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It still shocks me to see Britney's home state of Louisiana still shading her and bashing her. Britney may come from a small town with certain beliefs but, why does it seem like many of them turned their back on Britney?

 

Britney is in the midst of helping raise funds for the flood in Louisiana,

 

Mean while this recent report from Greater New Orleans bashes Britney and doesn't even mention this in their scathing review of who they think she is.

The comments we all mostly negative as well, I don't understand why this repost from the Washington Post would be a repost from Louisiana.

http://www.nola.com/music/index.ssf/2016/08/britney_spears_mtv_vma_awards.html

For Britney Spears, a comeback seems impossible

The MTV Music Video Awards is a venue where artists go to sin or to be redeemed. Justin Bieber began his unofficial, since-abandoned Apology Tour with a teary VMAs performance last year; in 2013, Miley Cyrus twerked her way into infamy. It was on the VMAs in 2001 that Britney Spears performed "I'm a Slave 4 U" dressed in an instantly iconic seven-foot-long albino Burmese python. (The snake is still alive, according to MTV.com, which checked. Her name is Banana.) It was during this performance that Spears came into her own, a moment of liberation and self-expression in a career that has since offered her very little of either.

At the 2007 VMAs, during the year of her difficulties, Spears lip-synced through a listless version of "Gimme More." She hadn't performed live at the VMAs since, until Sunday night. She spent the intervening years under a continuing court-ordered conservatorship that gives control of her life and career to her father, after a public breakdown in 2007. She now has her own Vegas residency.

Spears's performance in Madison Square Garden Sunday night was supposed to be redemptive, a high risk/high reward gamble (typical pre-show headline: "Britney Spears to stage comeback at site of her most public failure") that mostly went bust.

 

It wasn't awful - she seemed competent and aware, and to hit every mark - it was just . . . wrong. Awkward. Dutiful. Old fashioned. It was as if Spears's understanding of pop showmanship ended sometime in 2005, which maybe it did, and no one had told her. Spears performed her new single, the likable trifle "Make Me . . . ," with polite Bay Area rapper G-Eazy, who appears on the record. He may have been chosen because he was unlikely to either upstage or terrify her, though he touched her face at one point and she flinched and shook her head.

 

It was a Vegas-y exercise. Spears played supplicant, backup showgirl to G-Eazy, whom she climbed like a pole. That she performed immediately after Beyoncé delivered a world-beating ode to female power that ended with the stage literally set on fire hardly seemed fair.

Spears's VMA performance was intended as the third prong of a successful comeback that included her hit Vegas show and a solid new album, "Glory," that dropped Friday. "Glory" arrived full of promise, which was unusual. Everyone knew Spears's last album, 2013's "Britney Jean," was going to be a dud well before it got here. There were warning signs: The first single underperformed; it promised a more "personal" version of Spears it plainly couldn't deliver; Will.i.am was on it. "Britney Jean" offered up a PG-13, generic ideal of Spears as relatable and lovelorn, if distant. "Glory," which fairly crackles with energy in comparison, is the musical version of a 3 a.m. booty call. It's a chocolate sampler box of beats and styles, many of them EDM-related: There's wistful, wind-down electro pop (the excellent "Man on the Moon"), stuttery and ambitious club pop ("Better"), vintage R&B ("What You Need"). There are peppy homages to the Weeknd ("Do You Wanna Come Over?") and Selena Gomez ("Invitation").

"Glory" is fizzy and enjoyable, but then it didn't need to do much, except meet basic levels of competence, and not be "Britney Jean." Spears needed only to seem present, which she does - she's vivid and playful and **** throughout, like a long-fuzzy radio station finally coming in clearly. She's tart and burbly and funny. She sings in French. There aren't many genres that A-game Britney can't handle, and the album's occasional fumbles aren't her fault; if she can't rescue the ersatz reggae of "Love Me Down" (and she can't, it's kind of terrible), then there was no saving it.

Because Spears's life is so closely guarded, her albums and rare televised live performances are fans' only opportunities to read between the lines, to determine just how much of Britney Spears is left. It was a weekend of mixed messages: At the VMAs, she was a skittish show pony; on "Glory" she's a cheery, voracious woman in charge. But pop albums are the last place anybody should look for the truth. There are moments on "Glory" that are calculated to seem franker than other moments, but it's as impersonal as ever. Britney Spears is never going to make "Lemonade." She's not even going to make a Gwen Stefani-style confessional about whatever version of Blake Shelton (or whatever version of G-Eazy, more likely) she eventually winds up with. Everything you hear, and everything you see, may be everything there is, everything she's capable of giving.

 

 

 

The more we come to expect albums from pop divas to serve as vehicles for their self-actualization and empowerment, the more "woke" we get, the more we don't know what to do about Britney, the least empowered pop star there is. By cheerleading a comeback that may or may not be entirely her wish, by someone who does not even meet the basic legal standard of personal agency, it's unclear whether we or hurting or helping. Even by the lenient standards of pop stardom, there's always been a cotton candy-like vagueness where Britney's center should be, an alarming compliancy. A comeback seems impossible, when she's never really been here at all.

 

Now for the comments...................

 

Nola 3 hours ago
 
 

 

That was the longest 1:28 minutes ever!

Bless her heart. She's a beautiful woman who can dance.

The singing has always been her Achilles heel.

She's still lip syncing and trying her best to make it look real. Bless her heart. Lol

But trust me when I say "You don't want to hear her live." It is absolutely awful.

Ever wondered why this Louisiana girl never performed at Jazz Fest? She simply does not have strong vocal skills.

But she has her own show in Vegas. WTH

 

 
 
Alton 11 hours ago
 
 

Wait, did I really say that?  We all saw her go commando that day coming out of the car and last I hear, most of us lost interest after we did.  She needs to manage her money and move on to something else.  

 
 
Alton 11 hours ago
 
 

It's too bad that Playboy stopped doing centerfolds.  She could have made more money that way because her singing for little teeny boppers in history now.

 
 
Ozonator 12 hours ago
 
 

 

Her gyrations remind me of Joanna Pettet's similarly uncoordinated movements in the classic comedy film "Casino Royale" (the 1967 version starring David Niven in the role of James Bond and Peter Sellers as Evelyn Tremble, his hapless understudy).

Perhaps she was performing an homage to that scene?

 

 
 
wattacrock 12 hours ago
 
 

Seems her mostly pre-teen female audience that she attracted in her prime has matured and moved on. At this age, hard to reconnect with the "teenyboppers" and her limited talent won't carry with the adults in the room.

 
 
SecularHumanistCBD 15 hours ago
 
 

"Coming back" as she was when she was in her 'hey day' isn't the easiest strategy. If that is their goal, then it will be tenuous. But kudos to her for getting herself in great shape and giving it a good effort. She'll evolve!

 
 
Holymoly 18 hours ago
 
 

May she enjoy every dollar in the bank. Something tells me her AMEX card is NEVER declined. GO BRITTANY!

 
 
Hanx 23 hours ago
 
 

I made it to 1.17 before I couldn't take any more.

 
 
Ozonator 12 hours ago
 
 

@Hanx I could only Hang till 1:08.

 
 
Bastiat 1 day ago
 
 

Where did she find her back up dancers, at the old folks home?

 
 
MothaRUSSIA 1 day ago
 
 

That was truly cringe-worthy.

 
 
AronW 1 day ago
 
 

Her comeback may be impossible but, let's face: her marginal talents made her rise to stardom pretty improbable, too.

 
 
Hard 2 Love 1 day ago
 
 

It's not over until it's over and it's not over yet ... If it were a derby and Britney were a horse I put money on her.

 
 
Ozonator 12 hours ago
 
 

@Hard 2 Love Ah, but where?

 
 
Social Justice Man 2 1 day ago
 
 

Leave Brittany alone.

 
 
 
JESUSONEGOD 2 days ago
 
 

 

Now this was a Hot Mess, producers to choreographer Somebody should be fired right about now. You are on National TV supposedly singing and dancing everybody watching for this great performance because you have not been here since the nasty Madonna thing,

Wait on it, Wait on it , Wait on it still waiting

The dude rapping with her was the Bomb

I guess we will wait on it. Some people need to realize that all careers do not last forever.

Wash up

 

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Smoqueed 1 day ago
 
 

@JESUSONEGOD the only one who needs firing is Spears. And c'mon man you can't really beleive Vanilla Ice was any good...

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TigerFan 2 days ago
 
 

Brittanny may have been Queen for a Day, but her Day is long gone.

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I am from Louisiana, and the truth is she has always got a lot of hate from her home state. Louisiana is big on country and rap music. Most pop is garbage to them. Even when Britney was at her peak, it wasn't popular to be a fan. I got picked on for it quite a bit actually. The people saying that stuff were probably never into her at all. Music fans here probably all bought FGL this week or streamed Young Jeezy tbh...

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6 minutes ago, BritneyObsessed said:

I am from Louisiana, and the truth is she has always got a lot of hate from her home state. Louisiana is big on country and rap music. Most pop is garbage to them. Even when Britney was at her peak, it wasn't popular to be a fan. I got picked on for it quite a bit actually. The people saying that stuff were probably never into her at all. Music fans here probably all bought FGL this week or streamed Young Jeezy tbh...

Thank you and that's my point, about her home state always shading her. Not the fact of how bad the repost was on ha VMA performance on Sunday.

I just don't understand why she doesn't get more love out there.

 

 

 

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9 minutes ago, BritneyObsessed said:

I am from Louisiana, and the truth is she has always got a lot of hate from her home state. Louisiana is big on country and rap music. Most pop is garbage to them. Even when Britney was at her peak, it wasn't popular to be a fan. I got picked on for it quite a bit actually. The people saying that stuff were probably never into her at all. Music fans here probably all bought FGL this week or streamed Young Jeezy tbh...

I can see that tbh. I remember seeing reading/seeing somewhere that a lot of people aren't fans of her music and would bash her, but when she's around you see those two faces kissing her ***. 

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14 minutes ago, BritneyObsessed said:

I am from Louisiana, and the truth is she has always got a lot of hate from her home state. Louisiana is big on country and rap music. Most pop is garbage to them. Even when Britney was at her peak, it wasn't popular to be a fan. I got picked on for it quite a bit actually. The people saying that stuff were probably never into her at all. Music fans here probably all bought FGL this week or streamed Young Jeezy tbh...

That honestly sucks so bad tbh. You would think they would be proud of her considering how far she's come. I mean, what other WORLDWIDE sensations have come from Louisiana? :crying1:

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4 minutes ago, LBoggie said:

I can see that tbh. I remember seeing reading/seeing somewhere that a lot of people aren't fans of her music and would bash her, but when she's around you see those two faces kissing her ***. 

mte Britney never strayed away from her roots in who she probably is, however when you become a superstar anyone would change in ways. Agree or not but Britney is the Queen of Louisiana. To me Britney is still slaying to be where she is today after her downfall she continues to mak e millions.

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1 minute ago, IconicShow said:

mte Britney never strayed away from her roots in who she probably is, however when you become a superstar anyone would change in ways. Agree or not but Britney is the Queen of Louisiana. To me Britney is still slaying to be where she is today after her downfall she continues to mak e millions.

And she's always said good things about the place, and even talks about wishing she can settle down there in some interviews. She obviously has lots of love for it, but it's unfortunate the people don't give it to her in return. 

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1 minute ago, LBoggie said:

I can see that tbh. I remember seeing reading/seeing somewhere that a lot of people aren't fans of her music and would bash her, but when she's around you see those two faces kissing her ***. 

Oh absolutely, anytime she comes to town, her shows have sold out within minutes. If you ever meet someone from Louisiana, you can bet they will be talking **** about you as soon as you walk away. They don't mean anything by it, and they move on to new gossip quickly, it's just what we do. I actually bet Britney does it too lmao! She is such a Louisiana girl.

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1 minute ago, LBoggie said:

And she's always said good things about the place, and even talks about wishing she can settle down there in some interviews. She obviously has lots of love for it, but it's unfortunate the people don't give it to her in return. 

That's what I'm trying to understand, is this the only state to not give love to an Icon like Britney?

 

New York shows love to all it's stars good bad or in different. Same in Cali and Florida I don't get it.

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I think one of the reasons we love Britney so much is that she TRULY is humble. She doesn't act humble, she IS humble.

We could fill pages and pages and pages with links of the media bashing her throughout the years and yet she has NEVER spoken ill of literally anyone.

She is the queen of killing people with kindness.

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3 minutes ago, BritneyObsessed said:

Oh absolutely, anytime she comes to town, her shows have sold out within minutes. If you ever meet someone from Louisiana, you can bet they will be talking **** about you as soon as you walk away. They don't mean anything by it, and they move on to new gossip quickly, it's just what we do. I actually bet Britney does it too lmao! She is such a Louisiana girl.

Slay:feelingmyself:

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Just now, Girl On The Moon said:

I think one of the reasons we love Britney so much is that she TRULY is humble. She doesn't act humble, she IS humble.

We could fill pages and pages and pages with links of the media bashing her throughout the years and yet she has NEVER spoken ill of literally anyone.

She is the queen of killing people with kindness.

Slay sis Britney is the queen of Louisiana, and continues to help out over there. The back lash was real.

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4 minutes ago, Electro World said:

That honestly sucks so bad tbh. You would think they would be proud of her considering how far she's come. I mean, what other WORLDWIDE sensations have come from Louisiana? :crying1:

I mean Louisiana is the birthplace of Jazz so we have Louis Armstrong. We also have Ellen, Faith Hill, Lil Wayne, Frank Ocean, Reese Witherspoon, DJ Khaled, Kevin Gates, Tyler Perry...I could go on. Britney is my favorite, but we're talented people, don't sleep on us. lol

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3 minutes ago, IconicShow said:

That's what I'm trying to understand, is this the only state to not give love to an Icon like Britney?

 

New York shows love to all it's stars good bad or in different. Same in Cali and Florida I don't get it.

Isn't Nelly (the rapper) from Louisiana? He seems to like Britney. 

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