soft mafia

Soft mafia describes women who keep tabs on virtually everyone in their their families, extended families, and sometimes people they are not related to in social groups and at different functions they attend. These women do not mind being backstabbers, being condescending muckrakers, and acting dramatically pragmatic. They are political to the highest degree, usually but not always conservative in their views. In addition to being gossip-mongers, the soft mafia also exert influence to get their allies and friends good professional and social positions. Intelligence and counter-intelligence by electronic and other means fit the soft mafia profile. She will go beyond eavesdropping and tamper with cellular phones and personal or laptop computers, spying on family members whether they are teenagers, older siblings, and their friends or sleepovers.