Monday, October 1, 2007

NEWS UPDATE: Britney: a pop-culture quagmire

Britney Spears' ex-husband, monumental failure Kevin Federline, has won custody of the former couple's children.

Spears, who was once known for being beautiful and innocent, has recently been on a rapid spiral of degeneration. Earlier this year, she shaved her head and rampaged, sans panties, around Los Angeles.

Much like the Iraq War, we all have a part of the responsibility for Spears' destruction. Most of us, at least, bought into this fantasy, that Spears (who danced, scantily clad, and lip-synched on stage to songs she didn't write) was somehow a model human being. But recent events have provided a heavy and unpleasant dose of reality.

And now, just shy of her 27th birthday, she is beyond repair.

Yes, as I said, Spears is like the Iraq War. She's a pop-culture quagmire. We watched this happen, and by doing nothing, we implicitly encouraged it. And now, there is no easy way out.

Will she survive, or will she join the ranks of Marilyn Monroe, Princess Diana and Anna Nicole Smith?

And about three months after all of the faux sadness and contrived introspection that would certainly ensue if she should, we would begin savagely fighting over the scraps.

2 comments:

Benjamin Aaker said...

I'm loving the blog Brandon. I just spent a little while to catch up on some of your older posts... I'm a fan! One thing though... I tried a couple of the links and noticed that they weren't active/required login information. Aside from that, I really am impressed and will keep reading!

Jeff Browne said...

I agree with Ben.

You're not consistent, but you have posted enough to meet the requirements. In addition, you are a fun read.

But I knew that already.

Ben's comment gets you a point.

Woo-hoo.