The MTV Awards are a big joke, just like the Grammys.
And the huge amount of critisism about Britney Spears' performance is another sign that Western culture is in decline.
People say she looked "out of shape"? What were they watching? She looked great. Most females would be quite happy to look like that. Isn't it harmfull to send the message to women (of all ages) that a woman who looked like Britney Spears did last night is actually 'out of shape'? If that's considered out of shape, how must an overweight woman feel when she hears that? Now she hears that even a great looking, fairly lean woman is considered 'out of shape'. Its just ridiculous!
Are we bing too hard on Britney Spears? And isn't this sort of negative message about her appearance harmful to women?
2007-09-10 04:14:59 · 30 answers · asked by Zezo Zeze Zadfrack 1 in Social Science ➔ Gender Studies
I agree with some of the responses here which basically say that Spears' performance was indeed terrible. But there's no need to call her fat or out of shape. On the other hand, I suppose when a person clearly makes their appearance a major focus of their performance, then these sorts of comments (i.e. out of shape) are inevitable. Whereas when a person simply tries to make music to the best of their ability, then their physical appearance becomes less of an issue.
Still, its nasty to label someone as fat and out of shape, unless they are an athlete competing and their shapes relates directly to their performance.
Calling Spears fat send the wrong message to women.
2007-09-10 07:59:01 · update #1
I think her actions in general are what sends the negative message.
2007-09-10 04:20:17 · answer #1 · answered by countrygirl30143 2 · 4⤊ 1⤋
I think people have been too hard on her all along. I mean, I don't follow the situation very closely (honestly, I could care less), but all I ever hear about her is negative. I remember reading on Yahoo's front page awhile ago about her passing out in a bar and them making a huge deal about it. Who cares? For one, shes what.... 24 years old? Let her have some fun with her life. Let her party. She's just a young adult doing what young adults do.... The only problem that I have with that is that she now has children. Once she has kids, she should have straightened up her act.
As far as them saying she was out of shape, I was looking at pictures, and if that is out of shape.... then AT LEAST 9/10 American women should be considered out of shape. I mean, she's not as thin as she was when she was 16, but who is? Not to mention, she's had how many kids? I feel bad for the girl. If the public investigated my life so much, I'm sure I'd end up much more screwed up than I was to start with.
2007-09-10 07:11:52 · answer #2 · answered by Jim Baw 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
My first thought when I saw her last night was "Cool, she got her body back." I guess I'm an idiot because I thought she looked good! Then I read all the articles saying how out-of-shape she is.
I think yes, the media is definitely being too hard on her regarding her body. True, her performance was awful and her extensions looked horrific as well. (WHY doesn't she get more help with her hair??) But her body looked good. She looks like a curvy 25 year old with a better than average body.
You can tell she's not quite as toned and cut as she used to be, but still. She looked good body-wise, despite the poor choice in costume. If only she had worn something less revealing, the media might not have jumped all over her as much.
2007-09-10 05:56:51 · answer #3 · answered by TGIF1905 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
ive basically watched the overall performance on the mtv internet site. particular there replaced into little dancing and he or she replaced into of course miming however the song sounded alright to me. As for he being "embarrassingly out of shape" i think of we could desire to continually all supply her a destroy! So what she's no longer a length 0!! yet she's basically had 2 babies. all and sundry is sooo shallow while they remark approximately different peoples physique shapes. Get a existence, and with the aid of how, i might prefer to be certain you gain length 0 returned after babies. Britney is basically attempting to make a residing right here and all and sundry are so speedy to criticise different peoples misfortunes. Shes human after all pronounced and completed and all of us have problems in there existence regardless if there customary or no longer.
2016-10-18 13:09:27 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since I am not a Britney fan, nor ever have been, it is amazing in itself that I would stand up for her. The media has gone crazy with their ferocious treatment of stars. I love celeb gossip, but only to the extent of who they are with and what movies ar they working on, that sort of thing. I'm not sooooo interested in them that I would support the media stalking and harassing them. I get so sick and tired of being inundated with stories of stars drunken driving, clepto problems, drug problems or whatever else. The media seems to forget that they are PEOPLE, first and foremost. I don't agree that celebs have to hold themselves to higher standards than us 'normal' people. Maybe a sports athlete, but not an actor. While I will agree that as a celeb, you put yourself out there, it doesn't make it right for them to be hounded 24/7 like they are. The government needs to put stricter requirements on paparazzi before another Diana situation happens with any one of these celebs. I actually feel sorry for Britney! It didn't make front page news when I gave my baby coke or candy, why should hers?
2007-09-10 12:22:24 · answer #5 · answered by bijou 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Pop culture hasn't promoted a realistic standard of beauty since Marilyn Monroe became popular. If a young girl today thinks she looks like Britney Spears, then hears that Britney looked "out of shape" one night, how far will she go to improve her own look then?
2007-09-10 10:02:15 · answer #6 · answered by Rio Madeira 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
What the media never analysed about the 'great outpourings of grief' for the Death of Diana, was the relentlessly unpleasant criticism of her in the years before. In no way could she do anything right for anyone in the print media. The public didn't defend her or object, but I suspect they were on the brink of rebelling when she was killed. Before the broadsheets emerged with the bad news that Sunday, I went out to buy whatever there was distributed and took home three papers in which there were 6 condemnations of Diana, criticisming her clothes, her photographs, her behaviour - even the astrologer suggested she should pull her ideas together.
I am impressed how you defend Britney Spears so chivalrously - she is a lovely girl, and it would probably help to improve her life, if there was less media disapproval. I wish we had done as much for Diana.
2007-09-10 04:43:07 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 2⤋
Yes I think it is a harmful and puts the wrong ideas in womens and girls heads. True her performance was pretty off beat and dull, but for having two kids back to back she is in good shape, yes she used to be more toned but she is not a little teeny bopper anymore and how she looks now is fine. I would love to get to that shape. People are always going to find something to pick on her about.
2007-09-10 04:26:21 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
At the start of your question, you made the assertion that Western culture is in decline. And I agree...but I'm afraid that I see the decline differently than you do - based upon the rest of your question.
The decline, to me, has to do with the fact that people even take time out of their lives to DISCUSS the appearance of Brittney Spears. Firstly, she is supposed to be a singer, isn't she? Since when did a 'singer' have to be "smokin' hot"? Isn't it her singing abilities that are supposed to be important? What she wears and how well she dances has NOTHING to do with being a singer. And if she wants to be billed as a performer, rather than a singer, then she has no place on a 'music' awards show....
As for the negative message for young girls? Her very existence, behaviour and the public's fascination (as has been proven with all the responses you've received) is what sends a negative message. The youth of today want to be famous, a fact reported in a recent poll. They don't care how it happens, they just want to be famous. Well, it looks as though they all have a shot at it, as the general public seems determined to elevate the status of ANYONE - regardless of their talent or lack thereof - by focussing so much of their time and attention on them.
2007-09-10 05:17:51 · answer #9 · answered by Super Ruper 6 · 6⤊ 2⤋
In Britney's case, part of her fame is from dancing. She is out of shape for a dancer.
To make a comparison, it's like watching a pro athlete return from the off season a bit on the flabby side. Sure, he's still in fantastic shape compared to most guys. But, he's not in the shape he needs to be to play his sport at the pro level.
2007-09-10 06:50:07 · answer #10 · answered by bikerchickjill 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
I agree with your statements regarding her weight. I think that our culture places far too much emphasis on women being thin...too thin. And yes, putting her down for her weight does send a harmful message, at least to the younger females, the teenagers, who are impressionable enough to take that kind of thing to heart. That's why anorexia and bulemia and plastic surgery are so prevalent in this country. It's tragic, dangerous, and sad.
2007-09-10 05:39:27 · answer #11 · answered by It's Ms. Fusion if you're Nasty! 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋