why beat on the britney woman?
can somebody explain to me why britney spears gets so much shit? what did i miss?
there’s a massive trend to stone, since around the time she was shown in late pregnancy. or was it when she stumbled while carrying her kid and evading the press? the imperfection!
i know it’s stupid to even talk about her like it matters, but this post is about irrational, comfy hatred — hating when it’s fashionable. don’t know much about britney spears, but from what i’ve seen and heard, i like her. this is my second post calling BS on the knee-jerk britney scorners.
why do so many sites crank on celebrities for their appearance, gloating over alleged surgery disasters or secretly snapped photos of women without makeup or simply in sloppy, relaxing clothes? this points to a larger phenomenon of criticizing people for admirable or neutral behavior, what i guess may as well be called the “my shit doesn’t stink” delusion.
finally saw the famous pics of britney spears cavorting without panties. some thwappers called her fat in those pics. what a crock. if it were any unknown woman looking as fine as that, the same assholes would be swooning. they just have to dig into britney spears.
and now (what brought this subject back to me noggin’), drudge the jerkitt is headlining her head shaving. all the sex-starved jackasses on the internet are going to weigh in on how “bad” she looks, just like the same homos did with natalie portman. ugh. how could anybody believe anything from such liars?
britney spears, you’re a natural, strong beauty, honey. enjoy.
February 17th, 2007 at 23:10
“…enjoy it now. Have it photographed as much as possible. Rub it with fine oils and liniments. You will miss it when it’s gone.“ :)
Mark Odell
February 17th, 2007 at 23:29
yuh huh. and i could help her get started on that.
February 19th, 2007 at 21:39
Well, she ain’t what she was, but that still ain’t bad. You’re right: her worst is better than the best almost anyone else has to offer.
Still, a beautiful flower that could fade or wilt if not addressed properly. Obviously going through some confusion, dissolution, and dissipation right now. She could use a good “editor” to provide some guidance and strength–and most important, “input.” I would be willing to help, but she hasn’t called me…
But another who came on the scene in the same timeframe should be mentioned in a gloriously postive vein (man does she stir me): Christina Aguilera! Damn she can sing! And she can be just as nasty as she wanna be! She’s the real deal I do believe. In full blossom right now.
February 20th, 2007 at 01:34
does seem like she’s having trouble. and the jealous are digging it large. couldn’t be happier.
yeah, i like CA pretty much (when she’s not doing the modern overfuck routine with note/melody “embellishments”), but i also think spears has a much better voice than generally acknowledged.
February 20th, 2007 at 11:08
Yeah, I’ve noticed a tendency of hers to oversing in the past. Saw Sting, Tom Jones, CA, others on a show all singing “Every Breath You Take” some time ago, and CA oversang to such an extent that I was embarrassed for her–it was that bad! But Some of the others–other than Sting–were just as bad or, unbelievably, even worse. (TJ comes readily to mind.) The competition to “show off” crowded out the “art” (including the emotional contour) of it.
Nevertheless, I’ve always known she had the chops, it was just a matter of getting everything in place, so to speak. She’s there now insofar as her “Back to Basics” release is indicative. Close to perfection on that one. I was totally reacquainted and re-enchanted within two or three good listens.
February 20th, 2007 at 11:56
“Back to Basics”
checking the samples out now at amazon. funny you mention her, because just last night at the gym i was reading a Rolling Stone from last summer, and it had some fine pics. it also was busting on my girl britney. bummer.
hey, i didn’t know “Ain’t No Other Man” was aguilera. loved that song the first, oh, 34 times i heard it. now it reminds me of every mindless fuck manning the controls at the gyms i’ve frequented.
one thing i really dig about her, she doesn’t usually sound like a white girl trying to sing black, though she often sounds black. way too many white chicks in this genre overplay the black girl thing. silly.
a few months ago i was listening to the radio more than usual, and noticed a few songs with a cool retro vibe. “Ain’t No Other Man” was one of them.
i happened to hear the commodores “Easy” (the “easy like sunday morning” song) on the radio recently. don’t normally like using the word craftsmanship with music, but damn, it just has this relaxed and tense air to it that so much pop music lost when the machines came along.
“Hurt”. like that one too, but she’s slipping into white girl black girl imitation on a syllable or two, IMO.
probably my fave aguilera song is “What A Girl Wants”, which i think was used very well in the lamer film “What Women Want”.