Britwurst

The last day of November proved to be a normal, boring and timid day. Nothing proved this more than the Britney Spears biographical account of the last three months or so. It may sound counter productive to watch a documentary with the intentions of tearing it apart, but that was not the intent. I am actually apathetic to “Queen of Pop.”

Every person in every corner of the world judges this woman. I hardly call her an artist, whom she referred to herself several times, but she has found a way to make other people money and is involved in the music industry. She is paid extremely well for her career, but at what price. She can’t even walk outside without a thousand cameras snapping a picture of her.

The one thing I do not get is her gullibility. Her past problems, because of the way she explained herself, are a product of how she was thrust into the spotlight at such an early age that she never had the time to make mistakes and grow up. The realization should alone motivate her towards a simpler life. Her record company and promoters are throwing her into the same fire that they did when she was a young girl. The all-American look, only this time they are using sympathy instead of youth.

I understand there is a lot of money to be made of Britney Spears, but one would think that her family and friends would step in and deter these reoccurring events. Ms. Spears is the one paying the price in the end and it seems she has yet to really to come to terms with herself. If she did, she would be really trying new things in music and not doing the public image campaign her label is pushing on her and all of us. She is on every magazine and pop music website.

The video clips from the show can be seen at www.mtv.com, she is the cover at www.rollingstones.com, and www.blender.com has open blogs on various Spears’ topics.