Everyday Cruelty
Everyday Cruelty
The everyday cruelty of slander ruins an innocent person’s reputation and changes the way others may think of the victim. The three most common forms of slander are celebrity slander, political slander, and everyday rumors. One example of celebrity slander is when blood was found in the tub at the Intercontinental Hotel in London, a housekeeper claimed Lady Gaga bathed in blood as a part of a Satanic ritual, a comment, such as this one, could have tragically ended Lady Gaga’s career and would make her look as if she had gotten crazier. An example of political slander would be between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, Adams’ organization called Jefferson "a mean-spirited, low-lived fellow, the son of a half-breed Indian squaw, sired by a Virginia mulatto father." They also called him an atheist, a weakling, a coward and a libertine, but John Adams was also called a tyrant, a criminal, a hypocrite and a fool by Jefferson’s people. The two former political competitor’s verbal battles of constantly denoting each other not only destroys the reputation of a “clean-cut” candidate, but also portrays the two as mean and obnoxious when they continuously insult each other. The kind of slander that will emotionally hurt the victim the most are everyday rumors, a general example would be saying to someone that a husband is cheating on a wife or claiming that someone is gay, lesbian, or bisexual. These sort of claims, in particular, would ruin the love relationship between a victim and another person. Perpetrators of slander do not realize the emotional harm that they create on a daily basis that destroys the reputation of others.
The everyday cruelty of slander ruins an innocent person’s reputation and changes the way others may think of the victim. The three most common forms of slander are celebrity slander, political slander, and everyday rumors. One example of celebrity slander is when blood was found in the tub at the Intercontinental Hotel in London, a housekeeper claimed Lady Gaga bathed in blood as a part of a Satanic ritual, a comment, such as this one, could have tragically ended Lady Gaga’s career and would make her look as if she had gotten crazier. An example of political slander would be between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, Adams’ organization called Jefferson "a mean-spirited, low-lived fellow, the son of a half-breed Indian squaw, sired by a Virginia mulatto father." They also called him an atheist, a weakling, a coward and a libertine, but John Adams was also called a tyrant, a criminal, a hypocrite and a fool by Jefferson’s people. The two former political competitor’s verbal battles of constantly denoting each other not only destroys the reputation of a “clean-cut” candidate, but also portrays the two as mean and obnoxious when they continuously insult each other. The kind of slander that will emotionally hurt the victim the most are everyday rumors, a general example would be saying to someone that a husband is cheating on a wife or claiming that someone is gay, lesbian, or bisexual. These sort of claims, in particular, would ruin the love relationship between a victim and another person. Perpetrators of slander do not realize the emotional harm that they create on a daily basis that destroys the reputation of others.