Monday, December 3, 2007

The tabs: no men allowed


Gossip is an essential characteristic of women. What’s going on in someone’s personal lives is their personal business. They are always on the hunt for this kind of information. Their best bet in this ‘bounty hunting’ is gossip magazines: Star, People, etc. In the past year and a half, I have seen almost all the cover pages full with the coverage of Brad and Jen’s breakup and his resulting romance with Angelina Jolie. Every minute detail ranging from Jen’s desperate phone calls to her ex-husband, to her breakdown during shooting some movie was discussed.

And I totally agree with the fact that women like to read about other women behaving indecently. That is the only reason we find exclusive coverage of drug abuse acts by famous female stars like, Lindsay Lohan, Paris Hilton and Britney Spears. Some magazines go to the extent of finding out how much money do these stars spend every month on various activities such as shopping, fitness, partying etc. That is exactly what readers like to know as they get an insight into the lives of their ‘role models’.

Men on the other hand are not passionate about these kinds of gossips. They are preoccupied in their own world of fancies such as cars, video games and sports. They are least concerned about the personal lives of these icons which appear in these gossip magazines. That is the main reason that men seldom find their way into these magazines. As a result, these tabloids are least interested in covering major stories involving leading male stars of the day.

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