video Seemingly pro-conservatorship video on this YouTube channel

[Shadow2003]

The reason I'm making this thread here is because you can't make new threads in the Britney section, but you can in the Random section!

So, I recently made a thread about this on new Exhale. I don't feel like writing about this all over again, so I'll just copy-paste what I said there.

hayu. is a YouTube channel which seems to mostly focus on reality TV-based content. I only encountered them today, after this video showed up on my front page. It’s a very short, 5-minute-long summary of Britney’s 2007 struggles.

In case some of y’all are unable to or don’t have time to watch the video, here are some key points made in it:

• Fame can lead celebrities to bizarre, aggressive behaviour (examples provided include Björk, Roseanne Barr, and Shia LaBeouf)
• As Britney became more famous, her mental struggles became more apparent (relevant quotes: “In 2007, the pressures of fame lead Britney Spears to a breaking point”, “What we’ve gotta remember is, yes, the fame is intensifying things, but the issues were already there, it’s just now come to a boiling point and it explodes”)
• The reason for the previously-mentioned bizarre behaviour is often a result of mental illness, and Britney is no exception (in Britney’s case, it’s "severe bipolar disorder")
• The video presents a pro-conservatorship narrative (relevant quotes: “She is only alive today because she was put on a conservatorship that her father assumed”, “Fame may have lead Britney over the edge, but under her conservatorship, she bounced back”)

Some problems that I have with this video are, first things first, the pro-conservatorship narrative. We already know very well that this c-ship is very shady and should be dissolved (I think there’s a thread about it on here and for those who come from old Exhale, I’m sure you remember the massive and iconic thread about it).

Next up, when dr. Drew Pinsky, an addiction specialist talks about how Britney’s struggles were born out of bipolar disorder, a headline is presented on screen. This headline states “Britney Spears Appears in Los Angeles Court to Address Conservatorship”. Below that, “The singer was spotted exiting the proceedings barefoot”. The problem that I have with this is that it seems like this is presented as evidence that Britney is not doing well, but really? Someone walking outside barefoot is evidence? 

Finally, the biggest problem I have with this video is that after the quote I already mentioned (the one about how “She’s only alive because the c-ship exists”), a clip of Britney in what seems to be a 2013 interview plays. In it, she says that performing on stage allows her to become a different character and release all the angst she has. I’m assuming this is presented as a clip of Britney supporting the c-ship’s existence, but performing on stage is in no way related to that. She doesn’t need a c-ship to perform on stage. It’s not related to the video’s subject and, to me at least, seems like nothing more than an attempt at manipulating the audience.

Anyway, what do you think of this video?

New info: I like how there are many people in the comment section saying #FREEBRITNEY. Also, for those who have been around here back when I started or longer, there is one person in the comment section who you might recognize...

[ILikeChillinWithYou]

@Shadow2003 finding loopholes in Jordan’s system and creating new threads 

[Shadow2003]

1 hour ago, ILikeChillinWithYou said:

@Shadow2003 finding loopholes in Jordan’s system and creating new threads 

You know I did that, luv. 

Blue is the new black, and Random is the new Britney section.

[frederiickx]

Glad that trash isn't available in my country, but I gave it a thumbs down anyway