American Studies 2200E Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Hollywood Blacklist, Rodney King, Roy Cohn

• School: Western University
• Department: American Studies
• Course: American Studies 2200E
• Professor: Anna Zuschlag

Document Summary

Gossip: revolves around the exaggeration of fabrication of a stories. Spreading of rumors or innuendo that have not be wholly confirmed. The act of gossiping has been historically gendered and sexualized. Gossiping and spreading rumors was historically a female domain. Gossip is produced and consumed by men and women (also subject and victims) Also connected to public shaming and infamy. John eaton was a close friend of president andrew jackson. Fell i(cid:374) lo(cid:448)e (cid:449)ith margret o"neil ti(cid:373)(cid:271)erlake. She is the daughter of a boarding house owner. Eaton and jackson had both stayed at the boarding house in washington d. c. Eato(cid:374) asked ja(cid:272)kso(cid:374) a(cid:271)out (cid:373)arryi(cid:374)g margret o"neil. Jackson told him to marry her so that the gossip would stop and margets honor would be protected and restored. Jackson also subject to gossip (his wife was still married when she married him) Jackson blamed the gossip from the women in washington for killing his wife.