She's still the light in all of this …
Britney Spears is and always has been the quintessential American woman. From her rise to a musical icon following the release of …Baby One More Time in 1999 to her highly publicized mental health issues of 2007 — to now being one of the hottest mothers in Hollywood — there has always been a certain grace from Spears everyone can relate to.
Which is why I creep on her Instagram often. I'm about the same age as Spears, and remember vividly trying to watch her videos in secret lest I be labeled a "queer" or "pansy" because I liked pop music. In 1999, as a teenager, being ostracized from the herd was very much still a real danger in America. I hid my Britney fandom — much like every other guy did that had a pulse steered by cum-soaked hormones.
The best part about her, was that she always appeared to be a genuine human being. Sure, Spears was manufactured from the Disney Inc. Pop Making Machine and spit out into a life of luxury and privilege at a young age — but it never came across that way. Not like it does with today's pop princesses like Rihanna and that Ariana girl. Give props to Spears' PR team, I suppose.
But now, me creeping up on her social feeds is different, even if a little strange. She's still wildly attractive, but also displays herself with the same type of normalcy you'd expect from Britney Bitch! Here she is, a single mother of two boys yet at the same time struggling with a career and finding the right dude to lock down with. Sound familiar?
And she struggled, much like all of us have. In 2007, she had enough. So she went and shaved her head and beat a Buick with an umbrella — haven't we all been Britney 2007? Yet she continues to bounce back, with furious vengeance, performing sold out Vegas residencies and releasing hits no one else in the game can touch with a lenthy pole.
And sometimes, she just hangs out on boats without her top on.
So in a time where the world seems to be falling apart and rampant hate spews from every corner of the Internet, keep in mind there's a place of solitude waiting for you to experience. It's called Britney Spears' Instagram. You too can soak up the positivity along with her and I — a couple long in the making through the awkward trials and tribulations of life.
God love Britney …
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