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Are you enjoying Britney's downfall?

Sep 12, 2007, 10:54 AM | by Michael Slezak

Categories: Britney Spears, Music

I was having dinner with my friends Mitch and Rosie last night, and in one of those freewheeling, Riesling-fueled conversations where we debated everything from the current crop of presidential candidates to our theories on child-rearing, we inevitably landed on the singer's widely panned VMA performance from Sunday night. Now I'll preface this by saying I'm not much of a Britney defender. To me, she's a very lucky dim bulb who's made oodles of money thanks mostly to some highly skilled producers (and that brilliant stylist who tied a knot at the waist of her Catholic schoolgirl uniform on the set of "…Baby One More Time"). And if she hates the media scrutiny she's subjected to, Britney can certainly afford to retreat to a desolate cabin in Idaho where (eventually) the paparazzi will grow bored and leave her alone. Heck, she can probably even get Demi and Ashton to recommend a Realtor.

But on the flip side, what exactly has Britney done to deserve the thunderous, rancorous response to her badly lip-synched, lethargically choreographed rendition of "Gimme More"? She didn't maim a newborn kitten. Nor did she dangle her baby off a hotel balcony. She didn't utter a racist or homophobic slur. So how come on Monday morning, she made the front page of dozens of newspapers, got covered by cable news outlets as if she'd just delivered Gen. Petraeus' Iraq report in an ill-fitting sequined bra?

In our current comment-board culture, it's easy to tar-and-feather a fellow human being — especially if that human being is a vocalist/dancer who makes an exceedingly large amount of money but is apparently too lazy or too disinterested to enthusiastically shake her moneymaker and actually, um, sing live, during her big, televised comeback performance.

But I've also got to wonder: Are we enjoying Britney's downfall? And if so, why? Has she somehow become our pop-cultural sacrificial lamb, meant to pay the price for the disposable music that clogs our airwaves, for the collective guilt we feel for the copies of Star and Us and In Touch that sit on our bathroom floors? And how much do we want Britney to pay? What if her story ends with a paparazzi chase that leads to a tragic car accident? Or a drug overdose? Or a suicide attempt?

As someone who blogs for a living — and spends plenty of time dishing the snark to America's most annoying celebrities — I'm honestly not sure how I'd answer any of the above questions. But I think they're worth discussing — particularly here on the PopWatch message boards, where the level of civility and discourse always seems several notches above the status quo. I look forward to reading what you guys have to say.

Why talk about Britney Spears? Because she's famous, that's why. In our society, we talk about those that are famous. They are the most interesting to us "normal people." Whatever they do, we're going to talk about them. No one is wrong for doing that.

In Britney's case, she was supposed to make this big huge comeback. It was supposed to be the comeback of the year. The media hyped it for weeks. People were so excited. Fans were excited. Her fellow artists that were attending were very excited to see Britney's comeback performance. It happened, and what did we get? We got [!@#$%^&*]. It was a horrible performance, and people have the right to feel something, whether it be pissed off, or simply just disappointment.

No one is accusing Britney of hurting kittens or any of the other ridiculous comparisons the above writer wrote. People are accusing Britney of having the worst performance of the year. Why? Because it's true.

Now, when I say "people," I'm including myself, and others that criticized Britney mainly on her performance. Those that called her fat, I'm not defneding them because I didn't make those accusations.

But Britney is famous and she is open to ridicule. If she doesn't like it, take the blogger's advice and take your damn kids to Idaho.

Why talk about Britney Spears? Because she's famous, that's why. In our society, we talk about those that are famous. They are the most interesting to us "normal people." Whatever they do, we're going to talk about them. No one is wrong for doing that.

In Britney's case, she was supposed to make this big huge comeback. It was supposed to be the comeback of the year. The media hyped it for weeks. People were so excited. Fans were excited. Her fellow artists that were attending were very excited to see Britney's comeback performance. It happened, and what did we get? We got [!@#$%^&*]. It was a horrible performance, and people have the right to feel something, whether it be pissed off, or simply just disappointment.

No one is accusing Britney of hurting kittens or any of the other ridiculous comparisons the above writer wrote. People are accusing Britney of having the worst performance of the year. Why? Because it's true.

Now, when I say "people," I'm including myself, and others that criticized Britney mainly on her performance. Those that called her fat, I'm not defneding them because I didn't make those accusations.

But Britney is famous and she is open to ridicule. If she doesn't like it, take the blogger's advice and take your damn kids to Idaho.

Well said. The thing that does it for me is the whole hype surrounding it...I mean even I bought it. I seriously was anticipating the performance and I had Sunday Evening marked down in the back of my head as an important day. I truly was looking forward to seeing what Britney would do. And most of all I was sorta HOPING that she would make a comeback. I mean I remember the hits she put out there. I mean I still listen to "Toxic, "Im a Save 4 U", Oops I Did It Again, etc...who would have thought that the smiling girl who made those songs would turn out like this?

So when I saw the performance it was both disgusting and annoying. I mean in all seriousness very FEW people get oppurtunities like this to stage a comeback right? I mean this is probably the best oppurtunity she could have ever asked for. Adding to the fact that she was opening...I mean what more could an artist/singer ask for in her situation.

Yet she has the audacity and the gall to mess it up. And not just in small ways. In a major, in your face, out of control, idiotic way.

I would feel sorry for her if it werent for several factors (some of which I mentioned above). I find the whole thing both funny and sad at the same time. Shocking really. If she has any true friends they need to reach out to her asap before its too late.

Found this on PerezHilton.

Tori Amos sang an improv song at one of her performance about Britney. Its actually pretty sad

Scroll down a little bit to see the player.

http://perezhilton.com/?paged=2

Britney, they set you up

But you drank from their cup

Britney, they set you up

Oh, but this is what it looks like, love,

This is what is looks like

When a star falls down

When a star falls down

Well, maybe you’re a mother

But you still need your mother

Yes, I may be a mother

But I still need a mother

To pick me up

Yes, to pick me up

When it all falls down

When it all falls down

Britney, they set you up

Is your contract winding up?

But you drank from the cup

Boy, this is what it looks like

Yes, I said, this is, this is what it looks like, Disney, yes

When a star falls down

When a star falls down

You may be a mother

Baby, you still need a mother

Yes, I may be a mother

But I still need a mother

To pick me up

Yes, to pick me up

When it all falls down

When it all falls down

When it all falls, all falls down

When it all falls down

She needs help, badly. Her VMA appearance was a trainwreck, and her career and personal life is in shambles. There is something very wrong with her right now, and people did try to help her. She hasn't hit rock bottom yet.

I have known a few drug addicts in my time, and they all have the same attitude/apearance when they are nearing the point of get help or die. Timbaland is quoted as saying that he and Justin were going to work with her, but she insulted them. This was supposed to be her big comeback, and she dropped the ball. Not her people, she should have known that she was not ready. She has been a professional dancer/(cough cough)singer since she was a child, she should know her limitations. Just think with a better outfit, a slicked super short hairstyle, killer moves and decent lipsync she would have had a Mariah level comeback.

Now all I care about is that someone takes care of those kids while their mother falls apart.