Ooops… the media did it again
September 8, 2008 by angelique
Filed under Women's Health
I’m no Britney Spears fan. No way, no how. Just the thought of how she’s acted as a mom (or, rather, hasn’t acted) curdles my blood.
But I’m feeling a little sorry for the lass-of-few-undergarments today.
See, she swept the VMA awards last night. (An event about which I was blissfully ignorant until today.) And everyone loves her… but not really because she is singing any better than she was last year.
No, the reason the media is practically having orgasms over the mere mention of her name is because she LOOKS good… BETTER, in fact, at least in their eyes.
See, she LOST WEIGHT. She got a trainer. She stopped eating, supposedly in a “healthy” way (yeah, right… we’ve heard that from starlets before.)
She’s not jiggly. And that just makes reporters around the world giddy.
I can hear you. “Okay, okay… but so what? Leave her alone. She deserves to be happy.”
Right.
Well, let’s think about what this Brit Love Fest says to a ‘tween or teen gal:
- You’re SCUM if you’re even a tad bit out of shape. The media (i.e. everyone) will berate you.
- You’re A STAR if you diet and exercise so you can look great in a bikini. A hot, wonderful, no-one-can-touch-you star.
Anyone else see a problem here?
I have to comment on this. I think the love affair with Britney right now has a lot more to do with the fact that she seems STABLE at the moment, rather than the size of her body. She looks healthier, more together, and just saner. I think that people (even the media) got to a point where they just genuinely wanted to see her get better and no longer publicly suffering and floundering. Is it superficial to assume her better weave, more toned body, and ability to walk straight automatically equate to a healthier more positive life? Sure. But it’s really all were given to make our assumptions on at the moment… and these seem to be positive steps to the very distant viewer. :-/ just sayin’