She Negotiates’s Victoria Pynchon has written an illuminating post on why we gossip about Charlie Sheen, and why we gossip in general. There are, she argues, social benefits to gauging what happens when one member of society violates its norms, as Sheen is doing—over and over, and very publicly. But after watching Sheen’s interview this evening on 20/20, I’m feeling queasy. To me, Sheen came across not so much as the typical celebrity having a meltdown moment a la Britney Spears or … [Read more...]