to move to TeleOnce on March 1, 2021, with comedian Yan Ruiz as the new co-host. On July 24, 2024, it
3654-487: Was difficult if not impossible to physically connect with everyone. Conversation and language were able to bridge this gap. Gossip became a social interaction that helped the group gain information about other individuals without personally speaking to them. It enabled people to keep up with what was going on in their social network. It also creates a bond between the teller and the hearer, as they share information of mutual interest and spend time together. It also helps
3717-465: Was featured in the movie's poster. The three movies that Gallart has been in have been released in local cinemas in Puerto Rico, and Que Joyitas! has been shown in the United States television on Cine Latino . Following a severe boycott by sponsors of Kobbo Santarrosa 's gossip show, SuperXclusivo , WAPA America took that show off the air, and then hired six people, including Pedro Juan Figueroa, Sylvia Hernandez , Topy Mamery and Gallart, to host
3780-403: Was joined by Cuban soap opera actor Héctor Travieso by her side until March 2019; radio personality and public figure Roque Gallart replaced Travieso as of April 2019. On December 13, 2012, La Comay was interviewed by Wyatt Cenac in his final story for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart . On December 4, 2012, Santarrosa, through his puppeteering of La Comay, commented on the allegations that
3843-539: Was reported that La Comay would be extended to audiences in Florida. On March 29, 2019, Héctor Travieso announced his resignation from the show due to personal life purposes and was replaced shortly by Roque Gallart in April 2019 as co-host and sidekick. On December 11, 2020, Kobbo Santarrosa announced La Comay ' s contract will not be renewed with the network and aired its final episode on December 18, 2020. This resulted
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#17330859412663906-427: Was seen in Puerto Rico and various cities in the United States, including Phoenix , New York City , LA and San Francisco, Houston , Miami and Chicago, among others. Gallart is married to "Lo Se Todo" host Jessica Serrano . Their first daughter as a couple, Emma Catalina Gallart Serrano, was born on 14 November 2015. He also has a son, Ricky, from an earlier relationship, and a step-daughter, Carolina. Gallart
3969-469: Was the most watched television show in Puerto Rico , according to local ratings. In the original show's later years, many politicians and high-profile figures attended the show for interviews, including governors Aníbal Acevedo Vilá , Luis Fortuño and Alejandro García Padilla during each of their incumbencies. In its final years in WAPA-TV, the show closely followed the investigation and accusations in
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