Why was Britney being a s** symbol always used against her but no one else (overprotected interview)

[Oprah Winfrey.]

it’s disgusting to me that in most of her interviews all they ask her about is her body, they don’t talk about the hard hitting choreography, the creation of the music video the song, or album! 
 

this man asking Britney these questions is disgusting and Britney is clearly uncomfortable here! 
 

and she was right everyone dressed **** why was it all her

(also notice how she also promoting pepsi at the same time, seems so over it all and I don’t blame her)

I also during this time she never got a break, interviews scheduled right after filming a music video must be annoying, and then the guy ask her literally nothing about the magic she just created.

 

[sea3chel]

Personally, I think that society at the time,  couldn't comprehend the dichotomy and idiosyncrasies of her personality/ looks. It's the whole Madonna/ wh0r3 complex. 

[HisNameisChase]

Because, at the time, she was everything; people either wanted to be her or date her. People have a tendency to tear young, beautiful, talented women down. She was an easy target and had no help from her team.

[levxy]

they were afraid of her power and influence 

[Kletus]

I just don’t get it. What are girls supposed to dress like? Anything less than a long-sleeved turtleneck was unacceptable 

[Applejack]

7 minutes ago, Kletus said:

I just don’t get it. What are girls supposed to dress like? Anything less than a long-sleeved turtleneck was unacceptable 

Like Avril Lavigne in Let Go

[ElenaB]

every woman in history until recent years have been s1ut-shamed, it wasn't only britney. even us, anonymus, normal women, have been s1ut-shamed. glad to see it's starting to change, although boomers seem to be stuck in the 60s.

[devilsadvocate]

Because she was promoting virginity and being a good white Christian girl from the south who was close to her mom and just wanted to be sparkly and tie her shirt up cause it was hot. 

[DollyParton]

4 hours ago, devilsadvocate said:

Because she was promoting virginity and being a good white Christian girl from the south who was close to her mom and just wanted to be sparkly and tie her shirt up cause it was hot. 

This, it didn't really matched with her ' girl next door' image.

[devilsadvocate]

23 minutes ago, DollyParton said:

This, it didn't really matched with her ' girl next door' image.

If she didn’t play both roles so convincing she would have not been as successful. That’s what stood her apart, she knew how to play any role presented to her. She did things to make people talk … so all the people were cruel etc she leveraged it to her advantage hence why I don’t think she had that many issues with it between 98-2002 …

it’s really after when she wanted to stop playing the good girl, which is what pissed off mgmt .. cause her fans didn’t approve … and hence now we get ***** on her insta . 

She married Kevin and Jason … that’s enough to tell you about who she was deep in her heart 

[strongertomorrow]

Jesus ******* Christ, one question worse than the other… No wonder she feels the need to present herself like this on Instagram nowadays, they never acknowledged her talent much and made her believe all she is worth is her ***iness, she’s the last person that deserved to be treated like that. Man I love her so much 

 

“ how do you feel about a lot of men fantasizing about you? “ —

[RulesRules]

This made me wish that we had more behind the scenes footage of Overprotected (both versions).

[crystakat]

Other people have said the same, but Britney captured people's attention because she uniquely straddled America's obsession with female purity + ***uality. These interviewers were always looking for a "gotcha", trying to force her to admit that her good girl image was an act. As a woman, she was supposed to be either the sweet, innocent girl next door, OR the hyper***ual vixen, not both -- that was like cheating the system to appeal to the maximum amount of people, it made her "fake". The entire thing is sooo messed up when you think about it. 

[Isla]

It’s tiring. Like why can’t the interviewer just focus on the music video?