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Gossip Girl Report

Archive for the ‘Social/Impact Issues’ Category

August 7th, 2008

Is Gossip Girl “Too White”?

When you look at the core cast of Gossip Girl, you notice a few things: they are all impossibly good looking, fashionable, young… and white. This, of course, isn’t a new revelation. But as the show’s popularity - and cast grows - the omissions are becoming more noticeable.
This issue is even […]

By Kelly -- 6 comments

May 14th, 2008

Gossip Girl Report Does the Great Blog Off

In 2008, the summer solstice will occur at 23:59 hours UT on 20th June (Friday). It is the first time since 1975 that it hasn’t occurred on 21st June. The summer solstice is, as you may know, the longest day of the western hemisphere. To celebrate, Gossip Girl Report, the Entertainment Channel and b5media are […]

By Kelly -- 0 comments

May 11th, 2008

Coming Out: Gossip Girl’s Gay Storyline

Like many Gossip Girl fans, I wasn’t surprised at Eric’s outing on last week’s episode. I was taken aback, though, at how well it was done. True, it was sensationalized and glammed up at Asher’s party - but at home, over the table? That was brilliant.
I love that Georgina outed Eric to […]

By Kelly -- 3 comments

April 22nd, 2008

Does Sex on TV Make Kids More Likely to Have Sex?

A reader left a comment about the OMFG promos that got me to thinking: does sex on TV make kids more likely to have sex?
I don’t know that I think it does.
I have always loved TV. I watched pretty racy shows when I was a teen - 90210, Melrose Place, Dallas, almost of […]

By Kelly -- 5 comments

March 31st, 2008

Taylor Momsen Appears at the UN… Sort Of

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Gossip Girl’s Taylor Momsen made an appearance at the ‘HERO: A United Nations Association Campaign’ benefit reception at Paris Commune on March 27, 2008 in New York City.
HERO is a campaign meant to build awareness and raise money for orphans and at risk children living […]

By Kelly -- 0 comments

February 25th, 2008

Leighton Meester Goes to the Oscars… Sort Of.

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Gossip Girl’s Leighton Meester had a little taste of the Oscars on Saturday, when she attended The Belvedere Luxury Lounge at the Four Seasons Hotel in honor of the 80th Academy Awards. Meester was there to […]

By Kelly -- 0 comments

February 18th, 2008

Real Life Gossip Girl at College Campus

Apparently, there’s a real life Gossip Girl - or two - at a campus gossip site. The site, juicycampus.com (warning: the site is painfully slow), reportedly features anonymous reports about real life students. The site mentions students by name in threads about popularity, weight and sexual encounters. Even uglier topics include […]

By Kelly -- 1 comment

January 19th, 2008

Does Britney Watch Gossip Girl?

So here’s my new theory on Britney Spears… she’s a closet Gossip Girl fan!
Brit was photographed at a Rite Aid earlier in the week browsing home-pregnancy tests with her current boyfriend, Adnan Ghalib. She later claimed, “I never had a pregnancy test. It was for my friend.”
Hmm.
Buying a pregnancy test in full view […]

By Kelly -- 1 comment

January 15th, 2008

Why Did Blair Think She Was Pregnant on Gossip Girl?

Okay, well, we know the obvious: unprotected sex and a missed period. But what else was going on?
Blair told her mother that she was stressed due to her studies (when do we ever see Blair study?). Her mother thought that her moods were due to something else - the return of her […]

By Kelly -- 1 comment

December 1st, 2007

To bulimia or not to bulimia…

For fans of the book series, Gossip Girl, Blair’s quick bulimic binge over Thanksgiving wasn’t surprising. But what was surprising was the way that it happened and how it was portrayed.
Throughout the season on TV, Blair’s eating disorder has barely been mentioned - just some catty comments by her mom here and there about […]

By Kelly -- 11 comments