Britney Spears: A Lesson in Classism and the Media
EVERYONE’S GETTING a cheap laugh at the expense of Britney Spears’ umpteenth so-called comeback, this one at the VMA Music Awards over the weekend where she lip-synched her latest single "Gimme More." A lot of critics and bloggers denigrate the falling starlet for looking fat and slow and self-conscious. Compared to who? I challenge every journalist and blogger who wrote about Britney being fat: post a picture of yourself in a bikini next to Brit’s and see who gets the "fat" award. I dare you. Come on, you sharks won’t be happy until the young girl’s slit her wrists.
The media has taken to reporting on Britney like she’s some traffic wreck. Here’s what she really is: a young girl barely in her 20s with too much money, two beautiful toddlers, a pretty hanger-on of an exhusband; and a stage mother who sent her off to wear Mickey Mouse ears when she was barely in her teens. No wonder she didn’t get an education, ya’ll!!!! (That one’s for you, TMZ) Blame that on her being her family’s meal ticket at an early age. To echo Jodie Foster’s recent comments about Lindsey Lohan: Where is her mother? Why did Brit’s mother feed her to the vultures at such a young age and then turn on her when she had the audacity to take control of her own life?
Now Britney is left to doggie paddle in Hollywood’s pool of slime all by herself. What she needs is a strong agent like Pat Kingsley who can put the fear of God in the media and maybe Britney herself. She needs guidance from someone who doesn’t need or care about her money. Maybe Jodie Foster can mentor the little lost girl. Jodie recently commented on Hollywood’s exploitation of young girls for financial gain. "When I was their age, there were no big 18-year-old stars. Now, we want the 17-year-olds so we can bleed them for all they’re worth and squeeze as much money as we possibly can out of them - and then their career will be over in something like three years." But these standards, Britney is a survivor.
To paraphrase Britney, "Back off bitches." Go pick on someone who can afford the fight, like Oprah.
