We all remember that infamous YouTube video from a certain fanatic Britney Spears fan, right? Well, I'm actually starting to feel that way myself. I never really considered myself a huge fan but I'm getting really tired of reading and seeing such harsh negativity towards her.
I don't understand it. I've been feeling for a long time that she has become the female MJ as far as the media and general public are concerned (obviously, not talent wise). Britney is a walking punching bag. She has become dehumanized and someone deemed as okay to beat up, make fun of, and bring down.
We are encouraged to not like Britney. She is harshly and often unfairly criticized and judged for every move she makes or doesn't make. The girl can't do anything right. I've read every sensational thing under the sun as far as Britney is concerned. Everything from her being a puppet, bad mother, crazy, to a fraud.
I don't understand any of it because Britney Spears NEVER promised us anything. She never pretended to be something she's not. She doesn't try to convince us that she's some brilliant artist. No, she's not Madonna, Janet, Mariah, etc. but she is a human being and doesn't deserve to be treated like garbage.
Some may say she does deserve to be treated so poorly and is undeserving of her success but I disagree. This is a girl who has worked so hard (since she was a little girl) that it drove her over the edge because she didn't know how to cope.
I guess what I'm saying here is that I wish people would cut her some slack. She's only 27 and has been a pop superstar for 11 years (and a child star before that). I know my message will probably be lost to many since it's so popular to hate on her but I have such compassion for this girl. I guess I'm drawn to the underdog types- the people we're told not to like, who get knocked down but still rise to the top.
I wish Britney the best and hope she has people around her that love her and can keep her grounded. She needs all the help she can get with the way the media treats her.
Thanks for reading.
I don't understand it. I've been feeling for a long time that she has become the female MJ as far as the media and general public are concerned (obviously, not talent wise). Britney is a walking punching bag. She has become dehumanized and someone deemed as okay to beat up, make fun of, and bring down.
We are encouraged to not like Britney. She is harshly and often unfairly criticized and judged for every move she makes or doesn't make. The girl can't do anything right. I've read every sensational thing under the sun as far as Britney is concerned. Everything from her being a puppet, bad mother, crazy, to a fraud.
I don't understand any of it because Britney Spears NEVER promised us anything. She never pretended to be something she's not. She doesn't try to convince us that she's some brilliant artist. No, she's not Madonna, Janet, Mariah, etc. but she is a human being and doesn't deserve to be treated like garbage.
Some may say she does deserve to be treated so poorly and is undeserving of her success but I disagree. This is a girl who has worked so hard (since she was a little girl) that it drove her over the edge because she didn't know how to cope.
I guess what I'm saying here is that I wish people would cut her some slack. She's only 27 and has been a pop superstar for 11 years (and a child star before that). I know my message will probably be lost to many since it's so popular to hate on her but I have such compassion for this girl. I guess I'm drawn to the underdog types- the people we're told not to like, who get knocked down but still rise to the top.
I wish Britney the best and hope she has people around her that love her and can keep her grounded. She needs all the help she can get with the way the media treats her.
Thanks for reading.
