Is Britney Spears' new act too hot for young girls? Does she represent an unattainable image that girls can't possibly live up to? Who cares, her sex symbol status or lack of clothing shouldn't be the concern of parents, it should be the fact that her songs and her stage show are completely devoid of any thought whatsoever.
In a recent concert, Spears paused in the middle of her show to exclaim to her audience "But I'm not a little girl anymore. I'm real happy where I am in my life right now. I'm just trying to find the woman in me." Then she broke into her new single "I'm Not a Girl, I'm Not Yet a Woman."
Is that what that song was about? We couldn't figure out what it was about until we read what she had said in concert.
Later in the concert Britney had a dancing duel with a life-sized video image of herself projected on a giant screen. "I think she wants to battle me," she told the audience with a wink and a grin.
We understand this concert is meant for a younger audience — at least we hope that's what the audience consisted of — but how dumb is the youth of America? If this concert was any indication, Americans are doomed to fall far behind on the evolutionary track, ending up somewhere between the intelligence levels of Carrot Top and broccoli.
The Associated Press went on to say how Spears' clothes were barley there as she and her eight backup dancers "gyrated across the circular stage and down a catwalk during the equal parts suspenseful, celebratory and sensual dream scenes."
But it was the encore that really sums up who the real Britney Spears is. The AP reports, "Spears, drenched from the steady shower of water pouring onto the stage from above, strutted in a see-through raincoat and a cowboy hat, provocatively shimming with her dancers."
The fact is, Spears shouldn't be fooling anyone with this act she is putting on. Either she is grossly misjudging the public's perception of herself or this is a marketing gimmick. Because, Britney, we assure you — most of the country does not perceive you as a little girl anymore than we perceive Madonna to be a virgin.
You are a very rich woman who dresses like a prostitute and makes stupid remarks to reporters.
The luxury of thinking you could possibly be perceived as a "little girl" anymore goes away when one of two things happens: your bank account has more zeros than a busload of ASU fraternity guys, or, and this is one is really important, when you write the lyric "Don't you want to dance up on me from behind." After that, you are a woman.
In her latest video for the new song, "I'm a Slave 4 U," Spears is licked in a provocative way by one of the dancers. She said the song is about dancing and how "music makes you go through so many different emotions."
Sure ... and "Because I Got High" is about being high on God, and "Like a Virgin" is about Jesus' mother.
Spears' should not be blamed for starting a trend of young girls wanting to show off their body; she is a woman and can dress however she wants. It's the parents who can and should control what their kids wear.
Spears, however, can be blamed for helping bring down the IQ of our nation's children. She sells lies and kids take it as gospel. If kids need to be told that many times what the song "I'm Not a Girl, I'm Not Yet a Woman" is about then there are major flaws in this country's education system, and Spears is merely feeding the flames of stupidity.
