What Britney Can Teach Us About Discernment and Clarity
Taking a page from “The Woman In Me” by Britney Spears
“I’d been the good girl for years. I’d smiled politely while TV show hosts leered at my breasts, while American parents said I was destroying their children by wearing a crop top, while executives patted my hand condescendingly and second-guessed my career choices even though I’d sold millions of records, while my family acted like I was evil. And I was tired of it.”
― Britney Spears, The Woman in Me
Introduction
The entertainment industries have always had this seemingly glamorous aura of perfection about them. However, as the truth of Britney Spears’ conservatorship came to light, it became evident that they are just projections. Britney Spears’ autobiography The Woman in Me tells of the extreme challenges that Spears faced while the rest of the world was fooled into believing that she was being protected.
While the book applauds Spears’s strength, it’s disheartening that 13 years of her life were unjustly taken, while so many of us fed into this delusion by buying tickets, merchandise and music. The people who were exploiting her fame and wealth benefited extensively by legally controlling her, which prompts me to reflect on where discernment may…
