I don't want to see her become a casualty of pop rock. She needs our support. So, what can towies do to back this girl up and get her going again? C'mon folks she's got 2 kids. What can we do? 

As much as I have loathed her in the past, and I have good reason to, I really, really, really feel for this girl right now.

It seems pretty obvious that Kevin Federline was only out for money.  It's really easy to sit on the sidelines with a medi-ocre, at best, career and watch your wife and let your wife (and perhaps HELP your wife) spin out of control because she is one of the biggest media victims in a long time.  Because of that, it's easy to divorce, get custody, and get loads and loads of alimony and over-rewarded child support that will probably be skimmed from or used on really frivolous things.

I could be wrong, but I doubt it.  I hope Britney realizes that while she has laughed to the bank and made more $$ than anybody ever deserves and was a tool/pawn, at the same time, she has been subjected to some gigantic forces that would screw up just about anybody and that deep down, a lot of this is not her fault and she has to learn to forgive herself for some things.  Round one may have gone to K-Fed, but there are probably loads and loads and loads of more rounds.  She is a very young woman with the rest of her life ahead of her, and she has the time and resources to totally turn things around - not just for her, but for her kids.  Well, if such is possible, anyway, if her kids still have a fighting chance at growing up well-adjusted.  But if she has the right people on her side and aligns herself with the right people, and there are probably a few people out there with her better interests in mind, she will be more likely to accomplish this.

-M
 

She was pushed to be a star by her mother and, later, Disney. We've all seen this before, and since. "Hannah Montana", anyone? The real sadness is how she's been surrounded by "Elvis-types" who turn a blind eye to her emotional disturbances and drug influenced acting out. As long as there's a train wreck watching public, the Media will continue to feed into it. Now, her little sister is following in her disturbingly destructive path. Perhaps, even eclipsing it. They all (mom included) need to have longterm professional counseling and treatment before they reach a Presley end. Everyone knows, she has serious problems. I blame her, so called, freinds for not taking an active role. Yes. I feel for her.     

In reply to the original question, maybe we need to buy her product to give her some self confidence?  Sorry, but I simply cannot bring myself to do such a thing...

Seriously though, the unfortunate woman does find herself in a particularly unpleasant situation.  Sure it would be easy to blame her but as has already been said it is easy to be pushed as a child and then taken in by the sycophancy of others. 

 Why do the media continue to go after her?   I suppose the public feel better for knowing that someone else has made a bigger hash of it than they have, and if they are young and good looking even better.  The media continue to feed that.

 One thing I would disagree with is any implication that Britney is remotely comparable with Elvis.  As if!

Cheers

Mike

Elvis schmelvis.  I don't view much of a comparison of hardly anyone to Elvis as an insult to him, although perhaps an insult to the person being compares to Elvis.  And I'm from his home state of Mississippi, originally, so therefore I have more right to criticize.  Plus, he was really nasty and jingoistic uber-nationalist American with major problems with John Lennon and the Beatles and, reportedly, was sort of racist to boot.  And he was just another white boy who got big off of black music and was more of an entertainer than an artist.  The man is totally trashable.  Plus he would fly to places just for a freakin' sandwich - not earth friendly at all.

Back to Britney - in my dislike of her, I often forget that yes, she was probably pushed into being where she is by her mother.  And the sycophancy and guile of others...geez.  I have to say that, thinking of that, well, it only raises my sympathies.

-M 

BBC News (9th Jan 2008)

Interesting article. Her two worst enemies seem to be ignorance and imaturity.

Self-absorbtion is a disease we're allowing to fester in our young by way of Media saturation and our, seemingly endless, tolerance of it. Excess becomes the norm, if not dealt with in time. How can Britney or anyone like her know what's wrong if we don't admit there's a bigger problem at work? Need more proof? Keep your eyes on China to see how Western Media saturation does it's damage. It's already begun. Egos run amok and still growing. Humility, be damned. Consolidated Media is who we should protest. They birth these messes and film the end results.  

Don't know why that's in boldface type (or, whatever it was). Not meant as shouting.

One more notion. What if Britney's little sister, star of Disney's "Zoe 101", got pregnant with the idea of topping her sister in the Press? That would be distressing and disturbing yet, not beyond possible.